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We are an opinionated group. From time to time we publish articles & opinions on a variety of topics. You can see a collection of these writings in the Bento Blog.
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A Personal Letter on Survival, Surrender and Becoming Antifragile
This blog is a record of my kidney transplant journey. I have attempted to journal the chaos of my sudden diagnosis, the surgery and recovery process. As I have learnt, rebuilding of resilience is a slow process, and I am cautiously learning what it means to become antifragile. During this process I have used the Antifragility framework by Anjani Gandhi, and was inspired by Dr. Nassim Taleb and his book Antifragile: Things That Gain
The Leadership Paradox
Authenticity is not possible without embracing the “and” within us. Our minds like to categorize things into neatly labelled boxes. Am I right, or is she right? Let’s stretch our minds to I can be right and so can she. Embracing the “and” is like yoga for the brain. When we train ourselves to hold paradoxes by stretching ourselves out of the boxes our minds create, we stretch into new possibilities and adapt more
Enabling GROWTH in a post pandemic world
If we are growing, we are always going to be out of our comfort zone. John C. Maxwell Tweet I don’t know about you, but the past two years have been anything but comfortable. In the past two years everything that we understood about organization culture, the role of technology, the importance of human connection, the meaning of growth, was upended. Let me explain. In traditional terms, when we talk about growth, we almost
A Journey From Flux to Flex
If the keyword for 2021 is FLUX, then let’s make the keyword for 2022 FLEX! Sabita Prakash Tweet Is it just me or do you agree that this year has flown by AND dragged on? As December rolls around and we get ready to wrap up this year, I was struck by what a strange year 2021 was. We started the year with so much hope and optimism that we were going to put
The Flying Chalk
RESPECT: to have due regard for someone’s feelings, wishes, or rights. As a coach I often come across “how can I work with someone I don’t respect?”. Respect in a multi-generational workplace can be hard to navigate. Surprisingly, the answer comes from the most unexpected sources. Today morning my 9YO was in a virtual classroom. While waiting for the session to start, she was exchanging her email id with her classmates. This 5-minute cacophony
How to Repurpose your CAREER
There’s a lot happening around us over the last few years when this word ‘repurpose’ surfaced and made us ask these questions: Why didn’t we think of it this way?Why did we not imagine it like this?What will happen if we try it for this? One of the biggest examples this pandemic has been the repurposing of drugs to counter the far-reaching impact of Covid treatment. As the rage of the pandemic hit the
How Coaching Can Help Overcome Peter Principle
According to Gallup, 80% of employees are not engaged in the workplace globally. This figure varies between 8% and 35% based on the location and industry. There are many potential reasons for this level of apathy. However, according to this SHRM report one fact that stands out is that only 29% of employees consider themselves happy with current growth opportunities available in their organization. Furthermore, according to this Korn Ferry survey 33% of professionals
Ethics in Delegation
Delegation is an issue of respect and how much we respect those that are under us on our team. Dr. Hans Finzel Tweet A single day consists of 86,400 seconds, 1,440 minutes, and 24 hours. That seems like a long time for a human to be productive, and yet it feels like we are always running out of time. And that feeling is common among leaders, bosses, chairmen or anyone you can think of
Delegation
Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. Jessica Jackley Tweet Delegation is one of the core tasks of leadership. And it is also one of the hardest. Done right, delegation can improve employee engagement, contribute to individual growth, and free up time & resources to focus on more strategic tasks. Done wrong and it can lead to bruised egos, lack of confidence & trust among team members and
