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This Podcast is created and curated by Deepak Jayaraman (an Executive Coach and a Leadership Advisor). He lives in Mumbai and works with successful Senior Executives by helping them play to their unique potential but with a sharp focus on transitions (business or career). Just like businesses need to think about "where to play" and "how to win", leaders need to be coherent about "where to go" and "how to grow" in their journeys. Deepak works with them during pivotal moments to help them with these two questions. To know more click here.The conversations in this podcast cover topics around Leadership, Transitions and Careers. Given that time is scarce and that you might be interested in only some of the segments of the podcast, the conversations have been broken down into nuggets to facilitate easier consumption. This is also a learning journey that the Podcast host Deepak Jayaraman is going through. At the
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- 1 weeks ago1h 12m
707: Amy Elizabeth Fox on How Your Past Shapes Your Potential
GUEST:Amy Elizabeth Fox is the co-founder of Mobius Executive Leadership, a transformational leadership firm that works with leaders on healing, self-awareness and development.In this conversation, Amy explores how our childhood experiences and inherited beliefs shape the way we lead and live. She discusses vertical development, the importance of making peace with our past, and why lasting change requires us to look beyond behaviour to the beliefs and fears driving it. Deepak and Amy also explore coherence, robust vulnerability, the role of emotional support at work, and how slowing down and listening more deeply can create stronger relationships and more meaningful leadership.Published in October 2026.ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganize them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 88. Pradeep Chakravarthy 89. Dan Pink 90. Alisa Cohn 91. Ayelet Fishbach 92. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 93. Raghu Ananthnarayanan 94. Tarun Khanna EP2 95. Manjari Jaruhar 96. Ethan Kross 97. David Bradford 98. Jeffrey Pfeffer 99. Michiel Kruyt 100. Christopher Clarey 101. Stephen M.R. Covey 102. David Noble & Carol Kauffman 103. Ricardo Sunderland 104. Neeraj Aggarwal 105. Jaspreet Bindra 106. Bill Burnett 107. Roopa Kudva EP2 108. Jennifer Garvey Berger EP 2 109. Hitendra Wadhwa 110. Viral Doshi. 111. Wendy Smith 112. Christina WallaceDISCLAIMERAll content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the author of the comment. They do not necessarily reflect the views of The Company or the author of the blog. Participants are responsible for the content of their comments and all comments that are posted are in the public domain. The Company reserves the right to monitor, edit, and/or publish any submitted comments. Not all comments may be published. Any third-party comments published are third party information and The Company takes no responsibility and disclaims all liability. The Company reserves the right, but is not obligated to monitor and delete any comments or postings at any time without notice.
- Oct 1, 20261h 39m
706: 112.00 Christina Wallace on Being intentional about a Portfolio Life
GUEST:Christina Wallace is a Harvard Business School faculty member, entrepreneur, author and Broadway producer who has built a career across business, technology and the arts. Her own journey has moved across seemingly different worlds, giving her a deeply personal perspective on what it means to build a career and life that does not fit neatly into a single identity.In this conversation, we explore Christina's idea of a Portfolio Life and why it may be useful to think beyond the traditional model of building one linear career. She introduces the idea of the Human Venn Diagram — the different skills, interests, experiences, perspectives, passions and pursuits that come together to make each of us unique.Christina then breaks down the four pillars of a Portfolio Life: identity, optionality, diversification and flexibility. She explains why our identity needs to be broader than our current job title, how seeing ourselves more expansively can create optionality, and why recognising that we have multiple doors available to us can help us navigate disruption and change.We also explore the idea of diversification and why it does not mean simply doing more. Christina argues that we need to begin with the needs and wishes of the particular season we are in and then consciously decide where to allocate our time and attention. Just as a financial portfolio is rebalanced as circumstances change, our life portfolios can also be reconstructed and rebalanced across different chapters.The conversation goes deeper into the idea of Explore and Exploit over the long game. We discuss how the early decades of a career can often be about experimenting, discovering our strengths and finding talent-market fit, while later chapters can allow us to bring different parts of our Venn diagram together in more intentional ways.Christina also shares her perspective on creating a bespoke scorecard for life. While money, promotions and other conventional measures of success are easy to track, many of the things that matter most — relationships, happiness, health, creativity and meaning — are harder to measure. The question, therefore, is not simply what are we measuring, but whose definition of success are we using?Throughout the conversation, Deepak connects Christina's ideas with his own FLAVOUR framework and the idea that we may need different flavours for different seasons of our lives. The conversation ultimately explores how we can remain open to the different parts of who we are while consciously deciding what deserves our time and attention in the chapter we are currently living.This episode is for anyone thinking about career transitions, reinvention, identity, or how to design a life that allows different parts of who they are to find expression.Published in October 2026.ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganise them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker
- Sep 19, 202622 min
705: EP1 Crafting a Full Life - Ramesh Mangaleswaran on What Will You Do With Your Next Chapter?
GUEST:In this episode of Crafting a Full Life, Deepak Jayaraman speaks with Ramesh Mangleswaran about what it means to build a life beyond your professional identity. After more than three decades at McKinsey, Ramesh began consciously preparing for his next chapter and has since embraced what he calls a portfolio life.They explore how to create space for reflection, invest in relationships, think about transitions before they arrive, and be intentional about where you choose to spend your time and energy. Ramesh also shares his GIFT framework — Giving, Investing, Family & Friends, and Teaching — as a way of thinking about the different dimensions of a full life.A conversation about work, transitions, relationships and the choices that shape the life we craft.ABOUT THE CRAFTING A FULL LIFE JOURNAL:The Crafting a Full Life Journal is a year-long companion designed to help you pause, reflect and ask better questions about the life you are crafting.It contains 52 weekly provocations, each offering an opportunity to step back from the noise, reflect on what matters and explore the choices that shape your journey. The journal also includes audio snippets from Play to Potential conversations, bringing additional perspectives into the reflection process.It is an invitation to make space for self-awareness, reflection and intentional action.Pause. Reflect. Evolve.The Crafting a Full Life Journal is available to order at https://www.playtopotential.com/product/crafting-a-full-life/HOSTDeepak Jayaraman's mission is to help individuals with a growth mindset play to their full potential. He works as a coach and a sounding board to growth-minded leaders on multi-year journeys as a trusted confidant and counsel. He does that by immersing himself in the full context of their lives - professional and personal. Deepak has been curating the Play to Potential Podcast since 2016, where he has distilled the wisdom of 100+ distinguished guests across disciplines (business, academics, sports, art, politics and more). Prior to setting up his independent practice in 2016, Deepak has worked across US, UK and India with KPMG Consulting, McKinsey & Co and EgonZehnder. Deepak is an alumnus of IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad and London Business School (MBA) and is a certified CEO Coach.DISCLAIMERAll content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the author of the comment. They do not necessarily reflect the views of The Company or the author of the blog. Participants are responsible for the content of their comments and all comments that are posted are in the public domain. The Company reserves the right to monitor, edit, and/or publish any submitted comments. Not all comments may be published. Any third-party comments published are third party information and The Company takes no responsibility and disclaims all liability. The Company reserves the right, but is not obligated to monitor and delete any comments or postings at any time without notice.
- Jul 28, 20261h 16m
704: 111.00 Dr. Wendy Smith on Navigating dilemmas, tensions and paradoxes
GUEST:Dr. Wendy Smith is one of the world's foremost researchers on leadership, paradox and organizational change. She is the Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management at the University of Delaware and co-author of the influential book Both/And Thinking, which explores how leaders navigate competing demands in an increasingly complex world.In this conversation, we explore why many of leadership's hardest decisions are not problems with a single correct answer but paradoxes that require holding multiple truths simultaneously.Wendy explains the important distinction between tensions, dilemmas and paradoxes, and introduces the idea of Both & Thinking as a practical approach for navigating complexity. She shares why leaders often become trapped in binary thinking and describes the three common patterns she calls Rabbit Holes, Wrecking Balls and Trench Warfare.We also discuss why today's world makes paradoxes more visible than ever, how leaders can build what Wendy calls a paradox mindset, and why simply changing the questions we ask can unlock more creative solutions.Throughout the conversation, Deepak connects these ideas with his own FLAVOUR framework for leading a full life, exploring how work, family, aspirations, health and relationships are deeply interconnected rather than competing priorities.This episode is for leaders, managers, founders, coaches and anyone seeking better ways to make decisions in an increasingly uncertain and interconnected world.Published in July 2026.ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganise them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 88. Pradeep Chakravarthy 89. Dan Pink 90. Alisa Cohn 91. Ayelet Fishbach 92. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 93. Raghu Ananthnarayanan 94. Tarun Khanna EP2 95. Manjari Jaruhar 96. Ethan Kross 97. David Bradford 98. Jeffrey Pfeffer 99. Michiel Kruyt 100. Christopher Clarey 101. Stephen M.R. Covey 102. David Noble & Carol Kauffman 103. Ricardo Sunderland 104. Neeraj Aggarwal 105. Jaspreet Bindra 106. Bill Burnett 107. Roopa Kudva EP2 108. Jennifer Garvey Berger EP 2 109. Hitendra Wadhwa 110. Viral Doshi DISCLAIMERAll content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the au
- Jun 26, 20261h 10m
703: 110.00 Viral Doshi on Careers, College choices, AI and on adopting the Rolex Approach to his journey
GUEST:Viral Doshi is one of India's pioneers in career and college counselling. Over the last two decades, he has mentored more than 30,000 students, helping them navigate educational choices, international admissions and long-term career decisions. He is widely regarded for his highly personalised approach and has consciously built a practice centred on excellence rather than scale.In this conversation, we explore Viral's remarkable journey from running a Super Alloys manufacturing business to building one of India's most respected career counselling practices. He reflects on how passion became his profession and why he chose to remain a specialist instead of building a large organisation.We discuss how students and parents make career decisions, the changing role of undergraduate and postgraduate education, and why the first degree is increasingly becoming a platform for exploration while the second degree develops specialised skills.The conversation also examines the impact of AI on careers, common mistakes students make while choosing disciplines like Computer Science, and why learning AI should complement a strong foundational discipline rather than replace one.Along the way, Viral shares insights on staying relevant for over twenty years, building trust through deeply human relationships, and why handwritten notes and personal attention continue to matter in an increasingly digital world.This episode is for students, parents, educators and professionals who are thinking deeply about careers, lifelong learning and making better long-term decisions.Published in June 2026.ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganise them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 88. Pradeep Chakravarthy 89. Dan Pink 90. Alisa Cohn 91. Ayelet Fishbach 92. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 93. Raghu Ananthnarayanan 94. Tarun Khanna EP2 95. Manjari Jaruhar 96. Ethan Kross 97. David Bradford 98. Jeffrey Pfeffer 99. Michiel Kruyt 100. Christopher Clarey 101. Stephen M.R. Covey 102. David Noble & Carol Kauffman 103. Ricardo Sunderland 104. Neeraj Aggarwal 105. Jaspreet Bindra 106. Bill Burnett 107. Roopa Kudva EP2 108. Jennifer Garvey Berger EP 2 109. Hitendra Wadhwa DISCLAIMERAll content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comm
- May 12, 202647 min
702: EP 10 Connecting the Dots: Journaling - Building a deeper relationship with yourself
This episode of Connecting the Dots is on Journaling. Over the years, I’ve noticed an interesting contrast. Many accomplished leaders credit journaling as a practice that helped them think clearly, improve judgment, process complexity and stay grounded. At the same time, many people want to journal but don’t know where to begin or how to make the practice meaningful. This episode is for the latter.Through insights from guests like Ethan Kross, Tasha Eurich, Daniel Pink, Rich Fernandez, Bill Burnett, Rajiv Vij, Andrew Likierman and Vinay Sitapati, we explore both the Why and the How of journaling. We look at how journaling can help reduce mental chatter, build self-awareness, develop emotional restraint, improve judgment, process complexity and bring more intentionality into our lives. We also discuss practical approaches to journaling, including gratitude journaling, tracking energy and engagement, using “what” questions instead of “why” questions and building non-judgmental self-awareness.If you’ve ever wanted to start journaling but felt overwhelmed, inconsistent or unsure where to begin, this episode will hopefully give you a simple and thoughtful way to approach the practice.Crafting a Full Life – A Year Long Companion to Play to Your Potential is our guided journaling companion designed to help you reflect more deeply on different facets of your life including work, relationships, health, aspirations, values and self-awareness. Curated with reflective prompts, podcast excerpts and exercises, it is intended to help you slow down, think clearly and become more intentional about the life you want to build. If you’re looking to begin or deepen your journaling practice, do check it out.
- Apr 11, 20261h 14m
701: 109.00 Hitendra Wadhwa on Atomic Leadership
GUEST:Hitendra Wadhwa is a professor at Columbia Business School, founder of the Mentora Institute, and author of Inner Mastery, Outer Impact. His work explores how leaders create meaningful change by first working on their inner world.In this conversation, we explore a different way to think about leadership. Instead of focusing on traits or competencies, Hitendra introduces the idea of activating states and how leadership is often shaped in small, high-stakes human moments.We discuss why leadership is less about grand strategies and more about what happens in micro interactions such as a feedback conversation, a moment of conflict or a shift in perspective. Hitendra shares his research on “breakthrough moments” and the patterns behind them, drawing from examples like Gorbachev’s reframing with Thatcher and Mandela’s negotiation with a military general.We also dive into his framework of five core energies including Love, Purpose, Wisdom, Self-realization and Growth, and how these translate into simple actions that can be applied in real time. The conversation challenges the idea of fixed personality and suggests that we are a set of capacities we can intentionally activate.Along the way, we touch upon transitions, early influences, and the intersection of spirituality and leadership, and why meaningful change often begins within.This episode is for leaders, professionals and anyone trying to grow without oversimplifying a complex world.Published in April 2026.ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganise them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 88. Pradeep Chakravarthy 89. Dan Pink 90. Alisa Cohn 91. Ayelet Fishbach 92. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 93. Raghu Ananthnarayanan 94. Tarun Khanna EP2 95. Manjari Jaruhar 96. Ethan Kross 97. David Bradford 98. Jeffrey Pfeffer 99. Michiel Kruyt 100. Christopher Clarey 101. Stephen M.R. Covey 102. David Noble & Carol Kauffman 103. Ricardo Sunderland 104. Neeraj Aggarwal 105. Jaspreet Bindra 106. Bill Burnett 107. Roopa Kudva EP2 108. Jennifer Garvey Berger EP 2 DISCLAIMERAll content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the author of the comment. They do not necessarily reflect the views of The Company or the author of t
- Feb 5, 20261h 11m
700: 108.00 Jennifer Garvey Berger on building our complexity fitness
GUEST:Jennifer Garvey Berger is a leadership thinker, author, and co-founder of Cultivating Leadership. Her work focuses on adult development and how leaders can grow their inner capacity to meet an increasingly complex world. She is the author of Changing on the Job and Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps.In this conversation, we explore why many capable leaders still feel overwhelmed, reactive, or stuck despite their experience. Jennifer introduces the idea of complexity fitness and explains how leadership today is less about having answers and more about expanding how we make sense of situations.We discuss the different stages of adult development, what it means to move from a socialized mind to a self-authoring and self-transforming mind, and why true growth often requires examining the beliefs and assumptions we are subject to without realizing it. Jennifer also talks about listening to be unsettled, securing the bridge on both ends when supporting change in others, and why playfulness is not a distraction but a signal of deeper maturity.We also touch upon leadership in an AI-shaped world, parenting as a leadership practice, and why small, well-timed nudges often matter more than grand plans.This episode is for leaders, parents, coaches, and anyone trying to grow without simplifying a world that refuses to be simple.Published in February 2026. ABOUT THE PODCAST:The podcast has been functional since 2016. We are one of the (if not the only one) podcasts that break a conversation down into small pieces of content and reorganise them by theme. To know more you can visit www.playtopotential.com and see the Curated Playlists section. While the full conversations on Apple, Spotify and other platforms are open access, the curated insights require membership.HOST:Deepak Jayaraman, the host of this podcast series, works with Leaders and Organizations with a growth mindset and helps them play to their full potential. He strives to spend significant upfront energy in understand the nuances of the context and then armed with the mutual trust and understanding of the context, strives to be of value as a (behind the scenes and discreet) Coach / Sounding Board for their journeys. LinkedIn profile here.OTHER GUESTS:1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 88. Pradeep Chakravarthy 89. Dan Pink 90. Alisa Cohn 91. Ayelet Fishbach 92. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg 93. Raghu Ananthnarayanan 94. Tarun Khanna EP2 95. Manjari Jaruhar 96. Ethan Kross 97. David Bradford 98. Jeffrey Pfeffer 99. Michiel Kruyt 100. Christopher Clarey 101. Stephen M.R. Covey 102. David Noble & Carol Kauffman 103. Ricardo Sunderland 104. Neeraj Aggarwal 105. Jaspreet Bindra 106. Bill Burnett 107. Roopa Kudva EP2DISCLAIMER All content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the author of the comment. They do not necessarily reflect the views of The Company or the author of the blog. Participants are responsible for the content of the
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