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As we look back with delight on 2023, it was a year of accomplishments and heartfelt collaborations with major clients in manufacturing, corporate, retail, and many more sectors. Beyond business, our focus has been on making a genuine difference in people's lives, particularly through our work in helping develop a Human as an asset.

The deep sense of fulfillment and gratitude we've had is not only professional, but also personal. As we conclude this transformative year, we at Tenue Image Management look forward to a more exciting year ahead. Here's to the successes we'll write, the relationships we'll make, and the good influence we'll have in the future.

It can be difficult for young children to move across countries.

A similar circumstance affected one of my clients. A 12-year-old who moved to the United States four years ago found it difficult to blend in and be welcomed by the other students at her school. She consequently developed a more reclusive demeanour and struggled to communicate effectively with her own parents. Her mother was worried about her daughter's behaviour, so she contacted me to help her with the following: dressing appropriately while keeping in mind both Indian and American culture;
- social graces
- dining etiquette;
- confident communication skills;
- confident body language; and
- the skill of conversing with both friends and adults.

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🌟 Understanding the Challenges Women in Leadership Face 🌟

It is critical to recognise and address the particular difficulties experienced by women in leadership posts as we progress towards a more diverse and equal workplace. We can build an environment that supports their achievement and strengthens their leadership by being aware of these challenges.

🔹 Gender Bias: Stereotypes and biases against women frequently exist, undermining their authority and leadership skills. Let's actively combat and get rid of these prejudices to level the playing field.

🔹 Lack of Representation: The lack of role models and possibilities for progression for women in leadership positions is a problem. Let's support programmes that encourage diversity and open doors for their development.

🔹 Work-Life Balance: Women in leadership positions may find it particularly difficult to strike a balance between their professional and personal commitments. Let's examine flexible regulations and assistance

🔹 Mentorship and networking: Finding mentors and developing strong networks are essential for job advancement. Let's establish venues and mentorship programmes that link female leaders with seasoned experts.

Together, we can create an accepting culture that recognises and encourages women in leadership roles, enabling them to reach their full potential. Let's work together to remove these obstacles and open the door to a future that is more diverse and significant.

Feel free to share any more challenges you have come across and ways of overcoming them.

🌟 The Pitfalls of Conformity: Authentic Leadership and Image Management 🌟

Today, I want to highlight the downsides of conformity in leadership and image management.

1️⃣ Limiting Innovation: Conforming too closely stifles creativity and originality, hindering our ability to make a unique impact.

2️⃣ Diluting Authenticity: Conformity dilutes our authenticity as leaders. Embrace your unique strengths to foster genuine connections.

3️⃣ Image vs. Substance: Prioritize substance over superficial conformity when managing your professional image.

Let's find a balance:

✨ Embrace Individuality: Let your unique experiences and insights shine through.

✨ Seek Diverse Perspectives: Surround yourself with diverse viewpoints to foster creativity.

✨ Continual Self-Reflection: Reflect on your actions, motivations, and beliefs.

✨ Authenticity in Image Management: Ensure your professional image aligns with your true self.

Let's break free from conformity and embrace authentic leadership and image management.

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When I first began studying image management in 2011, I had no idea that ten years later, my path as a successful image consultant would be so rewarding.

I've been a certified image consultant for eight years now, during which time I've directly and indirectly impacted thousands of people's lives. This has not only benefited those people but also allowed me to develop personally and professionally.

I'd like to share 8 priceless lessons I've discovered while building my business on this day:

1. PATIENCE: My business was no different from any other in this regard. Since I began the profession when people in India were not even aware of it, it has always been a roller coaster and a greater one.
2. TIMING: Whatever you say comes to you at precisely the correct moment. Whatever you're looking for—wisdom, clients, or clarity—will present itself to you when you're ready, not a minute sooner or after.
3. CONSISTENCY: If you ever want to succeed in anything, there is no way around the need for consistency. Every day, you must perform it more skillfully than the previous day.
4. CONSIDER THOUGHTS OTHERS MIGHT NOT CONSIDER: Only if you consider how you can accomplish something differently will you stand out.
5. REGULATE THE NORMS: Avoid falling for the stereotypes.
6. BE FLEXIBLE: Letting go of rigidity is the key to success.
7. LET GO: Get rid of any and all restrictions, ideas, and so forth.
8. JUST DIVE IN: Just jump in and you'll learn to swim and come out on top as long as a fresh opportunity in uncharted terrain doesn't harm you or anybody else and even if you're unclear how to execute it.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here, including my trainers, mentors, clients, and ongoing support systems!
Without you, this adventure would not have been as successful.

A fantastic image scope session for the 21-year-old Satara-based founder of a skincare company marked the end of last week.

Her struggles with being heard and feeling confidence in expressing her thoughts have been numerous as a result of coming from a business family, joining the family firm at an early age, and now creating her own skincare line.
Several of the employees in her family's business have known her since she was a young child, and she now finds it challenging to transition from being the employer's young child to being the employer herself.

I'm excited for her to go on this fantastic path of building a personal brand for herself in her skincare brand as well as a family business.
The sessions are going to be a beautiful blend of online and offline sessions.

I'm pleased to contribute as a partner in image and confidence development for Phoenix Style Icon 2023.

Watch for highlights from the contestants' training session on February 20 and the finale on February 24!

Working women now face the ongoing problem of not having as many chances as males.
Or occasionally not being able to ask for or portray themselves as deserving of growth prospects, despite having the skill sets and credentials necessary to advance up the corporate ladder.
In other words, they are doing well but not rising to the position of leadership.

Last week, at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited, I was pleased to present my flagship programme, "YOU - The Brand," to women leaders who felt their professional development was stalling.

Back in September 2022, when we first started working with client, we talked about the difficulties the participants faced. The final delivery took place on February 9th after numerous discussions and programme development sessions.
I am passionate about programmes like this one that empower women, and I want to conduct a lot more of them in the future.

I will be sharing glimpses of the activities and session synopsis in the upcoming posts. Stay tuned.

Thank you, Shreny M***a for your assistance.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.

The definition of "appropriate" in the dictionary is "suitable or proper in circumstances."

This morning, while chatting with a friend, he casually mentioned that because you work as an image consultant, everything should be immaculate around you and you should always represent yourself perfectly

And that's what made me consider the widespread misconception regarding image management. Being appropriate rather than perfect when it comes to one's appearance, grooming, body language, and manners is what we as image consultants counsel people to do.

Instead of making you "perfect," we work with you to improve who you are.

Please feel free to express any further questions about the topic in the comment section, and I will do my best to respond.

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬..

In order to get into a deep state of concentration, I typically love writing extensively while constructing my session designs.

I spent the first half of my day today creating a programme for the female executives of a German automaker's Indian division.

I'm thrilled to provide my flagship programme, "YOU- The Brand," to these women leaders the coming week.

Watch this space for a thorough session summary and insights from the training.

When a customer contacts you four years later to have you lead another "Power Dressing" session for his staff, you know you are doing something well.

I was pleased to deliver a program on the "Power of your Personal Appearance" for a global management consulting firm that provides services in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

The following subjects were addressed during the session: 
- The necessity and significance of dressing appropriately - The psychological effects of attire on oneself and others 
- Dressing appropriately in accordance with culture, across cultures 
- The messages sent by various clothing and garments 
- Determine the messages you wish to convey at various life occasions.

When a customer contacts you four years later to have you lead another "Power Dressing" session for his staff, you know you are doing something well.

I was pleased to deliver a program on the "Power of your Personal Appearance" for a global management consulting firm that provides services in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

The following subjects were addressed during the session:
- The necessity and significance of dressing appropriately - The psychological effects of attire on oneself and others
- Dressing appropriately in accordance with culture, across cultures
- The messages sent by various clothing and garments
- Determine the messages you wish to convey at various life occasions.

"Its not about having the right opportunities, it's about handling the opportunities right." - Mark Hunter

Day 3 of training the staff of a real estate developer went in developing selling skills and being self motivated.

Topic: Sales & Motivation - I
Audience: Sales team
Duration: 2 hours
Preparation: Researching about the company, collecting information about the participants and their background, session flows and props
Challenges: Selling real estate is no easy task and losing a client adds to the demotivation

Delivery: First thing you cans sell,
CHEW
Rule of 35
The journey of life of a sales person
Interview

"Appearance is a type of power"
- Patrick Ruthfuss

Another day of training the sales staff of a real estate developer on the art of presenting oneself.

Topic: Power of Personal Appearance
Audience: Sales team
Duration: 2 hours
Preparation: Researching about the company, collecting information about the participants and their background, session flows and props
Challenges: Ensuring optimum grooming standards during busy days

Delivery: Clap activity,
Visual representations and discussions
Double reverse
Make up demonstration for the ladies

“Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win”
Jeffrey Gitomer

I'm glad to be expanding my client base into the real estate industry.
A real estate developer required that their sales force receive training in customer care and selling techniques.
Following a thorough dialogue on comprehending their needs and difficulties. For some field research, I conducted a mystery shop at their location. After that, a training curriculum was developed and will be provided over the course of five months.

Here is a brief of how the first day of training went about.
Topic: Lead- In Session
Audience: Sales team
Duration: 2 hours
Preparation: Researching about the company, collecting information about the participants and their background, session flows and props
Challenges: Demotivated staff working in a competitive market

Delivery: Word cards,
Way forward activity,
Goal setting - self and training program

It is said that too many cooks spoil the broth. However, I beg to differ when it comes to a group of Facilitrainers.

Had a wonderful time co-facilitating an outbound training program for a group of scientists, in Lonavla last week.

Co-facilitating with a team like this taught me how multiple activities requiring multiple props, for a group of 20 participants can be run extremely smoothly while deriving the learning outcomes of the program.

Thank you for the opportunity
Wonderful time co-facilitating with Vahista Anklesaria and Purva Sharma!

Day 2 of training session for potential women leaders of an MNC.
Sharing a short session synopsis.

*Platform*: Microsoft Teams
*Topic* : Inner Inventory & Adapting To Change
*Audience*: Potential women leaders
*Duration* : 2 hours
*Preparation*: Session flow creations including facilitation processes, and activities
*Challenges* : Mindset blocks, fear of knowing oneself

*Delivery*: Story telling,
Word cards,
Stinky fish,
Deep ice breaker

*What went well*: Participants willing to step out of comfort zone

Training women on Branding is a soul satisfying experience.

Happy to share a session synopsis of the day 1 of 8 days of training:

*Platform*: Microsoft Teams
*Topic* : Redefining self after the pandemic & Inner inventory
*Audience*: Potential women leaders
*Duration* : 2 hours
*Preparation*: Session flow creations including facilitation processes, and activities
*Challenges* : New audience, online platform, breaking mindsets and myths

*Delivery*: Animal pictures,
CHEW using Miro,
Five fingers activity,
Know yourself activity

*What went well*: Participants were open and accepting of bringing about an enhancement
*Areas of improvement*: Setting aside time for each activity

t might be confusing to preserve your individual style while adhering to the stereotype that you should dress for the occasion or the part. What should you do in that situation?

See the blog for potential solutions.

Are You Dressing True to Yourself or Circumstance? There’ll be times in business- and in your private life as well- when your position and surroundings will be quite different from the kind of person you are. How, then, should you dress? As the person you are- even if it makes you look quite out of place? Or as the one occasion demands- even thoug...

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself" - Henry Ford

Conducted a team building session for production managers.

Topic: Team Work
Audience: Production managers
Duration: 4 Hours
Preparation: Session flow creations including facilitation processes, activities and props.
Challenges: Small training room
Delivery: Jig Not Saw
Glad Mad Sad
Aeroplane Activity

What went well: Debriefing after each activity
Areas of improvement: Better transition from one activity to another

We are so busy living our daily lives that we are unaware of how others see us. The amusing thing is that they aren't accomplishing anything without our guidance. Our nonverbal communication, which includes our appearance, mannerisms, and body language, conveys important information about who we are.

This blog can get you to stop and consider the messages you are sending.



https://www.tenue.in/post/are-you-intriguing-or-disturbing

Are You Intriguing or Disturbing? If you lack image integrity, it means some striking aspect of your presentation is out of sync with who you are. If the striking aspect is a plus, people can be intrigued and attracted, and may give you the benefit of the doubt, at least for a little while, in regard to the “minus” they also see...

"Communication works for those who work at it" - John Powell

HR managers frequently tell me that the largest difficulty facing our employees is communication skills. Please conduct a one-day session to resolve the issue.
But I think learning how to communicate effectively is a lifelong endeavour. As a result, I want to provide them with the practical tools they need to improve their communication skills every day while also assisting them in overcoming their existing obstacles.

How do you feel about this strategy?

The first communication training session for employees of an auto parts manufacturer in Chakan, Pune, is summarised below.

Topic: Communication Skills
Audience: Production managers
Duration: 4 Hours
Preparation: Session flow creations including facilitation processes, activities and props.
Challenges: Participants understanding that communication is not just knowing a language but also effectively using the language

Delivery: Shirt Tie Activity
Affinity Charts
Questionnaires & Role Plays
Young Lady & Old Lady
Thinking Hat

What went well: Use of role plays and facilitation processes without any PPTs made the session engaging
Areas of improvement: Better time management during the session