Author Archives: Ramya Ranganathan

I’m delighted to share with you the replay of my webinar on the Role of Emotions in Communication. It was amazing to have had over 500 people register for this webinar. Given the number of questions we got (and I apologize that we did not have time to address all of them) I am convincedContinueContinue reading “The Role of Emotions in Communications”

Since I posted about the workshop that I am doing this friday on Conscious Eating, my people have been getting back to me asking why I chose this topic and also what is going to be different about this workshop! So here is a little video I made about why I chose this topic andContinueContinue reading “Why I am doing a Workshop on Conscious Eating”

If you are someone who was naturally born with a high happiness baseline and relatively stable emotions then skip this post – it is not written for you and you might even think I am making much ado about nothing. However, if you are someone who has experienced the blues and hues of oscillating humanContinueContinue reading “You are Stronger Than Your Thoughts”

I wrote a poem today to acknowledge what a wonderful companion and teacher Nature is. She remains in total allowance of us – never judging or pushing us and yet by being that wonderful space of allowance she invites us to learn and grow through observing her and becoming one with her. Nature’s Gifts AndContinueContinue reading “Nature’s Gifts”

In about six months I will be quitting a formal salaried job and will move into freelancing. In fact I think I could probably even call myself an entrepreneur given the new programs and workshops I am planning to develop. However, I have mixed feelings of excitement and fear as I prepare myself both emotionallyContinueContinue reading “Are You Addicted to Your Salary ?”

Last week fifteen faculty members from higher education institutions across India including the IITs, IIMs, and Central Universities were felicitated for excellence in Teaching Innovations by the the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. I was one of these fifteen – for my innovation in course design for a course, ‘Personal Values, GoalsContinueContinue reading “Teaching Innovation in Higher Education”

When I started creating my first MOOC (Massively Open Online Learning) course I was not sure what I could create in that space. My classes and workshops are usually very interactive – I draw my energy from the participants and my enthusiasm from their questions. I allow the flow of the class to be shapedContinueContinue reading “MOOCs – What Else is Possible with Them?”

The world of business is increasingly becoming more VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous). Leadership is now more of an adventure on the brink of uncertainty than a steady task of maintaining status quo. Surrounded by unprecedented levels of flux and change in the environment, managers who fail to innovate are finding themselves stuck andContinueContinue reading “Would you like to Cultivate an Innovation Mindset?”

To the child in you Who never defined herself By her age or gender Till others did it for her To the child in you Who never doubted himself His ideas or his intuitions Till others said ‘are you sure?’ To the child in you Who never limited herself Her abilities or strengths Till othersContinueContinue reading “To the Child In You”

I wrote this poem just now and I must say it feels like one of the best gifts that I have ever written for myself :-). Let me know if it evokes something for you as well and if it does then please do share the magic with your friends. The magic that was startedContinueContinue reading “Infinite Divine Carriers”