In this edition, we speak with Ali Vakil, Director of Vakil Housing. He is also the Master Trainer at Calm Achiever where he specializes in training executives on the Getting Things Methodology popularized by David Allen. 

One one of the things  I'm impressed with Ali and his brother Arif, are the many things they have been able to do with passion. The Vakil brothers love art and spirituality and have combined the two to publish three Sufi Comic books

The Movers and Shakers Leadership Podcast is where we speak with passionate achievers in order to dissect the DNA of their success. This podcast is produced in association with The Hindu Businessline newspaper and its campus edition, BL on Campus.

Let's listen to Ali Vakil on what we can learn from 'Getting Things Done'methodology and how we can juggle many things in our lives successfully.

Ali Vakil on How to be Productive and Achieve More in Life

An audio blog post on Mumbai roads and driving.

I find a lot of Delhi on Mumbai roads!

In this episode, we have an interesting conversation with Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s best-known mythologist. I love how he connects mythology with management and leadership. Imagine a person who has authored 30 books and many of them bestsellers tell you about his tips, techniques, and secrets of becoming a better author!!  This is a fantastic conversation and I would rate this among my favorite conversations I’ve had with authors. This podcast contains a treasure trove of advice. Let's jump in straight to the conversation with Devdutt Pattanaik.

The First Book Podcast is done in association with NotionPress, one of India's largest publishing ecosystem with 85,000 members. 

The FirstBook Podcasts India's first and only podcast dedicated to helping first-time authors. In this podcast series, we have conversations with bestselling authors and business leaders to understand how they successfully cracked their first book and learn important book authoring techniques. This conversation helps us to get a sneak peek into their journey as an author.

Let's listen to the conversation with Devdutt Pattanaik.

Devdutt Pattanaik, Author of 30 books, Explains his Secrets to Writing Bestselling Books.

Hello and Welcome to the Movers and Shakers Podcast, a global leadership show where we speak with passionate achievers in order to dissect the DNA of their success. 

This podcast is produced in association with The Hindu Businessline, one of India's most respected business newspapers and its campus edition, BL on Campus.

In this edition, we have a conversation with Dr.Mohammad Qayoumi, the Chief Advisor to Afghanistan President, Mr.Mohammad Ghani Ahmadzai. He advises the President on economic, educational and infrastructure matters. 

He was previously the President of San Jose State University and prior to that, President of California State University, East Bay. He was born in Afghanistan and he has the distinction of being the first person of Afghan descent to head a major U.S. university.

He has worked in university administration for more than 30 years and has a background in both engineering and business.

I met Dr.Qayoumi in Ipoh, Malaysia where both of us were speakers at the Pangkor Dialogue event, considered to be the Davos of the East.

In this interesting discussion, we covered a lot including leadership through difficult times in war-torn Afghanistan. The lessons he states is 

applicable for each of us as we overcome our own challenges. 

Let's now listen to the conversation with Dr.Mohammad Qayoumi.

Dr.Mohd Qayoumi, Chief Advisor to Afganistan President and First Afghani to Head a US University.

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Dr.Mohd Qayoumi, Chief Advisor to Afganistan President and First Afghani to Head a US University.

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