The logo of Potter’s Wheel metaphorically represents a perfect harmony between the individual, the opportunity & the skillful hands of the potter who blends them together to create a master piece every time. Our coaching practice is designed on the same philosophy and conviction.
Potter’s wheel strongly recommends organization to conduct/undertake appropriate psychometric assessments of individuals depending on the Coaching contexts for which they want their teams who get nominated for being coached. Such tools will serve as the baseline reference to determine “as is” situation of the Coachee before the start of the engagement and facilitate in fixing the Goals in alignment with the individual’s current situation. This will ensure that there is no loss of time in determining the way forward once the Coaching engagement starts....
In alignment with the needs of the industry & various organizations, Potter’s Wheel has developed six Coaching contexts that cover diverse organizational situations which would warrant the need to accelerate individual’s effort towards achieving their goals within a time frame through a Coaching engagement. Potter’s wheel opines that an engagement for 12 to 18 month is the ideally suited timeframe to get the best results from a Coaching engagement however individual situations may warrant shorter timelines suiting their specific needs.
We Offer
Executive Coaching
Leadership Development
Talent Management & Nurturing
Employee Retention
Competency Development
Transition Management
Coaching High Potentials
Individual Coaching
Individuals who wish to accomplish their personal goals can benefit from a Coaching engagement immensely. We strongly recommend our model of “managing SELF” which is our pioneering area of focus as the Coaching Context for an individual to get coached. We believe that to expand the quality of life it is essential that an individual works simultaneously on all the four dimensions.
Delivery Methodology
Coaching sessions will be held in a combination of face to face, voice or video call depending on Coachee’s location & other considerations.
Coachee orientation session will be held before the commencement of the actual Coaching engagement. This session will not be considered as a Coaching session.
Each session will be for 60 minutes continuously. Coaching charges are to be paid on per session basis
Lead Coach
Balaji Vangipuram
Founder
An accomplished LEADER with over 25 years of work experience in Pharmaceutical, Information Technology & Engineering Organizations.
Strong advocate and practitioner of People Empowerment as the cornerstone for sustaining performance excellence
Over a decade of experience in CXO roles in various organizations.
Being passionate to work with people got trained as a Coach from Coach Inc - USA
Blends diverse industry & functional experience with specialized Coaching skills to offer unparalleled coaching experience
Developed the concept of "managing SELF" effectively as foundation for accomplishing personal excellence.
managing SELF
Succeeding
In a coaching context success can be explained as the process of moving forward towards one’s goals and objectives that finally culminates in accomplishment. Hence the journey is as important as the destination.
Each of us wants to be succeeding in all our endeavors at all times, however not everyone may be well placed to channelize the efforts in a manner that produces best results. Many of us may not even recognize the need to introspect, look inside, learn and empower ourselves to lead a fulfilling life where the efforts and measurement exist perfect harmony. Just as we need to cultivate and grow the plants to yield more of what we want, we have to do the same with managing SELF to get the best of what we want from life.
Empowering
The ability to choose is such a powerful tool, that we seldom realize its value and don’t exercise it from a position of strength at all times. It is the greatest enabler available to every human being. It is the bedrock for growth & expansion of our lives. It empowers us in many profound ways. It makes us expand or contract the quality of our lives.
Look at your life, take a moment to introspect. Spend some time in solitude and peace. When you feel truly connected with yourself, ask yourself these questions:
1. Am I exercising the power of choice from a position of strength or weakness?
2. How is it impacting my life?
3. How do I feel about myself?
4. Do I feel empowered as I live life?
Learning
True learning is the shift from being taught to seeking. As we get used to being taught by our parents & teachers predominantly, we perhaps do not comprehend the impact of non-seeking and thus it becomes our natural style of learning. Thus unknowingly we create a learning vacuum within ourselves and it expands with time.
A true seeker never hesitates in acknowledging not knowing, because admission & acceptance propels the seeker to learn. Learning begins with the passion for knowing & enjoying the process of seeking. Learning is a truly invigorating experience.
ask yourself these questions:
1. Do I pretend about knowing something when I don’t know in reality?
2. Has pretension become my natural style of conduct?
3. Am I comfortable in admitting my ignorance?
4. Am I curious enough to acquire new knowledge?
Fulfilling
The journey of managing SELF culminates with leading a fulfilling life. In the early stages of our life we may not fully comprehend the importance of this aspect as it never becomes our priority to accomplish while we purse reaching our other goals. However the absence of fulfilment in our lives begins to show up intermittently when we encounter moments of deep introspection and self-reflection as we grow in age and experience life more closely
Some questions that could facilitate in knowing your true state of fulfilment are:
1. What is my real passion?
2. Am I pursuing my passion in any form right now?
3. Is my life really fulfilling at this time?
Resources
Being Coached
E-Brochure
Power Of Coaching
What Is Coaching?
Who Needs Coaching?
Benefits of Coaching
Tools
understanding SELF - An Instrospective Questionnaire
Making a career change is a complex decision-making process involving evaluation of personal and
professional needs. It calls for a thorough and an objective review of the prevalent circumstance and
the causative factors that led the individual to consider exploring opportunities outside the current
organization. Usually if there is more than one or a combination of causative factors the individual
faces a dilemma to make an objective decision. In such situations, it’s essential to understand and
prioritize the critical causative factors so that when you explore new opportunities those concerns
(critical causative factors) are addressed.
This not a psychometric assessment tool. It’s a self-evaluation questionnaire, designed to give the
individual (intending to make a job shift) the clarity needed to take a decisive action. The individual
is urged to respond truthfully to get an unbiased view of the causative factors which are vital for a
successful career change.
Kindly read the instructions and follow as suggested.
Instructions to use the questionnaire
a. The total score is 100 for the 11 causative factors given below.
b. You need to choose two or more causative factor.
c. You can assign weightage points to each causative factor that you chose. Ensure that the
cumulative score does not exceed 100.
d. Set a baseline score out of 100 points that you need to make the career change. For
example, if you need 60 points to make the decision, then that becomes you baseline score
e. Now rate the weightage that you would like to give for each of the chosen causative factor.
For example, if you have given 20 for Job Satisfaction, you can then score between 0 to 20
as your rating on Job Satisfaction.
f. Total your ratings against the weightage given for each causative factor. Compare the
cumulative score with the baseline score to make the decision on your career change.
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understanding SELF - An Instrospective Questionnaire
Awareness is a prerequisite for change.
Unless you are fully aware of what to change, engaging in a change process will not yield the desired results or outcomes.
Therefore as you engage in a personal transformation process it is extremely critical to be SELF aware of the changes that you would like to accomplish.
Managing SELF effectively is the stepping stone for achieving personal excellence through transformational change process.
It would be helpful to explore further on the dimensions of SELF that will serve as a starting point.
Based on how you assess yourself on these dimensions at this time, you could choose to work on any of the four dimensions either in a sequential manner or simultaneously as it suits you.
Equilibrium amongst these four dimensions will enable you to utilize your full potential constantly & continuously.
