Ep 87: Piloting Aircraft to Piloting Group Facilitation with Nitin Welde

Send us Fan MailThis week, we bring you the story of a one-of-a-kind facilitator. Meet Group Captain (Retd.) of the Indian Air Force, Nitin Welde, a highly decorated officer with 23 years of service and more than 5500 hours of flying experience. Nitin was awarded the Gallantry Award by the President of India for a life-saving mission in Jammu & Kashmir; he has represented India on two diplomatic missions in Namibia and Indonesia. He has served in the Kargil War and undertaken operations in the ‘Highest Battlefield in the World’ – the Siachen Glacier. Today, he takes his passion for people interaction and his ‘Lessons for life’ from the Armed Forces, to facilitate leadership and behavioral training for organizations. Nitin is a TEDx speaker and author of an anthology on facilitation.   [10:52s] Leadership lessons from the Air Force [26:37s] His journey into facilitation  [36:00s] Biggest shift as a facilitative leader [36:00s] RWL: Nitin’s recommendations to- READ Dr. Dan Ariely’s ‘Predictably Irrational’; Daniel Pink’s ‘To Sell is Human’; Brené Brown’s ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’; Vyasa’s ‘The Mahabharata’  LISTEN Conversation with Joe Dispenza; Simon Sinek’s podcast ‘A Bit of Optimism’; Adam Grant’s podcast ‘WorkLife’ WATCH Nitin’s TEDx talk ‘Lessons for life: Flying in the Siachen’Connect with Nitin on Twitter and LinkedInConnect with Vinay on Twitter, LinkedIn or email him at [email protected] did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook