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About Sandeep Atre

Dr. Sandeep Atre: • Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com). • Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net). • Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”. • Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad. • Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com). • ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions. • Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia. Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.

A photo-finish…

Once Charlie Chaplin participated in a Charlie-Chaplin look-alike contest…and came third… Listening to Narayan Murthy speak (in a conclave) was at best an encore… Everything about him – be it what we read or what we listen – is like … Continue reading

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She was right…

Someone asked Mallory (a mountaineer) “Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” He simply said “Because it’s there”! …Since then they have become the most famous three words in mountaineering. The other day, in a session, a student was uncharacteristically reacting … Continue reading

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I took my first (and last) credit-card at 15…

The other day, while responding to a question during a session, I quoted those lines…and while coming back, I tried to figure out how and when I started believing in them… …I was barely 15 when I started serious-writing (if … Continue reading

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We, the suppressors

It happened a few years back… I had joined an exercise club to get rid of a nagging problem with my neck. The club owner was this 50- year old stud who could give an inferiority complex to any dude in … Continue reading

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and he thinks he can fool us…

That’s the only way they could take him away… While he was asleep… …as if he had been awake, the angels would have resigned from their jobs…out of sheer shame to take life out of someone who life considered itself a … Continue reading

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In the driver’s seat

Normally I like driving (I define abnormality as driving within the 6 Km radius with Geeta Bhawan Square as the center)… I think most of the people like driving because it gives them a pseudo sense of control over at … Continue reading

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Baby blues…

It was around one week back that my mind got pregnant with this idea, after a beautiful one-night-stand with a book… I have always seen our work as introducing people to a whole set of important ideas…so that they get more … Continue reading

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The destiny dates…

Very early in my career, someone once asked me to be a judge at an event. On the surface, I was thrilled (after all! every dog has a day and mine had come…I savored my chance to get back at … Continue reading

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A moment of truth..

Some experiences don’t shock you, they just give you shivers, not always of grief but at times even of realization…realization of what you always knew, but never quite felt intensely….I had one such, that I am sure is going to … Continue reading

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I wish his phone was dead or…

Way back, when I went to Bombay (not Mumbai) as a teenager wanting to be a lyricist (I did become one for a while), a well-known music director gave me the exclusive-directory of the music fraternity, the book which was … Continue reading

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