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Perspective is Powerful
I think about a world where people love the work they do and have a positive impact on their teams, organisations and communities. A...

gaurimaini
Aug 16, 20182 min read
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The One Thing...
I am inspired by the idea of "the one thing" rather than a list of NY resolutions :) Thank you Sean Hall for this piece! For me, 2018...

gaurimaini
Jan 9, 20181 min read
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We Live in Strange Times
I sit here at my desk, looking out into the trees in our backyard. The birds’ chirp every now and then reminding me that life surrounds...

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Jan 2, 20182 min read
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Fuelling High Performance
Peter Hawkins talks about the five disciplines of teams - a powerful framework that can help unlock capacity for generative work and fuel...

gaurimaini
Oct 5, 20173 min read
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Can we learn to stay cool when things are not going as we anticipated?
At any given moment of time, our mind is presenting us with several possible things we could do. These could be competing and each of...

gaurimaini
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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Why we need a break...every hour or so
Some of us are lucky enough to do what we love. We have found a way to do work that gives us a buzz. And so we immerse ourselves in what...

gaurimaini
Jul 5, 20171 min read
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The things we say to ourselves...
At the heart of what I do is nurture an unconditional positive regard - for ourselves, and those we work and live with. It is the only...

gaurimaini
Jun 21, 20171 min read
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Yet again, I write about compassion...
The human brain has evolved to develop sophisticated cognitive capacities that means we can imagine stuff and our body will biologically...

gaurimaini
Jun 14, 20172 min read
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Restorative Rituals
I have watched my parents for a long long time. 53 years, to be precise!! And my way of making meaning of what I observe has certainly...

gaurimaini
May 24, 20172 min read
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The power of resting
Directing attention to tasks even when they are enjoyable and stimulating can create fatigue. We tend to underestimate the power of...

gaurimaini
May 22, 20171 min read
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It is never as bad as you think!!!
What is upsetting you now, in this moment, may not at all matter when you look back at this moment in a year, or two. And, yes, I am...

gaurimaini
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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Why would you look after yourself?
Intentions. They are pure and immensely powerful! We know that when put effort into initiating and persisting with intentional activities...

gaurimaini
Mar 19, 20171 min read
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Compassion
Never before have I read a book so slowly, re-read sentences so often as I do with this. Compassion. I use it in my work a lot because of...

gaurimaini
Mar 8, 20171 min read
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Flourishing
I could not help wonder how immersed this gentleman was in his craft. He was sanding and shaping rolling pins at Delhi Haat and with his...

gaurimaini
Feb 1, 20171 min read
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How do I know what is true?
What might I learn at a workshop that is called Conversations at the Growing Edge? I have been trying to tame my curiosity and hunger for...

gaurimaini
Jan 18, 20172 min read
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What happens when you slow down?
174,000,000 This is the number of hits on Google when you ask this question. And I am spending three days in Paekakariki a beautiful...

gaurimaini
Dec 14, 20161 min read
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The Power of Listening
We live in disruptive times. In a few years half the workforce is predicted to be between the age of 20 and 30 and the other half is a...

gaurimaini
Nov 10, 20161 min read
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Happiness is Overrated
What would you say if a child came up to you looking sad? You will reach out to comfort them. Instinctively, we know it is “not ok” to...

gaurimaini
Jan 13, 20152 min read
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Call me Stupid
It was about 14 years ago that we decided to make the move from Vadodara, a small city in India to Sydney. I was HR Manager with a very...

gaurimaini
Sep 16, 20143 min read
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Why Women Cannot Have it All
There were many heart tugs as I was listening to the utterly gorgeous Indra Nooyi talk about why women can't have it all. I agree. And I...

gaurimaini
Jul 5, 20144 min read
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