Once upon a time, most people began successful careers by developing expertise in a technical, functional, or professional domain. Doing your job well meant having the right answers.   

Not today. Rapid, constant, and disruptive change is now the norm, and what succeeded in the past is no longer a guide to what will succeed in the future. Twenty-first-century managers simply don’t (and can’t!) have all the right answers.   

This is a dramatic and fundamental shift and that's where every manager and leader needs the don the hat of a Coach, and move away from traditional command-and-control practices.   

Who else but our esteemed guest, Mr. Bijay Kumar Khandal, an Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Coach can give us more insights on this. Bijay is an alumnus of IIT Madras and is also Executive Director in John Maxwell team, Certified Coach from Tony Robbins, IBGR Radio's Top Speaker, and has Coaching experience of over 13+ years. Through his company Peak Impact Mentorship he has changed the lives of many professionals, executives, and organizations.  

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Demonstrating ethical practice is an important aspect of building trust and credibility in Daily life, Coaching and at the Workplace.

My friend and a seasoned HR professional, Clifford Mohan Pai has over two and a half decades of experience working across Senior Leadership roles at various established Organizations across multiple industries namely, Service, Biotechnology, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, IT- ITES and start up environments. An alumnus of the Maharashtra Institute of Labour Studies (MILS), he is currently Vice President, HR Head - APAC & EMEA & Global Head - Employee Relations, Infosys BPM.

A regular speaker at reputed HR Forums, Colleges and Management Institutes, Clifford is also a PCC with the International Coach Federation and a GPHR (Global Professional in HR) through HR Certification Institute, Alexandria, USA.

During our interaction in a peer Coaching session, it amazed me to hear Clifford’s inspiring rags to riches story. In this episode of ‘uptalks with Vinit’, let’s hear his inspiring story and understand what are the strategies for demonstrating ethical practice in Daily life, Coaching and at the Workplace.

The boom in the coaching and consulting industry means clients have many choices when choosing the right coach or consultant. To get hired, you need to set yourself apart. You need a unique brand positioning and a strong market presence to attract the right clients. One of the big stumbling blocks I have seen is that most good coaches are humble and 'non-braggy,' so advertising themselves feels unnatural.

And the challenge is that no matter how excellent your coaching skills are, you will starve if you don't know how to market your coaching business. Having sales skills and strategies is essential to become a successful coach. That's where when I met Rajesh Nair, I thought he could help bridge that gap. 

Rajesh is an advertising and marketing professional with over three decades of work experience and has started his coaching journey. He started his career as a Copywriter in 1990 and had stints with Ogilvy, DDB Mudra, and MAA Bozell. He worked on a diverse portfolio of brands during this time, including Bosch, Madura Garments, United Breweries, Welcomgroup, ANZ Bank, Compaq, Henkel, etc. Amongst his international accolades, his work for the Sheraton Towers hotel chain stands out, as it was the first David Ogilvy award to be won by an Indian agency. Rajesh left agency life as a Creative Director and set up his shop in 2005: Headjam Consulting Pvt Ltd. Clients have included Mindtree, Microsoft, Madura Garments, Capillary, Indian Terrain, Wipro, Mphasis, ESPN, and others. The work consists of everything from Brand Consulting and Corporate Identity to Advertising and Print Design. 

With such a varied and rich experience in Marketing and Coaching, who else can give Coaches better clarity on how to market themselves? 

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