6 episodes
Beingful Leadership by Indian School of Business (ISB) Indian School of Business
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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This six-part podcast series explores the journey of Prof. Ram Nidumolu, a former academic turned Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned F500 advisor returned academic, to Beingfulness. Through the narration of stories from the Upanishads and personal anecdotes, he untangles the philosophical underpinnings that are at the foundation of Beingfulness to arrive at an alternative business leadership model based on his own life.
Professor Nidumolu is currently working as Practice Professor of Organisational Behavior at the Indian School of Business where he teaches courses on leadership, strategy, and management. This podcast series is produced by Mr. Ajay Noronha of ISB studios and Abhishek S.
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Coming Alive: Work that Fulfils our Whole Self: Beingful Work
Professor Ram Nidumolu shares his research on finding meaning and fulfilment at the workplace. He encourages everyone to pursue this to come alive and bring your whole self to work. What has he found through his research with hundreds of his students? Tune in to hear more about Beingful Work. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com.
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/ -
Accessing the Higher Bird: Beingful Capitalism Case of Microsoft
In this episode, Professor Ram Nidumolu provides case studies of organisations and companies, including Aravind Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute and Microsoft, that espouse the principles of Beingfulness. Tune in to hear how they access their higher bird and what other companies can learn about Beingful Capitalism. He also answers a question addressing disparity. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com.
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/ -
Leading Beingfully: How Managers Can Turn Into Great Leaders
How do leaders apply the concepts of Beingfulness to themselves? How can they be better leaders? Professor Ram Nidumolu outlines a wonderful map that leads to Beingful Leadership and discusses an important practice that will help individuals as they strive to lead and work better. In response to a question from a listener, he discusses psychological safety and how to achieve it. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com.
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/ -
Two Birds in a Tree: How Would You Describe Yourself?
How would you describe yourself? Through the powerful imagery of two birds in a tree, Professor Ram Nidumolu discusses the deep meaning of the concept of self. He narrates his own experience of dealing with dilemma and reconciling conflict. He also responds to a question from an alumnus of his course on finding fulfilment. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com.
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/ -
The Path to Being: Reconciling Conflict With Purpose
What is higher purpose? How do we deal with conflicting situations and desires? Professor Ram Nidumolu tells us about his personal conflicts and delves into his upbringing, thus outlining his path to understanding Being. In the end he answers an important question from a listener on how to make choices that fulfil needs of the whole self. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/ -
Meaning or Happiness: The Two Paths
In the first episode, Professor Ram Nidumolu shares the beginnings of his journey with the Upanishads – what was happening in his life when all this started? And what helped him find purpose? He also narrates the story of the three boons offered to Nachiketa by Yama – an important lesson in understanding the difference between happiness and meaning. In the end, he answers a pressing managerial question from an alumnus of his course. Send in your questions for Professor at beingfulness@gmail.com.
Podcast host: Pavitra Madhira
ISB Studios team: Mr. Ajay Noronha, Mr. Rajesh Devarsetty
Podcast production: Abhishek S
Website: https://www.beingfulness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beingfulness
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beingfulness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beingfulness/