Rakesh Balachandran, Author at FocusU - Page 2 of 5

Rakesh Balachandran

Rakesh Balachandran, Author at FocusU - Page 2 of 5

January 20, 2015

Stories of Great Teams: Part 5: US Navy SEALs  

The US Navy SEALs, the Special Forces unit of the US Navy shot into prominence in the news with several high profile operations, the most recent of them being the killing of […]
December 22, 2014

5 Personality Traits That Define A Leader’s Presence

Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have it, so does Narendra Modi. What is it in some leaders that makes us sit up and take notice? Simply put, executive presence is the ability […]
November 24, 2014

10 best books to gift your team during a team offsite

During the workshops that we facilitate, a common question that we get from business and HR leaders is to give recommendations on business books that they can gift to their team members […]
September 23, 2014

4 Tips For Leading With A Smartphone

One of the things we love about our work is the opportunity to have conversations with various business leaders about the challenges they face. In one such recent conversation, a business leader […]
June 18, 2014

4 tips on storytelling for leaders

Any good facilitator will tell you that powerful stories are worth their weight in gold while conducting a workshop. Nothing captivates a group’s attention than a powerful story told in the right […]
April 6, 2014

11 ways to unleash creativity and innovation

The below article has been contributed by Swati Chauhan, who runs a popular motivational blog, The Eureka Life. The article was originally published here and is republished with the author’s permission. There […]
February 22, 2014

Book Review : The Truth About Managing Teams

The below article has been contributed by Paul Mathew, Founder-Facilitator – “CorporateTheatre” – Theatre-based Experiential Learning for Leadership & Team Effectiveness. The article was originally published here and is republished with the […]
October 28, 2013

A formula for an effective team

Selecting team members wisely has grown in importance as we have shifted into an era where teams are prevalent in the workplace, tackling complex challenges that require innovative responses. At Ziba Design, […]
October 15, 2013

5 Tips for New Managers

I had an interesting conversation recently with a business leader about employees taking up people management roles for the first time. Individual contributors who do well in their roles, get promoted to […]
September 26, 2013

3 Innovation & Startup Trends in India – The need to broad base innovation

The below article has been contributed by Chandrika Pasricha, Founder & CEO of Flexing It I turned entrepreneur last year with the launch of Flexing It, a marketplace for skills, and since then […]