On the Thought by Myndscope

 Communication is all about what you say and how you say it; therefore is it important that you work on the verbal and non-verbal part of your communication. The former being your content and the latter being your body language and gesture.   Learning to train teaches you how to make your delivery style more attractive by emphasizing the meaning of your words with appropriate gesture and body language.   Learning to train might be the decision you need to take to become the best communicator you always wanted to be.   Fear, nervousness, anxiety are common feelings that we get when facing an uncertain outcome; though these feelings may seem normal to us, they are unfortunately obstacles to our success if we do not get over them. By learning to train you will come across your fear, anxiety, nervousness overcome them and take your communication skill to the next level.   As said Brian Tracy “our greatest enemies in life are our own fears and doubts” you can...

    Cognitive need   Maslow hierarchy of needs original suggested only 5 human needs but later 3 additional needs have been discovered among which is the ‘ Cognitive Need ’, referring to us as the human need to increase intelligence through learning, exploring, discovering and creativity.  Learning to train increases your intelligence and gives a better understanding of the world around you; furthermore, it helps you adapt to the rapidly changing world by rewiring your brain in order to change the  usual outcome to new or different one.  To get a different result you should reframe your mindset, to reframe your mindset, undergoing a master training program is extremely important.       Self confidence Learning to train is one of the ways which could help one to boost their self-confidence. Tr...

  How learning to train helps you in other aspects of your life?   ‘Learning to train’ others has a huge impact in the way we grow and progress through life. This is first in the series where we, at Myndscope, would like to create an awareness on ‘How learning to train helps you in other aspects of your life?’ The first is Your mindset: When you learn to train, you are on a path to keeping yourself out of your comfort zone for a greater degree of time. This, in turn, keeps your mind agile and alert. Not only do you learn to think on your feet, and ironically, your mind also learns how to prepare better before going into the ‘ring’. You are seen something of a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ so you are spurred to keep yourself upgraded on your area of expertise all the time. This could also reflect on areas not connected to your expertise, as you become very adept at doing research and analysis on whatever task you take up. Your mind automatically attracts information which y...

Image source: HR Zone The prequel to this article conveyed the relevance of Psychological Safety, or being fearless in expressing yourself to your co-workers, in contemporary workplaces. We also understood that it has to be cultivated over time with patience in order to bear the desired outcomes.   This article discusses some expert recommended tips that can ensure that your work teams and eventually organizations become a wonderfully psychologically safe place to work in! Active Listening – Please leave your phones out! For people to start talking about their ideas and opinions freely, listening is the least you can do. Active listening is not simply providing an ear, but to be receptive and responsive to their ideas. Empathy training for leaders and teammates can also hugely help in this process. One must actively ask rare speakers to get involved, explicitly show understanding, encourage generative dialogue and never forget to follow through. Remember, it is better to...

Myndscope Consulting is immensely delighted to be featured in Startup City Magazine’s India issue, as a leading learning solutions provider. Startup City promotes dialogue about entrepreneurship and innovation and disseminates information about novel business ideas and new startups among entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors.   Our co-founders share their thoughts about starting Myndscope (formerly Kaleidoscope), its growth and the innovative programmes that are offered to partners. You can read the article here! - https://www.readwhere.com/read/2550682/Startup-City-Magazine/10-Most-Trusted-Corporate-Training-Providers-Companies-In-India#dual/32/1

Image source: HR Magazine Haven’t we all been in a situation where we were scared of being perceived as stupid and have therefore held back our opinions and ideas – especially at school or work? This seems to be a painfully common as well as natural phenomenon, simply because whatever you say is constantly under scrutiny by everyone else. Studies show that people frequently hold back even when they think what they have to say could be extremely important for the organization. What more, people often regret being silent and this results in unreported problems, missed opportunities and tragedies that could have been easily avoided. But imagine being in a setting where all your ideas are welcome, you feel safe to take risks and ask questions sans judgement. An environment wherein the employees are allowed to let their guard down so that speaking is enabled and even expected– is called psychological safety. Google conducted a large-scale research called Project Aristotle to f...

Image Source: Chris Collison “We need to discover the root causes of success rather than the root causes of failure”. This was said by David Cooperrider, the lifegiver to the concept of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in the 1980s. AI is an approach that inspires change in organizations or employees through the discovery and enhancement of their strengths rather than being a negative nancy and trying to fix their faults. AI can be applied to many aspects such as organizational development, coaching, training needs assessment, positive psychology, fitness and so on. This philosophy compels one to stop ruminating over their failures and weaknesses and divert the focus onto understanding one’s potential and discover possibilities of growth. So how can we practice appreciative inquiry in our personal or organizational interventions? The principles of AI say: Let’s say you decide to be mindful today and pay attention to what adds value or beauty to your life and fills you...