Bloggers Corner & Podcasts

Field notes and conversations from twenty years in BFSI learning and development. No theory I have not had to defend in front of a CFO.

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Latest writing

Retention

The first 90 days decide who stays

Publishing this month

By the time a resignation letter lands, the decision was made months earlier - usually inside the first ninety days. What infant attrition numbers actually tell you, and what to fix first.

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Frontline capability

Field officers do not learn like head office

Publishing this month

Thousands of field staff, patchy connectivity, fifteen languages. Why classroom thinking fails the frontline, and what microlearning in the flow of work looks like when it is done honestly.

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L&D ROI

Defending the training budget to your CFO

Publishing this month

Satisfaction scores do not survive a budget review. Attrition curves, productivity ramps and compliance numbers do. How to tie learning to the numbers your CFO already watches.

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Certificate of appreciation presented to Rahul Chatterjee by Sankalp Micro Association and United Leaders Global, Afghanistan
Impact

A session beyond borders

June 2026

A skill development session for Afghan women under Sankalp Micro Association's Skill to Success initiative - and a certificate of appreciation that said what words could not. On giving without expecting, and work that reaches hearts you may never meet in person.

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New articles land here first, then on LinkedIn. Microlearning + AI is the next lane in the queue.

Podcasts

The EmoShift Conversations

Coming soon: short, practical episodes on emotional intelligence at work - pressure, priorities, retention, and the manager moments that decide whether people stay. Episodes will play right here on this page.

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On The Lite Brief

1 min 15 sec

A conversation with the Soundarya Institute of Management and Science on entrepreneurship and what sustains an organisation.

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Multitasking is a myth: what to do with competing priorities instead.

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