"Great people, great ideas and landmark literature that have truly inspired me and shaped my work "
People I learnt from
The teacher who taught me acting in my first school (Alpha School) and always put me on stage.
My English teacher (M K Ramaswamy)in high school, RKM School from whom I learnt to enjoy the English language.
My school Head Masters Shri O V Gopalan and Shri Manthiram who allowed me to spend more time outside, participating in oratorical competitions and debates and growing in confidence.
Mycollege (DG Vaishnav) Commerce Department Head, Shri V Nagarajan who encouraged me to take the lead and organise forums and events and grow in leadership.
Fr Mc Grath and Fr Arroyo at XLRI who introduced me to the world of human behaviour, self awareness and the core of human relations and so many other things about just being.
Aroon Joshi at Cadburys, my first employer, who shaped my thinking and as a HR professional.
Udai Pareekh, TV Rao Vasudevan Alasingachar Bhanumathy Vasudevan who shaped me as applied behavioural science and OD professional at ISABS.
Pradipta Mohapatra, who taught me mentoring by being one.
Dr Suzanne Skiffington, for introducing me to the world of coaching.
Dr B J Prashantham for teaching me the foundations of the helping professions and the hundreds of clients I worked with who appreciated what I did and encouraged me to do more.
My team at totus consulting who shared my passion and helped us punch much above our weight.
Sri Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari who introduced me to the world ofmindfulness and continues to guide me on this journey every day.
The CFI community of facilitators, coaches and clients with whoevery interaction is an educative experience
Books
The Fifth discipline, Peter M Senge
The Rational Manager, Charles H Kepner & Benjamin B Tregoe
Basic Managerial Skills for all, Fr E H McGrath
Essentials of Skilled Helping, Gerard Egan
Moments of Truth - New Strategies for Today's Customer-Driven Economy, Jan Carlzon
Clients for Life, Jagdish Sheth & Andrew Sobel
Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance, Robert M Pirsig
The Age of Unreason, Charles Handy
Requisite Organisation, Elliot Jaques
Competence at Work: Models for Superior Performance, Lyle M. Spencer & Signe M. Spencer
Ideas
Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva
T Groups, Kurt Lewin and others
Open Space Technology, Harrison Owen
Process Consultation, Edgar H Schein
Client centered approach to psychotherapy (humanistic psychology), Carl R Rogers
The Gremlin Taming Method, Rick Carson
Collections & Handbooks
The Addison-Wesley Series on Organization Development
T-Group Theory & Laboratory Method: Innovation in Re-education, by by Leland P. Bradford (Editor), Jack R. Gibb (Editor), Kenneth D. Benne (Editor)
A Handbook of Structured Experiences for Human Relations Training, J. William Pfeiffer (Editor), John E. Jones (Editor)
The Change Handbook: Group Methods for Shaping the Future by Peggy Holman (Editor), Tom Devane (Editor), Steven Cady (Editor)
The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development (Center for Creative Leadership), by Ellen Van Velsor (Editor), Cynthia D. McCauley (Editor), & Marian N. Ruderman (Editor)
