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Play to Potential Podcast105. 00 Jaspreet Bindra on AI Literacy - Navigating the AI revolution
GUEST:
Jaspreet Bindra is an author, speaker, and thought leader in the areas of digital transformation and artificial intelligence.
In this conversation, we explore his journey from a corporate career to entrepreneurship and his work in helping individuals and organizations build AI literacy.
Jaspreet believes that understanding AI is no longer optional, it is essential for leaders who want to stay relevant and human in the age of technology. He shares insights on how AI is reshaping the nature of work, decision-making, and leadership itself, while emphasizing the enduring importance of human connection, creativity, a...
2025-11-181h 27
Play to Potential Podcast104.00 Neeraj Aggarwal on Leadership, legacy and living a full life
GUEST:
Neeraj is the Chair, Asia Pacific at Boston Consulting Group and a key driving force behind Plaksha University, an institution that seeks to reimagine technology education and undertake transformative research to address grand challenges.Neeraj has over 25 years of experience with clients spanning multiple sectors and has worked closely with more than 100 CEOs over the years, across geographies ranging from Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.
In this podcast, we explore Neeraj's journey from his humble beginnings in Assandh, Haryana and explore his perspectives on how leadership has evolved in the age of AI.
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2025-10-161h 29
Two by TwoIs India overvalued, under appreciated, or both?In the first episode of season two of Two by Two, we unpack India’s evolving economic story at a pivotal moment—amid global uncertainty and rising US tariff threats that some have dubbed India’s "second 1991 moment."We break down the promise and illusion of India’s economic outlook across two critical dimensions: macroeconomics and markets.The narrative of GDP growth powered by rising productivity is enticing. India stands alone as a large economy where labour, capital, and productivity are all expanding. We explore concerns around job creation, stagnant manufacturing, and deeper structural threats—from AI to...
2025-08-071h 10
Two by Two (Private)Is India overvalued, under appreciated, or both?In the first episode of season two of Two by Two, we unpack India’s evolving economic story at a pivotal moment—amid global uncertainty and rising US tariff threats that some have dubbed India’s "second 1991 moment."We break down the promise and illusion of India’s economic outlook across two critical dimensions: macroeconomics and markets.The narrative of GDP growth powered by rising productivity is enticing. India stands alone as a large economy where labour, capital, and productivity are all expanding. We explore concerns around job creation, stagnant manufacturing, and deeper structural threats—from AI to...
2025-08-071h 10
The PowerShell PodcastPSConfEU 2025 Bar Sessions: Community, Code & ConnectionIn this special live episode recorded amidst the rain-soaked streets of Malmö duringPSConfEU 2025, host Andrew Pla brings us a vibrant, multi-guest edition of the PowerShell Podcast. From impromptu bar chats to in-depth discussions on PowerShell modules, CI/CD pipelines, career growth, and community culture, this episode captures the heart of the PowerShell community in full force.
Hear from speakers, first-time attendees, longtime community contributors, and PowerShell legends as they share their stories, projects, career journeys, favorite sessions, and the human side of tech.
Guests:
Harm Veenstra (PowerShellIsFun, MVP and Legend)
Constantin Hager (PS Framework user & Inn-Salzach PowerShell Group organizer)
Th...
2025-07-141h 20The PowerShell PodcastPSConfEU 2025 Bar Sessions: Community, Code & ConnectionIn this special live episode recorded amidst the rain-soaked streets of Malmö duringPSConfEU 2025, host Andrew Pla brings us a vibrant, multi-guest edition of the PowerShell Podcast. From impromptu bar chats to in-depth discussions on PowerShell modules, CI/CD pipelines, career growth, and community culture, this episode captures the heart of the PowerShell community in full force.
Hear from speakers, first-time attendees, longtime community contributors, and PowerShell legends as they share their stories, projects, career journeys, favorite sessions, and the human side of tech.
Guests:
Harm Veenstra (PowerShellIsFun, MVP and Legend)
Constantin Hager (PS Framework user & Inn-Salzach PowerShell Group organizer)
Th...
2025-07-141h 20
Two by TwoAre we in the "enshittification" phase of Indian consumer tech?You’ve surely heard of the term of the term enshittification? In case you haven’t, it was coined by blogger and journalist Cory Doctorow. He defined it as the pattern in which online products and services decline in quality over time.This decline or decay has started to show in Indian Consumer tech products as well, resulting in an experience for customers that is much worse than what was promised. From seemingly unharmful dark patterns to unnecessary cross-selling, the spectrum lies wide sour digital experiences for a customer today.And why they’re doing this i...
2025-05-021h 37
Two by Two (Private)Are we in the "enshittification" phase of Indian consumer tech?You’ve surely heard of the term of the term enshittification? In case you haven’t, it was coined by blogger and journalist Cory Doctorow. He defined it as the pattern in which online products and services decline in quality over time.This decline or decay has started to show in Indian Consumer tech products as well, resulting in an experience for customers that is much worse than what was promised. From seemingly unharmful dark patterns to unnecessary cross-selling, the spectrum lies wide sour digital experiences for a customer today.And why they’re doing this i...
2025-04-031h 38
Devsig PodcastVidaamuyarchi: A Film AnalysisVidaamuyarchi is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and written by Magizh Thirumeni. The film is an adaptation of the 1997 American film Breakdown.
Plot:
The movie revolves around a married couple whose trip takes a bad turn when the wife goes missing. The husband then frantically searches for her while also facing obstacles created by an unknown villain.
Arjun's relationship with his wife, Kayal, begins to fall apart when challenges arise. Kayal gets captured by a notorious group in Azerbaijan, leading Arjun to embark on a rescue mission.
Cast:
The film stars Ajith...
2025-02-0616 min
Devsig PodcastVidaamuyarchi: A Film AnalysisVidaamuyarchi is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and written by Magizh Thirumeni. The film is an adaptation of the 1997 American film Breakdown. Plot: The movie revolves around a married couple whose trip takes a bad turn when the wife goes missing. The husband then frantically searches for her while also facing obstacles created by an unknown villain.Arjun's relationship with his wife, Kayal, begins to fall apart when challenges arise. Kayal gets captured by a notorious group in Azerbaijan, leading Arjun to embark on a rescue mission. Cast: The film stars Ajith Kumar as Arjun.Trisha Krishnan plays...
2025-02-0616 min
The Trivia Podcast: You Should Know Better!Suresh Krishnan vs. Kevin BelleJeopardy Champs Suresh Krishnan and Kevin Belle go head-to-head in 4 rounds of challenging trivia where we tackle The Breakfast Club, guitars, college nicknames, Sci-Fi films, Presidents and a killer World Geography double duty round! Suresh is playing for The Internet Archive and Kevin is playing for SMYAL. Play along with us and be sure to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to pods and follow us @youshouldknowbetterpod!
2024-11-0457 min
Innocence Theory Podcast#27 Sides to human-elephant conflict in KarnatakaHuman-elephant conflict often grabs attention due to the destruction it causes, with media coverage highlighting the immediate losses for both people and elephants. However, the real story is far more complex. Beyond the headlines, what does life in a conflict zone look like for both elephants and the communities living alongside them? Wildlife conservationist Vinod Krishnan, currently with Humane Society International India, has spent over 13 years studying human-elephant conflict in Karnataka. In this episode, he shares his first-hand experiences, offering a nuanced understanding of the many sides of this conflict. We explore the daily realities faced by b...
2024-09-241h 31
Play to Potential Podcast103.00 Ricardo Sunderland on The Energy AdvantageGUEST:
Ricardo Sunderland is an author and a CEO Transformational Coach with Egon Zehnder, a global leadership advisory firm. In this podcast, we discuss his latest book, "The Energy Advantage, How to go from managing your time to mastering your energy,"
Ricardo's life’s purpose is to help leaders connect to and manage their energy to become humane leaders. He coaches senior leaders to help them bring coherence to the way they lead, and to help them reach their full societal impact. In addition to his coaching work, Ricardo collaborates with Board’s Chairs and Nominating Comm...
2024-09-121h 23
Club FM KeralaAiDEN - The Ai Spirit | Radio Cinema | Mohanlal | Cinema KadhaAiDEN - The Ai Spirit | Radio Cinema | Mohanlal |Club FM Cinema Kadha.
Club FM Cinema Kadha Presented by Asianet Movies , Kerala's biggest Theatre.Listen to the complete actor's first-ever radio cinema on Club FM.
Aiden - The Ai Spirit
Story Curator: Ramesh Pisharody.
Script & Direction: Priyaraj G
Special thanks To Vineeth Sreenivasan
Thanks To: Kishan, Prashanth, Jayakrishnan.N., Aries Vismaya max
Creative Support: PV Shajikumar
Assist: Shijo John
Music: Joju sebastian
Music Programmer: Abhijith Ravikumar
2024-07-1939 min
Let's Take ChargeBridging Worlds: Allies and Advocates in the Fight for EqualityWelcome to "Bridging Worlds: Allies and Advocates in the Fight for Equality," where we explore the pivotal role of allies in the LGBTQIA+ community. In this special episode, Suresh Ramdas and Shreya Krishnan dive into an insightful conversation.Suresh is a dedicated ally whose journey is both inspiring and educational. Suresh, a prominent advocate within the LGBTQIA+ community, brings his extensive experience and passion for equality to the forefront, ensuring a profound and engaging dialogue.Suresh Ramdas, renowned for his advocacy work and leadership, is the perfect guest to navigate this critical discussion. His personal journey, marked...
2024-07-021h 09
3 ThingsJagannath Heritage Corridor, no snow in Kashmir, and Sumit Nagal's winFirst, Indian Express' Sujit Bisoyi tells us about Odisha's recently inaugurated Shree Mandira Parikrama project—an extensive Rs 800 crore heritage corridor expected to assist millions of devotees visiting the famous Jagannath Temple.Next, Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha explains the reason why Kashmir has received drastically low snowfall this year and what that means for the region (09:06).And finally, Indian Express' Namit Kumar tells us about India's top-ranked singles tennis player, Sumit Nagal, becoming the first Indian since Ramesh Krishnan in 1989 to beat a seeded player in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam, and what th...
2024-01-1824 min
Heart of ConservationBarn Swallow-The Aerial Insectivore of the Himalayas: Dr Suresh Kumar & Amarjeet Kaur Ep #33Show notes are now on earthymatters.blog In episode #33 I’m speaking to Dr Suresh Kumar, a remarkable wildlife biologist from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who specializes in animal ecology, migration and movement studies, conservation biology. In his pursuit of wildlife conservation, he has discovered a new species of pheasant, studied macaques, used satellite telemetry to obverse the distribution of olive ridley turtles, tagged and followed the long-distance migration patterns of the Amur falcon, and mapped habitats of the Great Indian Bustard. My second guest is Amarjeet Kaur, Together they tell us about the first study of Barn sw...
2023-08-1648 min
Inside Jeopardy!What is a ToC Qualifying Win?Sarah and Buzzy are back to discuss last week's games where Suresh Krishnan officially qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Plus, Sarah speaks with Suresh about his experience on the Alex Trebek Stage.
Hosts: Sarah Foss & Buzzy Cohen
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2023-06-1932 min
Inside Jeopardy!What is a ToC Qualifying Win?Sarah and Buzzy are back to discuss last week's games where Suresh Krishnan officially qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Plus, Sarah speaks with Suresh about his experience on the Alex Trebek Stage.
Hosts: Sarah Foss & Buzzy Cohen
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2023-06-1935 min
The Energy PodEpisode 3: Offshore Wind in India: Interventions and Best PracticesThe India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) estimates the potential for offshore wind along the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat alone to be over 70 GW. While India had released a National Offshore Wind Policy in 2015 with targets of 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030 to tap into this potential, development has been slow.
To increase investor confidence, MNRE has suggested supporting developers by setting up the evacuation and transmission infrastructure from offshore to onshore till 2030.
Drawing from these recent developments in offshore wind sector, in the final episode in this series at The Ener...
2023-06-1411 minInside Jeopardy!Who is Ken Jennings?Sarah and Buzzy discuss last week’s games where Suresh Krishnan became a 4-day Jeopardy! Champion. Then, they speak with Ken Jennings about his upcoming book, ‘100 Places to See After You Die’.
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Hosts: Sarah Foss & Buzzy Cohen
Guest: Ken Jennings
Production Support: Alexa Macchia, Carlos Martinez & Anamarie Johnson
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2023-06-1229 minInside Jeopardy!Who is Ken Jennings?Sarah and Buzzy discuss last week’s games where Suresh Krishnan became a 4-day Jeopardy! Champion. Then, they speak with Ken Jennings about his upcoming book, ‘100 Places to See After You Die’.
Inside Jeopardy! is sponsored by Shopify. Visit Shopify.com/jeopardy to sign up for a $1 per month trial period.
Hosts: Sarah Foss & Buzzy Cohen
Guest: Ken Jennings
Production Support: Alexa Macchia, Carlos Martinez & Anamarie Johnson
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2023-06-1231 min
Play to Potential Podcast102.00 David Noble & Carol Kauffman on Real-time LeadershipGUEST
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. This quote is attributed to Viktor Emil Frankl, an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, devoted his life to studying, understanding and promoting “meaning.” Carol Kaufman and David Noble give us practical tools that we can use to make the ‘space’ count.
Carol and David have authored Real-Time Leadership - Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High. In the podcast conversation they expand on the 4 step MOVE framework which lays out the various ways in which lead...
2023-05-201h 17
BePositive Malayalam PodcastPUCHAM 2018Kerala 2018
Everyone is a Hero
Kunchacko Boban as Home Secretary Shaji Punnoose
Tovino Thomas as Anoop, Ex-Army Officer
Asif Ali as Nixon, Mathachan's younger son
Vineeth Sreenivasan as Rameshan
Aparna Balamurali as Noora, T.V Reporter
Tanvi Ram as Manju, Anoop's Love Interest
Sshivada as Shaji's Wife
Lal as Mathachan
Kalaiyarasan as Sethupathy
Narain as Winston, Mathachan's elder son
Aju Varghese as Taxi Driver Koshy
Hari Krishnan as Alex, Anoop's Friend and Chandy's Son
Gauthami Nair as Anupama, Rameshan's Wife
Siddique as Noora's Father
Renji Panicker as Anu's Father
Sudheesh as Varghese
Janardhanan as Chief Minister
Indrans as Bhasi
Jaffar Idu...
2023-05-1505 min
Play to Potential Podcast101.00 - Stephen M.R. Covey on Trust and InspireGUEST
Stephen M. R. Covey is an American writer and public speaker and the author of the books: The SPEED of Trust, Smart Trust, and Trust & Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash the Greatness in Others. He is the co-founder and CEO of a company called CoveyLink Worldwide and former President and CEO of Covey Leadership Center. He happens to be the son of Stephen Covey, the author of the pathbreaking book - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
In our conversation, we spoke about how Stephen broke away from his father’s shadows and created an ide...
2023-04-131h 32
Play to Potential Podcast100.00 Christopher Clarey on Roger Federer's journeyGUEST
Roger Federer is somebody who needs no introduction. While, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have overtaken him in terms of the overall Grand Slams won, when there is a discussion about the Greatest of All Time (GOAT), all fingers very often still point to Roger. One could attribute that to his fluidity, his charm on and off court, his longevity, his stable family life, and much more.
I had a unique opportunity to engage with Christopher Clarey, a veteran New York Times Correspondent who has been covering Sports at an Elite level for more than 30 y...
2023-03-231h 26
Play to Potential Podcast99.00 Michiel Kruyt on Deliberate Calm - How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile WorldGUEST
Michiel Kruyt is CEO of IMAGINE, an advisory boutique helping executive teams develop future fit leadership and company vision. He had a fifteen-year career at McKinsey and Co, where he was a partner focusing on top team effectiveness, large-scale transformations and culture change. He helped many top teams around the world increase their ability to lead with impact. Michiel has co-founded and led Aberkyn, a change-facilitation firm, now owned by McKinsey. Before joining McKinsey & Co, he had a 15-year career at Unilever.
Michiel, along with Aaron De Smet and Jacqueline Brassey of McKinsey has Co-Authored t...
2023-02-251h 10
Play to Potential Podcast98.00 Jeffrey Pfeffer on 7 Rules on of PowerGUEST
Jeffrey Pfeffer has been teaching at Stanford since 1979. He has Co-Authored or Authored 16 books, the last one being, 7 Rules of Power. He is in the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame, a list that celebrate the all-time greats in the world of Business that are moving the world forward with their original ideas.
We spoke at length about his recent book on Power. More specifically, we spoke about the tension between Power and various other concepts that are doing the rounds in “pop wisdom” - Power vs Autonomy, Power vs Humility, Power vs Vulnerability, Power vs Authenticity and m...
2023-01-201h 08
Play to Potential Podcast98.01 Jeffrey Pfeffer - Autonomy vs PowerNUGGET CONTEXT
Jeffrey speaks about how he came around to studying Power. He also goes on to speak about the kinds of career choices he has made and what he has said No to over time as his Power increased over time.
This is a “sampler” of what a nugget looks like in our podcast. While we have a few nuggets on popular podcast platforms, entire library of Nuggets (Categorised by themes) is available at www.playtopotential.com in the Members section. To understand more about membership benefits such as Curated Nuggets, Hand edited Transcripts, Customizable play...
2023-01-2006 min
Play to Potential Podcast97.00 David Bradford on Connect - Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and ColleaguesGUEST
David has been teaching the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics course (informally called as Touchy Feely by many) at Stanford for over 50 years. He has distilled some of his learnings and insight from these five decades in a recently published book titled – Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. It is always a pleasure to speak to somebody who has spent decades honing a certain craft.
We start with discussing the six markers of an exceptional relationship, then move on to talking about the criticality of the right language, then we talk about the notion of...
2022-12-031h 19
Play to Potential Podcast96.00 Ethan Kross on Chatter – The voice in our headGUEST
Ethan is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. He is an award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s Psychology Department. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Science. He has recently published the book – Chatter. The book goes deep into talking about the voice in our heads and how we can harness it. Through the book he shows that instead of trying to silence your monkey mind, you can learn to educate it, motiva...
2022-11-171h 02
Play to Potential Podcast95.00 Manjari Jaruhar - The story of Bihar’s first Woman IPS officerGUEST
Manjari Jauhar is Bihar’s first IPS officer and one of the first five IPS officer in India (Kiran Bedi being the first).
After an unexpected turn of events upended the homemaker role her parents had planned for her, Manjari Jaruhar overcame extraordinary odds to become the first woman from Bihar to join the country’s elite police cadre. Her journey is a masterclass in courage, resilience and leadership by a woman who broke new ground and thrived despite being viewed with disbelief and derision by her colleagues. She has recently authored the book - Madam Sir...
2022-11-031h 57
Play to Potential Podcast93.00 Raghu Ananthanarayanan on Leadership lessons from The MahabharataGUEST
Raghu is formally trained as an engineer with an MS in Bio-Medical Engineering from IIT, Madras, He has been in immersive involvement in questions of human life.
He says that three extraordinary teachers mentored him when he was going through a very difficult phase of life, namely, J Krishnamurti, Yogacharya Krishnamacharya and Pulin K Garg. He was intimately involved with them for more than a decade from his late twenties. This engagement not only transformed him, it gifted him with the path that he has walked, his sAdhana.
He has been Cofounder of th...
2022-08-252h 10
Play to Potential Podcast92.00 Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg on The Art of framing the problems to solveGUEST
Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the author of What’s Your Problem? (Harvard Business Press, 2020), a book on how to solve the right problems. His research has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Economist, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, BBC Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek and the Financial Times. His work on innovation led HR Magazine to recognize him as a “Top 20 International Thinker”.
I believe that we are taught how to solve problems in our growing up years but one of the distinctive elements of leadership is about knowing which problems to solve and which ones not to sol...
2022-07-071h 16
Play to Potential Podcast91.00 Ayelet Fishbach on her book - "Get It Done": Surprising Lessons from the Science of MotivationGUEST
Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D., is the Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and the author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. She is the past president of the Society for the Study of Motivation and the International Social Cognition Network. She is an expert on motivation and decision making.
In the podcast conversation, we start with her journey from the sharing economy of the Israeli Kibbutz which is based on the principles of equality, public ownership and voluntariness. F...
2022-06-081h 18
Play to Potential Podcast90.00 Alisa Cohn on her book - From Start-Up to Grown-UpGUEST
Alisa has been coaching startup Founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years. She has recently authored the book - From Start-Up to Grown-Up.
Alisa is a guest lecturer at Harvard and Cornell Universities, Henley Business School and the Naval War College. She serves on the board of the Cornell Advisory Council. Her articles have appeared in HBR, Forbes, and Inc and she has been featured as an expert on Bloomberg TV, the BBC World News and in the New York Times.
In our conversation, we spoke about how Start-up founders should p...
2022-05-181h 03
Play to Potential Podcast88.00 Pradeep Chakravarthy on Lessons from Indian HistoryGUEST
Pradeep Chakravarthy is a behaviourist who uses Indian models of L&D to alter behaviour. He has recently published the book - Leadership Shastra which looks at some of the rulers of the past and culls out lessons in leadership and culture. He has written a book - Thanjavur - a Cultural History (2010) and A Road Less Travelled - A Historian’s Guide to lesser known temples in Tamil Nadu (2012).
In our conversation, we speak about how Kings and Queens were groomed for their roles, how they thought about expansion and consolidation at various times, Jah...
2022-04-0658 min
Play to Potential Podcast87.00 Ravi Venkatesan on his book - What the heck do I do with my lifeGUEST
Ravi Venkatesan has been on the podcast about 5 years back. In that conversation we spoke about his journey and his transition from Cummins to Microsoft to Board Roles. In this conversation, we dive into his recently published book - What the Heck Do I Do with My Life.
Some of the topics we cover include the notion of a punctuated equilibrium and the implication on how we adapt, being intentional about life, cultivating an abundance mindset (irrespective of how much we have), different forms of capital that we can work with, specialisation versus generalisation (do y...
2022-03-161h 31
Play to Potential Podcast86.00 Ayse Birsel on Bringing Design Thinking principles in creating a life we loveGUEST
Ayse is an accomplished Industrial Designer and has worked with Brands like Herman Miller, IKEA, Amazon and Toyota. She is the author of Design the Life You Love and gives lectures on Design the Work You Love to corporations. She was on the Fast Company’s list of Most Creative People in 2017 and on the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 people that are likely to shape the future of organizations. Her work can also be found in the Permanent Collection at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Today, she gives talks, lead wo...
2022-02-251h 15
Play to Potential Podcast85.00 Dorie Clark on Playing the Long GameGUEST
Dorie Clark is an American author and executive education professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She has recently published her 4th book - The Long Game - How to be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. Her previous books include Reinventing You (2013), Stand Out (2015), Entrepreneurial You (2017).
She completed her Master in Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School, and has had a career in Journalism and as a Political Speech Writer before creating a niche around helping people reinvent themselves and create compelling personal brands. She has been on the Thinkers 50 list in...
2022-01-121h 07
Play to Potential Podcast84.00 Rajiv Vij on his book - Inside Out LeadershipGUEST
Rajiv Vij is a life and executive coach, author and speaker. He works with senior leaders of several Fortune 500 companies and other large organisations across Asia and India and has been a coach to industry leaders. He also voluntarily coaches a number of founders and leaders of social-sector organisations.
He is the author of Discovering Your Sweet Spot: A Soul-searching Guide for Creating the Life You Really Want. Prior to finding his calling and starting his coaching practice in 2006, he served as Managing Director, Asia for Franklin Templeton.
Published in December 2021.
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2021-12-141h 41
Play to Potential Podcast83.00 Harsh Mariwala on his book - Harsh RealitiesGUEST
Harsh Mariwala is Founder and Chairman of Marico, an FMCG giant well known for brands like Parachute and Saffola. He has recently Co-Authored the book - Harsh Realities (Published by Penguin Random House) along with Management Guru, Ram Charan. The book is a story of how Harsh broke away from the shackles of family-run Bombay Oil Industries Ltd, which was a commodities business to set up a professionally run Marico including all the trials and tribulations along the way.
Some of the themes we covered included how he tactfully separated from his family business, how h...
2021-11-281h 11
Play to Potential Podcast82.00 Sukhinder Sing Cassidy on her book - Choosing Possibility - How to master risk and thriveGUEST
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is one of Google’s and Silicon Valley’s most respected leaders. She has worked at various tech and media companies including Google, Amazon, NewsCorp, Yodle and Polyvore. At one stage she was heading Latin America and Asia Pacific in Google in 2008. She is credited with building Google’s presence across 103 countries in LATAM and APAC.
She has recently authored the book – Choosing Possibility where she speaks about embracing micro-risks as a process to unlock growth and professional fulfilment. Some of the themes we spoke about included the notion of the myth of a sin...
2021-11-101h 04
Play to Potential Podcast81.00 Lloyd Reeb on Half-Time: Transitioning from a life of Success to SignificanceGUEST
Lloyd Reeb is a successful real estate developer and owner of retirement housing who made a mid-life transition, looking for greater meaning, joy and impact in his second half. He has had the privilege of investing 20 years helping leaders plan their second half. He helped launch the Halftime Institute, a global team that teach, coach and connect successful men and women in pursuit of significance. Lloyd has taken the Halftime message around the world: speaking, teaching and coaching individuals through the journey.
In our conversation we spoke about a range of themes including being a...
2021-10-251h 24
Play to Potential Podcast80.00 Harish Bhat on his journey, the Tata Group, Leadership, Social Impact and moreGUEST
Harish Bhat is the Brand Custodian of Tata Sons. He has had a ~35 year career at the Tata Group and has held several leadership roles including COO - Watches and Accessories Business at Titan, MD & CEO of Tata Consumer Products, Chairman of the Board at Tata Coffee Limited and more.
He is the Author of four books. "#Tata Stories", 40 timeless tales to inspire you. "An extreme love of coffee", an exciting novel about coffee and magic. "Tata Log", inspiring stories from the contemporary history of the Tata Group. "The Curious Marketer", a free-flowing exploration of c...
2021-10-151h 25
Play to Potential Podcast79.00 Katy Milkman on her book - How to Change - science of getting from where you are to where you want to beGUEST
Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a secondary appointment at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. Her research explores ways that insights from economics and psychology can be harnessed to change consequential behaviors for good, such as savings, exercise, vaccination take-up and discrimination. She has also recently authored the Book - How to Change - The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
In 2018, she began hosting Charles Schwab’s popular podcast “Choiceology with Katy Milkman”, which exp...
2021-09-231h 15
CARTOONBOTS1E6: 19 YEARS OF BABA - A DISCUSSION FEAT. BANDOLERO AND FRED JONES | CARTOONBOTHi listeners, in this episode we would like to make a discussion about Superstar Rajnikanth and Manisha Koirala starrer Epic flick named "BABA" directed by Suresh Krissna and Music by A.R.Rahman. This flick also featured Goundamani, Karunas, Delhi Ganesh, M.N.Nambiyar, Sanghavi, Sarath Babu, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Sayaji shinde, Nassar, Ramya Krishnan and choreographed by Prabhu deva and Raghava lawrence. This Epic film was released on 15th August 2002 and it was completed 19 bloody years which preached us so many things such as Theism, Yogasanas, life lessons, male chauvanism, female oppression, decency etc.... In this podcast, we thought that...
2021-09-161h 45
Play to Potential Podcast78.00 Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety and LeadershipGUEST
Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School.
Amy has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and most recently was ranked #3 in 2019. She studies teaming, psychological safety, and organizational learning, and her articles have been published numerous academic and management outlets Her most recent book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth (Wiley, 2019), offers a practical guide for organizations serious about success in the modern economy.
She has been studying Psychological Safety fo...
2021-09-021h 14
Play to Potential Podcast76.00 Tom Vanderbilt on his book - Beginners: Embracing challenges and the joy of learning at any ageGUEST
For many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on the beginner. Upon entering adulthood and middle age, we begin to shy away from trying new things, instead preferring to stay nestled firmly in our comfort zones.
Beginners asks the question: why are children the only ones allowed to experience the inherent fun of facing daily challenges? And could we benefit from embracing new skills, even if we're initially hopeless? Bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt sets out to find...
2021-07-081h 33
Play to Potential Podcast75.00 Dan Cable on Unlocking Our Best Self: Reflections through Life's HighlightsGUEST
Dan Cable is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Dan’s research and teaching focus on employee engagement, change, organizational culture, leadership mindset, and the linkage between brands and employee behaviors. Dan was selected for the 2018 Thinkers50 Radar List, The Academy of Management has twice honored Dan with “Best article” awards, and The Academy of Management Perspectives ranked Dan in the “Top 25 most influential management scholars.”
In our conversation, we spoke about his journey including a cancer diagnosis which led him to examine his life and make pivotal choices. We go deep into his book “...
2021-06-251h 22
Play to Potential Podcast73.00 Dr. Jennifer Goldman Wetzler on embracing Healthy Conflict and finding our styleGUEST
Dr. Jennifer (Jen) Goldman Wetzler is a leading expert on Conflict and Organizational psychology. For two decades, she has advised senior leaders at global corporations in a wide range of industries as well as at large non-profit and governmental institutions. She is the author of Optimal Outcomes - Free yourself from conflict at Work, at Home and in life. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Negotiation Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated, and a facilitator at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. A former counterterrorism research fellow with the U.S. Department of Homeland S...
2021-05-071h 17
Play to Potential Podcast72.00 Bill Carr on the Amazonian WayGUEST
Bill Carr is the Co-Author (along with Colin Bryar) of the recently published book Working Backwards - Insights, Stories and Secrets from Inside Amazon.
In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience between them, much of it in the early 2000s―a period of unmatched innovation that brought products and services including Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web Services to life. The book offers unp...
2021-04-021h 29
Play to Potential Podcast71.00 Sanjeev and Hari on their book: From Pony to UnicornGUEST
Sanjeev Aggarwal and Hari TN have seen the "scale-up movie” in different contexts. Sanjeev was the Founder CEO of Daksh that he eventually sold to IBM. He is now an investor at Helion Ventures and Fundamentum Partnership. The have recently co-authored the book - From Pony to Unicorn - Scaling a Start-up sustainably. From Pony to Unicorn lucidly describes the X-to-10X journey that every start-up aspiring to become a unicorn has to go through. The book effortlessly narrates the fundamental principles behind scaling. Peppered with anecdotes, insights and practical wisdom, the book is a treasure trove of...
2021-03-111h 15
Play to Potential Podcast70.00 Bruce Feiler on his book - Life is in the TransitionsGUEST
Bruce Feiler is an American writer and television personality. He is the author of 15 books, including Council of Dads, a book that describes how he responded to a diagnosis of a rare cancer by asking a group of men to be present in the lives of his young daughters. His latest work explores the power of life stories. Drawing on interviews with Americans in all 50 states, he offers strategies for coping with life's unsettling times in his new book, Life Is In The Transitions, published in May 2020. Informed by the sifting and coding of life story interviews...
2021-02-181h 22
Play to Potential Podcast69.00 Ramesh Srinivasan on dealing with Lifequakes and LeadershipGUEST
Ramesh is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, and a leader in the Pharmaceutical and Organization practices. He is the Global Dean of the Bower Forum, McKinsey's program for CEO learning. He is a member of McKinsey's Global Social Responsibility Council, and sits on a few non-profit Boards in the Education sector in India. He also has been through the unimaginable trauma of losing two young children to cancer. I was keen to speak to him to get his perspectives on leadership given his experiences at McKinsey and how we can all deal with lifequakes when they...
2021-02-031h 15
Play to Potential Podcast68.00 Tenzin Priyadarshi on his book - Running toward mystery - a life of leaning into the unknownGUEST
Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is the president and CEO of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2020, Priyadarshi released his book "Running Toward Mystery: The Adventure of an Unconventional Life”. In the book, he speaks about his walking away from his school at the age of 10 based on some dreams he had been having from the age of 6. He speaks about the various twists and turns in his journey that has now brought him to MIT.
In 2009, Priyadarshi founded the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Tra...
2021-01-161h 24
Play to Potential Podcast67.00 Ashley Whillans on her book - Time Smart - How to reclaim your time and live a happier lifeGUEST
Dr. Ashley Whillans is the Volpert Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. Professor Whillans earned her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her research seeks to understand the associations between time, money, and subjective wellbeing. She is particularly interested in understanding how individual, organizational and societal factors like gender, workplace policies, and income inequality predict how people value and spend time and money, with possible implications for well-being.
Published in December 2020
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Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations...
2020-12-211h 31
Play to Potential PodcastEP2.00 Vinay Sitapati on the Jugalbandi between LK Advani and AB Vajpayee and lessons in LeadershipGUEST
Vinay Sitapati returns to the Play to Potential Podcast on the back of his recently published book - Jugalbandi - The BJP before Modi. The book begins with the creation of Hindu nationalism as a response to British-induced elections in the 1920s and moves on to the formation of the BJP in 1980 and ends with its first national government, from 1998 to 2004.
The book also traces the entangled lives of its founding leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. Vinay digs into various moments to really understand what made their six decade relationship tick. He t...
2020-12-081h 21
Play to Potential Podcast65.00 Ashish Dhawan on transitioning from Private Equity to Social Impact and Leadership in the Social SectorGUEST
Ashish Dhawan is the Founder and Chairman of Central Square Foundation (CSF) and Ashoka University. He worked for twenty years in the investment management business and ran one of India’s leading private equity funds, ChrysCapital. In June 2012, he left his full time role at ChrysCapital to focus on philanthropic work in education. Ashish is an MBA with distinction from Harvard University and a dual bachelor’s (BS/BA) holder with Magna Cum Laude honors from Yale University. Central Square Foundation works on system reform in school education in India. The foundation has 60 team members who work on g...
2020-11-101h 35
Play to Potential Podcast64.00 Marshall Goldsmith - A masterclass on Executive CoachingGUEST
Marshall Goldsmith helps successful people achieve positive, lasting change in behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams. He has four decades of experience of helping top CEOs and executives overcome limiting beliefs and behaviours to achieve greater success. He has received several accolades over the years. Thinkers 50 ranked him as World's most influential leadership thinker (2015 and 2011), top ten business thinker, top rated executive coach (2015, 2013, and 2011).
In our conversation, we spoke about staying relevant over the long term, ROI in Coaching, the path to excellence, getting behaviours to stick, the art of asking good questions...
2020-10-301h 01
Play to Potential Podcast63.00 Venkat Krishnan on Philanthropy and GivingGUEST
Venkat is the Founder of GiveIndia, a platform that strives to bridge the gap between two sets of people - People who want to give, who want to try and make a difference along with those that are doing phenomenal work but don’t know how to reach out to the people that want to support them.
GiveIndia was born on April 28, 2000 out of the belief that equal opportunity is the cornerstone of civilization. All human beings must have the same opportunity to succeed in life, irrespective of the circumstances they were born into.However, thi...
2020-10-032h 19
Su-Kri RadiosSamayal சமையல் Episode 4 Mixed Millets and Vegetables KichdiMixed Millets and Vegetables Kichdi with Cucumber Raita. Weekend Special Lunch. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-2703 minSu-Kri RadiosSamayal சமையல் 3 - Millet DosaMake a Healthy Breakfast Series Today Millet Dosa. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-2404 minSu-Kri RadiosSamayal சமையல் - Healthy Breakfast Series 2Millet Upma a different breakfast option with more fibre and less calories. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-2303 minSu-Kri Radiosசமையல்..Cooking 2 - Soft Idli Making with Less Rice and more millets. மிருதுவான இட்லி சாமை, வரகு.Healthy Idli Making with Less Rice and more millets. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-2203 minSu-Kri RadiosSamayal சமையல் Part 1Cooking with Sense Less Salt Less Oil Eating properly no talking while eating no mobile no tv eat healthy live happy. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-2103 minSu-Kri RadiosSamayal சமையல் Cooking 🔥🔥🔥 Recipies, Tips, New Avatar Dishes.... recycling of Left-overCooking is a complete Energy to everyone, New Dishes, Unique Recipies, Fussion Cooking, Attractive Dietary Non-Cooking eats and many more.
2020-09-2001 minSu-Kri RadiosLaughter is Best Medicine 5 ConcludingLaughter is Best Medicine Laugh for Happiness Health and Togetherness 👍💐💐👍 positivity. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad India
2020-09-2003 minSu-Kri RadiosLaughter is Best Medicine 4Laugh 😂😂😂 Laugh Happiness, Stress Free Life, More Friends Full of Positive Energy Yes,if you Laugh you get all of these special add-ons Suresh Krishnan
2020-09-1902 minSu-Kri RadiosLaughter 3Laughter is Best Medicine, every living being is having the laughing ability to cheer up and motivate, a loud laugh can destroy the stress, depressed mood and make our surroundings a Positive Fountain. Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad.
2020-09-1802 min
Su-Kri Radiosசிரிங்க பாஸ் Laugh Loudly 😂😂😂😀😀😀😀 இரண்டாம் பாகம் Second Episode 👍👍❤️❤️😍😍🤣🤣😂😂Laugh Loudly to remove your stress Worries and Live Happily Suresh Krishnan from Hyderabad
2020-09-1702 minSu-Kri RadiosLaughter is a Best MedicineWe must Laugh loudly for a 5 minutes daily to get rid of our worries stress.
2020-09-1602 min
Maanudam Suresh - Tamil PodcastQueen Valai Thala kaviyam (web series) In Tamil Maanudam SureshThis Podcast explains the story about the "Queen" Tamil web series, I am Maanudam Suresh who is Review the movie in the podcast with its own content.
Queen web series is a strong, genius, leadership women story and biography-based web series. Ramya Krishnan, Anika Surendran, Anjana Jayaprakash and Indrajith Sukumaran. This web series is directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and Prasath Murugesan.
This story revolves around Shakthi Seshadri. She is very strong and courageous since childhood. She becomes a state topper at the time of school but she starts working due to the family’s po...
2019-12-1605 min