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Executive Coaching I support leaders, c-suite executives and leadership talent from all backgrounds. My coaching approach rests on the adult development framework, integral development & various leadership models. Depending on the client’s challenge at times I take a trauma informed and one that is immersed in Intercultural, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB). At times, clients are… Continue reading Our Approach to Coaching and Facilitation

Neurobiology and recent research into brain science are powerful tools to enhance self-awareness. An understanding of neurobiology helps shape and cultivate new behaviours aligned with our values. Can science help us develop and embody the skill to be in and have hard conversations? How do we skill up for hard conversations? Since the rise of… Continue reading Step into Hard Conversations with Presence & Candour

February is Black History Month (BHM), but we can celebrate Black History all year round.  Few of my biracial and black colleagues, friends and clients tell me that BHM is not their favourite (I will write more about this in my next blog post). However, these milestones play an important role in our actions as… Continue reading Inclusion and Language: “Black History Month”

We often use this phrase, “Mind your own Business” when people intrude in our lives. At times it’s a rude reaction, or simply to convey that drawing boundaries is healthy for parties involved. However, the virus is being intrusive and yes, we have no capacity yet to say to it “Mind your own business”.  I’d… Continue reading Silver Lining

Your bias determines the outcome. What if this is true? What if you’re in a leadership role in an organization and you hire people thinking you hired them based on merit and skill alone? In the year 2012, a Jenifer’s CV was discarded for the role of a lab technician while a John’s CV was… Continue reading Unconscious Bias: can we be bias free?

I called for a taxi one early morning for the train station to Kingston to facilitate a workshop for the military in “Intercultural effectiveness.” for their imminent deployment overseas. The taxi driver stopped in front of my neighbour’s house. From my vantage point, I could not see his taxi through my glass door. So that… Continue reading An Encounter with Gender Equality

When you walk to the edge of all the light you have   and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen: There will be something for you to stand upon, or you will be taught how to fly. ~ Patrick Overton

Speed lives within the body and I am only realizing this when I am away from it and yet in it. I grew up in (which you might think is a slow paced society) India, in a highly competitive, fast paced and an ambitious environment. When the resources are scarce, when there’s a collective family… Continue reading Practicing the Art of Stillness