SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Ep 156: Dr. Ravi R. Iyer on People First Leadership & Wellbeing
Our guest today is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, TEDx speaker, author, inventor, and entrepreneur with a 42-year career in medicine, science and leadership. Meet Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD, who has been recognized by Marqui’s Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in TOP Doctors of America.
Sought after as a brilliant engaging communicator whose TEDxGary talk on The Power of Intentional Focus was the 9th most viewed TEDx talk in 2024 with over 1.5 million views in under 90 days, Dr. Iyer is acclaimed as 2024’s fastest-rising speaker and expert on People First Leadership. He conducts workshops on Burnout Resistant Leadership; Cognitive Alignment for teams and courses on Strategies of Neuroaligned Groups that have been rated as transformational for enabling individuals, teams, and organizations to discover methods by which they can remain connected to their purpose with immense focus and creativity providing them resilience and flexibility in navigating the challenges of their enterprise and their life.
[04:48s] Genesis of his journey as a doctor
[15:18s] ‘Silencing the mental clutter’
[26:49s] The 30-minute ‘pill’ fix to maximize the ‘Creator’s Hour’
[33:43s] Dr. Iyer’s secret to work-life balance
[43:08s] His take on what mental wellbeing means today
CLICK HERE to get a free signed digital copy of Dr. Iyer’s book, ‘The Art of Viral Speaking’.
Check out his other books: ‘The Reaper’s Dance’ and ‘Squirrels in my Brain’
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Learn more about his work at www.driyer.com
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