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SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 151: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2024Send us a textIt’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time though, we invite our past guest hosts, Dhruti Shah(who, by the way, now has a podcast of her own ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’) and Sanjay Dugar to choose their top episode picks from 2024. You can listen to the full episodes of their top picks, by clicking on each episode title below. As we wrap up another wonderful year of podcasting, here is a big shout-out to all our listeners and our guests from across t...2024-12-1932 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 104: ‘Insights 10 in 10’ Negotiation Skills with Sanjay DugarSend us a text“Negotiation is often described as the art of letting the other side have your way.” Christopher Voss, an American businessman, author, and a former FBI hostage negotiator said that. Negotiation has emerged as a top skill today and it looks like it will continue to be so in the near future. It is particularly relevant now as organizations look to not just recover in this post-pandemic era but also grow and grow fast. Welcome to this new avatar of our ‘Insights 10 in 10’, where guest-host Sanjay Dugar ...2023-01-2610 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarRefresh 2023Send us a textIt's always a good day to start something new! Hope you all had a great start to the new year 2023 - we are thrilled to be back with an exciting line-up of guest interviews this year PLUS we are bringing back our 'Insights 10 in 10', where guest-host Sanjay Dugar will give you his top 10 tips and best practices on a new topic every month! Write in to us at podcast@c2cod.com and tell us what topic you would like to know more about and we will make it happen. Here's a...2023-01-0505 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarBest of Shiny Happy People in 2022!Send us a textThe end is near – well, the end to the year 2022, we mean! And in keeping with tradition, Shiny Happy People podcast team brings you their top episode picks from the year. Hit play and for the full episodes, just check out the episodes’ links below. A big shout-out to all our listeners and our guests from across the world for tuning in each episode. We look forward to bringing you more exciting episodes and some new formats too next year. Do write in and tell us what YOU liked from this year and what...2022-12-1540 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 97: Trendspotting 'Building Transformational Capabilities' with Anant Krishnan and Sanjay DugarSend us a textTransformation - it's not just a matter of success but that of survival for organizations today. Welcome to this month’s episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and some tips too, all in under 20 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Anant Krishnan, executive coach and leadership development facilitator with over 25 years of experience as a business leader in the IT industry, for a nuanced understanding of what ‘transformation’ means for organizations, why do we need...2022-11-0318 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 94: Trendspotting 'Return to Office: To Mandate or Not To Mandate' with Shaleel Nalakath and Sanjay DugarSend us a textTo mandate or not to mandate employees’ return to office – that’s a question leaders and employers find themselves asking more frequently than not today, in this age of the hybrid workplace. Welcome to this month’s episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and some tips too, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Shaleel Nalakath to explore some of the different perspectives surrounding the return to the office space. The...2022-10-0613 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 91: Trendspotting ‘Experiential Leadership' with Amit Nagpal and Sanjay DugarSend us a textWelcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips in under 20 minutes! Today, we invite you to experience the immense power of wearing a lens of abundance, curiosity and intent and boost your leadership skills, through 33 real-life stories expertly woven into a book. Our guest-host Sanjay Dugar talks to Amit Nagpal, Wholistic Leadership® enabler, coach and facilitator and author of the Amazon bestseller, 'The Elephant at the Dinne...2022-09-0118 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 88: Trendspotting ‘Leadership Coaching Now and the Future' with Mrunal Lamge and Sanjay DugarSend us a textEven before the pandemic, coaching had already started to become a buzzword. Today, its need is being felt more than ever as organizations and individuals strive to recover and grow to new heights. Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips! Today, our guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Mrunal Lamge, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with over 26 years of work experience, to deep-dive into how leadership coaching has ev...2022-08-0436 min
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 82: Trendspotting ‘Career Transitioning' with Shivani Bhagi and and Sanjay DugarSend us a textNever has the workforce seen so much flux – close on the heels of the Great Resignation comes the Great Reshuffle! People are not only changing jobs but also pivoting to entirely new careers. So, how do you do it with success? Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Shivani Bhagi, an award-winning career transition and leadership coach (and...2022-06-0214 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 79: Trendspotting ‘The Return of Outbound Training' with Yateen Gharat and Sanjay DugarSend us a textWith the return to face-to-face work comes the return of our need to re-establish that human connect. And playing a big role in helping teams reconnect is the fun and exciting world of outbound training!Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Yateen Gharat to bring you some first-hand insights on what makes outbound training a need o...2022-05-0514 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 75: Trendspotting ‘What has changed in L&D Today?' with Jyothi Dass and Sanjay DugarSend us a textThe question we attempt to answer today – what has changed for all of us L&D folks ever since the pandemic turned the world on its head. Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips, all in 15 minutes or so! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Jyothi Dass to take a closer look at how L&D and the styles of learning have evolved today, the tools and techn...2022-03-3117 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 73: Trendspotting 'Changing Style of Performance Conversations' with Jawad Ahmed and Sanjay DugarSend us a textIt’s that time of the year, folks – it’s time for the customary annual performance reviews in most organizations. With new ways of working over the last two years, performance conversations as we used to know them have also changed. And if they haven’t, it’s time they did. Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Jawad Ahmed2022-03-1715 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 71: Trendspotting 'To Innovate Or Not To Innovate' with Dhruti Shah and Sanjay DugarSend us a textThat’s the question – is this the time to innovate? Turns out, innovation is the need of the hour, not just today, but tomorrow and in the future. One thing the last two years have taught us is innovation will not only help organizations survive but thrive too. Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and tips, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Dhruti Shah to talk abou...2022-03-0310 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 69: Trendspotting 'Pandemic & Women in the Workplace' with Preethi B Rao and Sanjay DugarSend us a textA recent report has found that 22.1% fewer women comprise the workforce in India in 2021, as compared to the same number in 2019, while the number of women looking for jobs today has dipped by almost 30%! Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend, to bring you insights and some tips too, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Preethi B Rao to explore the impact the global COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace...2022-02-1712 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 67: Trendspotting 'The Hybrid Workplace' with Shaleel Nalakath and Sanjay DugarSend us a textHow’s life in The Hybrid Workplace? Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend we’re seeing or hearing about, to bring you insights and some tips too, all in under 15 minutes! Today, guest-host Sanjay Dugar invites Shaleel Nalakath to talk about the different impact of the hybrid workplace, touching upon presenteeism bias, and how leaders can better manage teams – where the role of agility, empathy and compassion and innovation come into play as the ne...2022-02-0311 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 65: Trendspotting 'The Great Resignation' with Jawad Ahmed and Sanjay DugarSend us a textPresenting our first episode of 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend we’re seeing or hearing about, to bring you insights and some tips too, all in under 15 minutes! In this debut episode, our guest-host Sanjay Dugar takes on the mantle to talk about ‘The Great Resignation’ with colleague Jawad Ahmed. Hit play to listen to Sanjay and Jawad’s take on how employee expectations have changed post-pandemic and what organizations can do to navigate through this phenomenon to make sure the...2022-01-2013 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 21: Sanjay Dugar on Celebrating Facilitation Week with Kavitha Talreja, Shalaka Gundi & Shalu BhucharSend us a textIt’s International Facilitation Week! And to commemorate this momentous occasion, we bring you a special episode with guest host, Sanjay Dugar, Chair of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) India. Sanjay invites fellow facilitators, Kavitha Talreja (Lead, IAF India-Bangalore Hub), Shalaka Gundi (Group Process Facilitator), and Shalu Bhuchar (Lead, IAF India-Delhi Hub), to look at the Fac Week so far.[04:29] Power of facilitation[09:30s] Fac Week in India[16:12s] ‘Diversity in Facilitation’[27...2020-10-2234 minSHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 7: Sanjay Dugar on the Power of Facilitative Leadership in a PandemicSend us a textWe continue the theme of facilitation, with the spotlight on the power of facilitation to lead during and after COVID-19. Author of Amazon #1 Bestseller ‘The Facilitative Leader’, India Chair of International Association of Facilitators IAF and Director at C2C-OD, Sanjay Dugar joins Vinay in a deeply insightful conversation on this pressing need today for leaders to enable group wisdom and encourage participatory leadership. [01:48s] Role of facilitation in leadership today[08:38s] Are organizations ready for facilitative leadership? [15:24s] How can lea...2020-07-1629 min