Character is the Essence of Leadership
By Anam Zehra, GM, Client Services – Learning Minds Leadership has been defined in many different ways and hence it is one of the most well decorated term in management sciences that has created a perception that this role might be confined to some specific individuals and it’s not for all. Leadership though in its […]
7 Habits of Transformational Leaders
By Arif Pyarali, Senior Consultant & Trainer – Learning Minds As a corporate trainer in organizational development industry, I help manage change in organization, revive service culture and interact with people throughout the organization from trainees to HR managers to CEO’s. In my experience so far I have encountered some great leaders who have inspired […]
When to Give Feedback: 3 Leaders Rule
“When” feedback often indicates the content or “what” of the feedback on colleagues, family, friends, and even strangers. Paying attention to “when” can increase the likelihood that feedback will provide you. Let’s give the leaders some rules to improve the “timing of feedback.” Rule #1-Evaluate the Audience When you pay attention to the type of audience […]
Women, Will and Work
March 2019 marks my 11th work anniversary at Learning Minds. It has been 13 years since I started my journey with my soulmate and business partner, Sohail Zindani. Being a working woman who has spent over a decade in the corporate world, I feel that women in the workforce are still viewed as an exception, despite […]
Making the Most Out of Virtual Learning Shift
Today, all progressive and human-valuing businesses are questioning how to move forward with learning and development during a time of social distancing. While context is out of control for literally all of us, business models are evolving and hence, new capabilities must be mastered. With food places concentrating on call centers & delivery channels, television […]
Train the Trainer
Presentation Mastery Use the AIDA Formula in Developing Your Presentation AIDA is one of the core elements of the Instructional Design module in our Train the Trainer Bootcamp. AIDA is an acronym based on the names of the four major steps into which a presentation or segment of a training program can be divided. Attention […]
Avoid these 6 mistakes – Write better next time
By Minhas Meghani, Communication Specialist – Learning Minds Perfecting a draft is like working on your painting. There is always one more thing you want to change or improve if you are an artist at heart. But for business communication, it is completely a different ball game. Following are the six most common mistakes while […]
Relationship S.E.C.R.E.T.S
By Naveed Ilyas Saya, Sales & Negotiation Specialist – Learning Minds Relationship management is the cornerstone to establishing any successful business. Be it, customers or teammates, one must manage their relations to lead the stakeholders towards a single objective. After spending more than a decade of learning the subject, training and consulting thousands of clients, […]
4 Secrets of Mastering Influence
By Dr. Arif Pyarali -Senior Consultant, Workplace Relationship & Performance Expert, Learning Minds Influencing is considered to be a manipulative art by some, for some individuals influencing is only necessary for salespeople and others think it comes naturally to conversationalist and extroverts. However, that is not the case, when two people meet, certain chemistry is generated by rapport, […]
The Communication Gambit
By Meena Valli Mohammed, Training Consultant – Learning Minds We have been victims of a deep divide and brain washed into thinking that though communication is important, it’s not a front runner, other areas have higher importance. So,master the art of communication it has many benefits and a good communicator is usually successful,but even if […]