BasTalk Directory
April 24, 2022
Failures are us
The first hundred things you hear when you fail are cliches. People make sure to console you in person, compounding the message in your head. You analyze, think and rethink what went wrong and then lose confidence, doubts cr…
April 20, 2022
Gyanbites #55: What is your boss thinking when you resign?
Gyanbites: a short talk on a hot topic. Its straight, its blunt and has no sugar coating. So if you like your coffee straight up strong, tune in and give it a listen. In this episode I talk about the big resignation drive, a…
July 5, 2021
Tough Love Conversations
Receiving positive feedback is like being in the middle of a dopamine surge, the world looks a brighter place to be in, the traffic doesn't seem to bother, the pollution seems oblivious and the smiles burst into ripples acro…
June 1, 2021
Are you a softie
Given the recent admission of Tennis ace, Naomi Osaka, it opens a can of worms where a world of extroverts define the norm. Sensitive ,quiet and shy people are often referred as Softies, yet as it turns out, they are some …
May 5, 2021
Corporate Life Lemons and Tequila
When corporate life throws a lemon at you, take the weekend off, relax, have a tequila and get ready for a joyride! Career ups and downs are tricky to navigate, more so when you find yourself in a situation where alpha leade…
April 24, 2021
Parenting Academics and Jobs
Are you a good parent? How so? Basis what? Is it because your ward did exceeding well academically? If so, why does the industry have so much mediocrity? Or are you a proud parent because your child has done exactly what …
March 5, 2021
Leadership Studio HR Talks 4
BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP? I am guessing never. Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butter…
Feb. 28, 2021
Leadership Studio HR Talks 3
BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP? I am guessing never. Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butter…
Feb. 20, 2021
Leadership Studio HR Talks 2
BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP? I am guessing never. Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butter…
Feb. 15, 2021
HR Talks 1
BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP? I am guessing never. Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butter…
Feb. 10, 2021
Does Peer Pressure You
Remember the time you really had fun being at the top? I am guessing not. When was the last time you were surrounded by good friends at work? Or are mistaking good acquaintances as good friends? There is a difference between…
Feb. 5, 2021
An age old job problem
An age old job problem - is the age itself. Do you find yourself asking what the hell am I doing here in this role at age 40? Does it baffle you how someone 5 years younger got to become your boss? Your peer just made partn…
Jan. 27, 2021
Micromanagement in 2021
As General Patton said, Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. Now try doing that at work. You never tell good soldiers how to fight. Right? Can you take the same approach at work? Think of yourself as a sales leader o…
Jan. 18, 2021
Your Interview Bloopers
You feel you gave a great interview - but the outcome is a simple, brutal truth : you were not selected. And you wonder what else could you've done differently? Who more could you've done? And then it dawns upon you - that m…
Jan. 12, 2021
Are you Scrappy or Crappy
Are you being crappy trying be scrappy? Are you being Scrappy for the heck of it? Are you hiding beneath the garb of being Scrappy while in reality you are just being crappy? Are you trying to hide poor quality in lieu of m…
Jan. 5, 2021
The Introverts in my team I BasTalk 56
Welcome to Season 2 of BasTalk. And if you've not heard Season 1 ( seriously?) then click here This year, we kick off with introverts, a personal favourite if you know what I mean. :) In this episode, I share the ways to ma…
Dec. 31, 2020
BasTalk 55 - 10 Lessons from 20
When they said hope is not a strategy, 2020 laughed ! What are the top 10 lessons we learned from 2020? One way to look at it is, that we've all had a terrific year, surviving isn't it? Its time to give yourself a pat on th…
Dec. 10, 2020
BasTalk 54 - When Shit Hits The Fan
First time you do it, they say it was a fluke, the second, was luck and the third is when the world goes wow! But what happens if the opposite happens? This one is for all those people who have missed a forecast, lost a deal…
Dec. 3, 2020
BasTalk 53 - Rockstar Job
So are a superstar? Are you the rock star they are searching? Yes, the one which recruiters search endlessly , the job description mentions eternally and yet find, seldomly? Wait, but how do you become a superstar? How did …
Nov. 28, 2020
BasTalk 52 - The Good Bad Ugly Boss
What makes a good leader? Or does the team make them a good leader? Like they say in Cricket, a Captain is as good as his team. So if we are the reason they become great , can we also be the reason they become worse? Are we…
Nov. 21, 2020
BasTalk 51 - The Troll Incident
Recently I was trolled over an article I wrote over a social media platform - this episode is an attempt to share insights which are often missed in words. Anyone who comments on a social media has been subject to a trolling…
Oct. 31, 2020
BasTalk 50 - PIP the post
As they say - capitalism and fairness are strange bedfellows : in the corporate world you're either growing or dying - there is no hanging in between. Those three little (dreaded) words : Performance improvement plan. You t…
Oct. 24, 2020
BasTalk 49 - New Joiner Starter Kit
So you've just joined a new job and you're eager to make an impression , but in the process you land up presenting a self which is not you at all. And so in a few months time people around you are surprised to see your newse…
Oct. 19, 2020
BasTalk 48 - To BANT or not to BANT
BANT is the most referred qualification criteria for prospecting isn't it? Yet it is not leveraged properly - some forget that it's only a technique not necessarily a template - some use it partially and some use their own m…
