Coach with Karunah Pai

"I ve been making a fool of myself all week"

#weatherproofyouridentity #leadershipdevelopment #creativerisk | Karunah P. "I've been making a fool of myself all week." That was my answer when the theatre director looked at our group and said, "If you're not willing to make a fool of yourself, you're not making it." I wasn't joking! I'd spent the week publishing ideas online and watching most of them disappear into the....

What can leaders learn from actors?

#weatherproofingyouridentity #careertransitions #futureofwork #leadershipdevelopment | Karunah P. Actors spend months becoming someone. Then walk offstage and order dinner like nothing happened. The rest of us never learned how. I was watching the cast after rehearsal. Minutes earlier they'd been arguing, crying, betraying each other. Now they were checking their phones, debating where to eat. N...

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#weatherproofyouridentity #careergrowth #leadership | Karunah P. I pushed my brother's spoon away and stole the last bite of coleslaw. Growing up in Bangalore, KFC was a big deal. Not because of the chicken. The magic was in the coleslaw. It came in this tiny little cup. Expensive enough that my brother and I had to share it. I remember trying to make every spoon...

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#weatherproofingyouridentity #executivecoaching #leadershipdevelopment | Karunah P. The danger isn’t losing a role. The danger is believing your value left with it. Weatherproofing Your Identity™ starts when your identity is anchored in your value, not your title.

Proud to introduce my new leadership framework Weatherproofing Your Identity™ is about building a foundation that can withstand changing roles, seasons, and circumstances.

Because titles change.

Your value doesn’t.

What strengths did you have to use differently in your new role

#leadershipdevelopment #leadership #careergrowth #leadershiptransitions #growthmindset | Karunah P. I resumed Bharatanatyam this week after a break of several years. Twenty minutes into class, my legs were shaking. Which made absolutely no sense. I do yoga several times a week. I walk a few miles every day. I'm active. Yet a few basic warm-ups had me wondering what happened to my fitness. When I m...