Aditya Awasthi
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Overgeneralisation
Mind-reading
Insecure Attachment
All-or-nothing Thinking
Catastrophising
Halo Effect


65% of early startup failures can be linked to
Cognitive Distortions
in leadership and people management.
Pygmalion Effect
Labelling
Metric Obsession
Confirmation Bias
Value System Confusion
Emotional Reasoning
Why should I care about these?
Because, you are already paying the costs
Always-on
Firefighting
Creativity killed
by urgency
Talent Available
but Unrecognised
Everything
needs
your Involvement
Launch Delays / Stuck in Idea Garage
Communication
=
Chinese Whisper
Bad Hiring Calls
Either Speed
or Quality
(rarely both)
Personal Life
Paying the Price

Weekly 60-minute Sessions,
100% confidential.

INR 5,000 per session
1:1 Sessions
Best for
Idea or pre-revenue stage
Less than 10 employees
What I can do for you...
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High performance CBT/REBT
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Cognitive breakthroughs
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EQ mastery
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Preempting distress before it becomes damage

Therapist
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"What works for you" Playbook
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Anti-fragility systems to bounce back from bad days
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Psycho-social optimisation to increase # of good days
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Mental models for your decision-making style

Theorist
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Consumer behaviour insights from product design, user experience, branding and marketing strategy
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Behavioural economics and neuroeconomics for team operations flow and personal productivity

Consultant

From one-off 3-6 hour sessions
to structured programs.

starts from
INR 50,000 per session
up to 20 participants
Trainings
Best for
Seed-funded startups
Annual Turnover < INR 10 million
20-50 employees
What I can do for your team...
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Benchmark Assessments
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Training Needs Analysis
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Competency Mapping
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Answers to "what motivates my people?"

Analyst
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Training design and delivery
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Behavioural learning and breakthrough
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Measurable ROIs, like sports teams
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One-off sessions as well as structured programs

Coach
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Culture and process optimisations
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"Tweaks" and/or "Turnarounds" to improve productivity
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Best-practice Installations to maximise the potential (and minimise the threat) of the heroes in your "Justice League" ​

Strategist


Fractional Chief Psychology Officer
INR 1,50,000 per month
varies based on content and context
f(CPO)
Best for
Startups with Critical Mass
Annual Turnover > INR 10 million
50+ employees
I'm the only one in the market (yet)...

Internal Strategy
Streamlining people, process and culture systems

Learning Organisation
Annual OD and PD roadmap, design and delivery

Mental Health Dept.
On-call counselling support for all employees
