Ep-90-Pat Hedley - 3 Ways To Build Life-Long Connections

10/27/22 • 41 min

The festive season just got over! And I am sure you had a great time with your family and friends.
What each festive season or to say good or bad times teach us that --Connections Matter. There could not have been a better time to discuss more deeply on the matter.

My guest, Pat Hedley joins us to offer hard-earned wisdom about the true spirit of making a connection. One being learning and sharing, a learned skill that can be mastered by anyone, even introverts. She debunks the notion that networking is a self-interested act. Instead, she makes networking accessible, joyful and life-affirming.

In this episode, you will learn—-

1) How to stay in touch with people?

2) How to build curiosity in people?

3) What stops people from nurturing their connections?

4) What are the parameters to look for before investing in a relationship?

5) What is the true essence of connection?

Pat looks for great opportunities to bring people together to help one another. With three decades of global private equity experience at General Atlantic, now she independently invests in and advises innovative growth companies.

Current investments include business services (Triple Mint, Mogul, BrandVerge, Sorcero), wellness (Hint, Milk+Honey, Leda Health) and consumer (Margaux, Bespoke Post, Omsom). More than half of these companies are founded and led by women. She selectively takes on advisory or board assignments helping CEOs accelerate growth and translate strategy into results.

She is the author of Meet 100 People, A How to Guide to the Career and Life Edge Everyone's Missing, encouraging young people (and all of us) to meet people and build valuable life-long relationships. She speaks at corporations, alumni events, colleges, and other venues. TEDx speaker at Dartmouth College 2018. www.meet100people.com

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In this episode, you will learn—-

1) How to stay in touch with people?

2) How to build curiosity in people?

3) What stops people from nurturing their connections?

4) What are the parameters to look for before investing in a relationship?

5) What is the true essence of connection?

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Ep-89-Amit Malik - The Bird's Eye View Of Being A CEO

You are more than your title, but some problems do come along with these titles. What are the problems which only CEOs face and can relate to? How does one go from an HR head to a full-time CEO? So when everybody around you is doubting you, how do you build faith in your team, and in your stakeholders? That's the story of Amit Malik. In this episode, let yourself experience the power of acceptance in tough times to come out winning.
An accomplished Business, Customer and People focused leader with over 23 years of experience in Financial Services – Insurance, Banks, Captives and FMCG. Being a strong believer of inclusion & diversity, building capability and bringing social impact through sustainability initiatives, has been making a difference at Aviva since last 9 years with expertise in areas of Business Transformation & Growth, Strategy & Consulting, Business Restructuring, Change Management, Digital Strategy, Financial Analysis & Impact, Leadership & Capacity Development, Operations & Customer Services Management.
He has served as the Executive Director on Aviva India Board and member of all Board level Committees, working with both shareholders as part of the Joint Venture, as the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director for the organization.
With collaboration at heart, he has worked with global teams and have a strong track record of Developing Leaders and building high-performance teams.
He is also a Certified Coach from ICF and Erickson and was Awarded ‘Top 40 HR Leaders’ 2014 in the country by Asia Pacific HR Congress. He has been an esteemed speaker at various forums, jury member and authored several articles on Future of Insurance, Customer services, Innovation and personalization , Key trends and practices in leading national dailies.
Personally he is very keen to work towards increasing the Financial literacy of a common Indian.

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Ep-91-Anurag Agarwal - Acceptance In Leadership: How and Why It Serves Your Purpose

Leadership is one of the hottest topics around. Every few minutes, a new leadership-related blog, podcast, opinion piece, or article is out. Almost anyone can refer to themselves as a leadership coach, and many people from various areas of life do so. However, a lot of them endorse unevaluated and unproven notions.

A successful leader never stops learning.

Tune in to the podcast episode to learn the lesson of acceptance, develop purpose-driven leadership, and be inspired by Anurag Agarwal's journey.

In this episode, we are going to talk about-
* To lead is to add value to people
* How to stay grounded when you are on the top?
* The trap of lust and power; and breaking out from that
* Building a purpose around Contribution
* The enemy of a fulfilling experience: FEAR
About Anurag
Anurag Agarwal, CEO & MD of Natural Remedies has been associated with the company for over 20 years and has been leading it for the past 5 years. Passionately committed to the paradigm of “Harnessing Nature and Applying Science for Health and Happiness,” Anurag Agarwal believes in ‘Collaboration and Winning Together.’ At Natural Remedies, the organizational culture, where everyone - be it, employees, customers, or partners, feels valued and respected. They are strongly merged to business goals of the organization which is aiming to double its revenues by the year 2020.
He believes in the mantra of being sensitive and mindful of the impact to the environment, people, customers, and everyone associated with Natural Remedies.
The company was founded in the 1950s by his grandfather Ramlal Agarwal with a vision to deliver top quality animal health care products at reasonable price. The company has come a long way since then and has built a strong presence in the major markets like USA, Australia, Korea, South East Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Under the innovative leadership of Anurag Agarwal, the company has carved a place for itself as India's No.1 herbal veterinary healthcare company. Natural Remedies has also made its foray into the world of human health and their healthcare products offer a perfect recipe for improving the quality of life of its customers.