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Hosted by Gopal A. Iyer · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 51 episodes
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Hosted by Gopal, the Career Shifts Podcast explores how professionals reinvent themselves and thrive in a changing world. Season 1 shares real stories of bold career pivots and personal transformation. Season 2—Journey to the Future—dives into the evolving nature of work, from attention and AI to the skills modern leaders need. Whether you're planning a pivot or future-proofing your path, this podcast offers stories, insights, and tools to help you adapt, grow, and lead with purpose.
Gopal A. Iyer hosts Career Shifts Podcast, a business show with 51 episodes published.
What if your next chapter could be your strongest one? In this milestone 50th episode of Career Shifts – Journey to the Future, host Gopal Iyer reflects on the journey of 50 conversations — 500+ hours of stories, lessons
Education is the one lever that changes everything. But in India, access has never been equal. For every student who can afford coaching, there are millions who can’t. For every city classroom with resources, there are v
What if your next hire isn’t human? In this episode of Journey to the Future, global HR thought leader Jon Younger returns to share his latest venture—mensch.work, a startup building custom AI agents for fast-growing, mi
When Success Starts to Hurt – Shreya Krishnan on Leadership Burnout, Inclusion & Career Freedom Leadership in India Inc often looks like success from the outside—bigger titles, bigger calendars, brighter spotlights. But
Are you leading… or just performing leadership?Join Deepa Mahesh and me as we unpack burnout, energy mastery, and why presence—not productivity—is the real edge in leadership.We’ve become walking calendars.Meetings. Dead
99% of our decisions happen without us realizing it. Yet leadership, policy, education—even parenting—still assume people are rational. Biju Dominic has spent three decades proving otherwise. Chairman of Final Mile Consu
Yoga, Burnout & the Balance We Forgot Recorded Live with Supriya | June 18, 2025 In a world that never slows down, burnout rarely announces itself. It hides behind high performance. Behind the smile that says, “I’m fine.
70% of companies say they’re “doing AI.” Only 15% of their people truly understand it. The gap isn’t tech. It’s leadership. And it’s growing—faster than most careers can keep up. In this episode of Journey to the Future,
She walked away from a proven path—into uncharted territory. No safety net. No precedent. Just belief. Meet Chhavi Moodgal—IIM Ahmedabad alum, seasoned finance leader, and Former Founding CEO of the IIMA Endowment Fund,
90% of companies say they want to build leaders from within. Less than 10% actually do it right. The problem isn’t the pipeline. It’s the perspective. In this episode of Journey to the Future, Gopal Iyer sits down with D
We’re not building back offices anymore. We’re building the brain trust of global enterprise. That’s the conviction I felt in every moment of this conversation with Lalit Ahuja. Naval officer. Entrepreneur. Architect of
What the Future of Work Really Demands Most companies are racing to reskill, reorg, and reinvent. But here’s the question no one’s asking: Are we still building teams for tomorrow—or trying to fix yesterday? In this roun
Most brands aren’t tired.The people building them are.Behind the shiny campaigns, the 10-minute deliveries, the CX dashboards—are humans trying to hold it together.Leaders who can talk “Gen Z persona mapping” all day, ut
What kind of leadership will India need by 2047? In this episode, Gopal Iyer speaks with Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Member of the Capacity Building Commission and founder of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement. They explor
Not every wound bleeds. Some hide behind high performance. Behind the “I’m fine.” Behind the targets hit, the titles earned, the teams led. But quietly, something’s been fraying. In this episode of Journey to the Future,
What’s really breaking in the workplace today? It’s not just systems. It’s trust. Culture. And connection across generations. In this episode of Journey to the Future, Gopal is joined by Sajit TC, Human Capital Strategis
To mark the first anniversary of Career Shifts – Journey to the Future, Gopal Iyer hosts Shri Amitabh Kant — one of India’s foremost policymakers and thought leaders — for a conversation on how India is shaping its futur
What does your presence say—before you even speak?In today’s digital-first world, your image speaks louder than your resume.And when your presence doesn’t match your potential, opportunities don’t just pause… they pass.I
Most of us think coaching is a luxury.A soft skill.Something leaders do after they’ve “made it.”But in a world spinning faster than ever, where AI is taking jobs and certainty is disappearing—Coaching might be the one th
Most companies talk about culture.Posters. Perks. Playbooks.But culture isn’t what’s written.It’s what’s felt.⇢ In meetings that silence dissent⇢ In onboarding that overwhelms but doesn’t guide⇢ In leaders who praise val
Jon Younger
Founder of Agile Talent Collaborative · Assisted Living Locator
1 appearance on this show
Neeraja Ganesh
Leadership development expert and TEDx speaker
1 appearance on this show
Marie Unger
CEO · Emergenetics International
1 appearance on this show
Roshni Mukherjee
LearnoHub
1 appearance on this show
Sameer Dhanrajani
AIQRATE
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Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
1 appearance on this show
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