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20 ways to prioritize professional development for maximum impact

Feeling overwhelmed by all of your options for professional development? Bonnie and her Fast Company peers offer guidance on how to select the most impactful business events, conferences, and training programs.=

List of resources to help you crush your 2025 goals

Happy New Year! If you are someone who likes to plan out your goals but sometimes don't follow through, here are my Top 5 resources that have helped me follow through on last year's goals.

Happy holidays and some announcements!

As we at HuWork have been reflecting on 2024, constant change has been a clear theme for us and our clients. I believe there are two keys to succeeding amidst ongoing change and uncertainty: #1: Hope - even if we don't have the answer, we need hope. #2: Feeling valued and equipped to succeed. This is true in our personal lives and at work.

16 tips for coaching future leaders and nurturing their success

When it comes to helping direct reports develop decision-making strategies at work, Bonnie and other experts from Fast Company Executive Board agree that it is much better to “coach” people rather than “manage.” Learn about ways to help help successful leaders continue to grow.

History Matters

In between temple tours while chillaxing at the hotel, my mom opened up about how hard it was when she immigrated from India to the East coast of America in 1972. Perhaps partly to pay homage to her experience and make it easier for other Indians working for American firms, I started a program called SAPNA last year.

The Science of Happiness

I'm thrilled to invite you to join me for a transformative in-person experience at an upcoming weekend workshop, "The Science of Happiness," set against the breathtaking backdrop of MiravalResorts in Tucson, Arizona, from February 15 to 20, 2024.

Join a Unique Year-Long Group Coaching Program

This is a year-long GROUP COACHING program designed exclusively for South Asian women. This transformative journey will provide members with invaluable tools, support, and a community that understands and celebrates a shared heritage.

Do you know your Superpowers?

Over the course of several workshops, I guided Miraval employees and guests on a journey of self-discovery, helping them unlock their inner superpowers.

18 Mistakes For Coaches To Avoid When Doing 360-Degree Reviews

360-degree assessments can be a powerful way to foster leadership development. But leading a 360-degree review requires expertise to yield accurate and actionable insights. Bonnie Davis leads her clients through hundreds of 360’s each year, and she was honored to contribute to this article with common errors coaches tend to make, and advice on how to facilitate a better outcome.

Join me in September to recharge!

Sometimes we just need to take a step back from our daily rhythms to gain perspective on our life and career.

The disconnect with Asian Americans

May marks Asian American Pacific Heritage Islander Month! It is a time to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and societal contributions of #asianamericans

How to communicate powerfully

Communication skills can make or break relationships, whether at work or personal life. Do any of these situations apply to you?

3D’s for loving life, including work

Lately, my clients have been lamenting about all the things they do not like about their jobs. Newsflash - no one likes every task required for their role.

Happy New Year! Wishing you the very best in 2022

The entire HuWork team wants to help our fellow humans navigate personal and professional challenges in 2022 and beyond.

Schemas: helpful and hurtful

Schemas can be helpful in that they save our brains the time and energy of recreating a template each time. However, they can also be hurtful, especially because they operate unconsciously and move us to interpret the world in a biased way, such as with gender, race, or skin color.

How The C-Suite Can Fix A Lack Of Middle Management Capabilities

Advice from Bonnie Davis and her Forbes Coaches Council colleagues for how to enhance middle leadership capabilities when growth is needed at scale.

An introvert's lessons from glamping

Being an introvert on a weekend glamping trip with extroverts provided a great opportunity to reflect on our team dynamics.

Effortless effort

I find it challenging at times to move from consumption of the material to the eventual positive impact it can have if put in place.

Emotional Valence

The emotional charge of being drawn to or away from something is known in psychology as EMOTIONAL VALENCE. It’s referring to the intrinsic attractiveness (Positive Valence) or aversiveness (Negative Valence) of events, people, things, or situations.

My interview on NPR

I was recently interviewed for a radio show on NPR. The topic was around how one’s upbringing influences one’s relationship to change, growth and development.

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