SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Ep 87: Piloting Aircraft to Piloting Group Facilitation with Nitin Welde
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This week, we bring you the story of a one-of-a-kind facilitator. Meet Group Captain (Retd.) of the Indian Air Force, Nitin Welde, a highly decorated officer with 23 years of service and more than 5500 hours of flying experience. Nitin was awarded the Gallantry Award by the President of India for a life-saving mission in Jammu & Kashmir; he has represented India on two diplomatic missions in Namibia and Indonesia. He has served in the Kargil War and undertaken operations in the ‘Highest Battlefield in the World’ – the Siachen Glacier. Today, he takes his passion for people interaction and his ‘Lessons for life’ from the Armed Forces, to facilitate leadership and behavioral training for organizations. Nitin is a TEDx speaker and author of an anthology on facilitation.
[10:52s] Leadership lessons from the Air Force
[26:37s] His journey into facilitation
[36:00s] Biggest shift as a facilitative leader
[36:00s] RWL: Nitin’s recommendations to-
READ Dr. Dan Ariely’s ‘Predictably Irrational’; Daniel Pink’s ‘To Sell is Human’; Brené Brown’s ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’; Vyasa’s ‘The Mahabharata’
LISTEN Conversation with Joe Dispenza; Simon Sinek’s podcast ‘A Bit of Optimism’; Adam Grant’s podcast ‘WorkLife’
WATCH Nitin’s TEDx talk ‘Lessons for life: Flying in the Siachen’
Connect with Nitin on Twitter and LinkedIn
Connect with Vinay on Twitter, LinkedIn or email him at vinay@c2cod.com
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