Writing and video conversations from twenty-five years of leadership development practice. The questions that arrive at the top of any field. The ethical work of holding space for others. The future of human capacity in a world being reshaped by AI.
Sharmi argues that AI will not replace human coaches. It will free them to do more fully human work. The piece has travelled across Indian and global coaching communities and into ICF conversations on the ethics and identity of the profession.
Read the article in ET Edge InsightsTwo seasons. 35+ episodes. A free educational channel for the wider coaching community.
Season 1
A structured curriculum — leadership, emotions, team coaching, motivation, imposter syndrome, lead-as-a-coach.
Season 2
Sustained conversations with guests including Dr. Ravi Kannan and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Sharmila Biswas, plus the six-episode Friends of Cachar Cancer Hospital sub-series.
Short written pieces adapted from existing LinkedIn posts or written fresh by Sharmi. Coming in phase two.
Coaching for All
This piece will explore the foundational conviction behind Art To Lead and the real-world tests it has faced.
Leadership
A reflection on why the coaching conversation begins with listening, and why most programmes skip it.
The Cachar Story
Lessons from the deepest engagement in the practice — on what coaching looks like when it truly serves.
ICF Competencies
The same competencies, the same ethics, the same depth. The room changes. The standard does not.
Mastery
An argument for depth over progression — why the real work happens between credentials, not at the next one.
Team Coaching
Why coaching the individual leader is necessary but not sufficient. The team is where change compounds.