Pavan Muzumdar

Pavan V. Muzumdar is a leadership management practitioner and has worked with multi-disciplinary teams for over twenty years in more than thirty organizations, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Pavan is currently COO of Automation Alley, in which he helps the entire organization follow the icube™ and philosophy. Automation Alley is a World Economic Forum Advanced Manufacturing Hub (AMHUB) and a nonprofit Industry 4.0 knowledge center with a global outlook and a regional focus.

Pavan Muzumdar

Your Issues List Managed with Stephen Covey

Let’s review the Issues List During your Intensity Day, this tool will be displayed throughout the entire session. Here you’ll find tangential, but important, items that are not on the agenda. For instance, areas of disagreement or topics that require further analysis are tracked on the Issues List. Condensing your Issues List A long to-do …

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The Three Most Important Characteristics Of A Facilitator

The linchpin in the icube™ process is the facilitator. My firm belief is that while some people have an innate ability to be great facilitators, facilitation is a skill like any other and can be developed and honed. It’s good, however, to have awareness of one’s own habits and the characteristics of a great facilitator. …

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Extreme Autonomy

It all makes sense when you listen to the story of Yvon Chouinard’s journey as rock climber turned serial entrepreneur starting all the way back in 1957. This podcast is full of interesting nuggets of wisdom and learning. To be sure, the road wasn’t without ups and downs. However, what struck me when I listened …

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The Canyon Between Confidence and Arrogance

Responding to a setback is different than reacting to it. How? A reaction is something that is “knee-jerk” and done without thought. Reactions come from the unexpected and are more likely to come from an arrogant leader rather than a confident one. Arrogant leaders will expect a positive outcome, therefore when a setback occurs, an …

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