Strong, Stronger, Strongest – a familiar phrase- now used in a Team Context- the journey of Fitwell Tools & Forgings Pvt Ltd

It’s not just new strategies or smarter tools. It’s the ability to pause, reflect, and reconnect with purpose. At Born To Win, we’ve had the joy of working with professionals who are already committed, capable, and conscientious. And yet, through our “Winning to Lead” journey, something beautiful unfolds—teams move from functioning to flourishing.

This isn’t a story of fixing what’s broken. It’s a story of discovering what’s possible when people begin to lead from within.

𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲

At Fitwel Tools & Forgings Pvt Ltd, the team of Functional Heads—seasoned professionals from Plant, Production, Quality, and Maintenance—came together not to learn something new, but to deepen what they already knew in their hearts.

The “Winning to Lead” process began with a gentle question: What does leadership mean to you—beyond roles, KPIs, and reports?

Over six sessions, these leaders carved out sacred space—not just in their calendars but in their minds. Space to think, breathe, and realign their intentions. Through sessions like “Believe I Can,” “Enhancing We Can,” and “Sustaining I Can,” they explored questions most professionals rarely ask themselves:

• What do I bring to this organization, beyond my skills?

• How do I lead when nobody’s watching?

• Am I responding—or just reacting?

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩? 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜.

One of the most profound realizations came when a participant shared, “I had never paused to think how much my energy affects my team’s morale.” That awareness alone began a transformation that no handbook or dashboard could ever achieve.

𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱

Here’s what emerged—not from us as facilitators, but from the voices of the leaders themselves:

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.” — Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, Plant Head, Fitwel Tools

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.” — Madhusudan K S, Quality Lead

“𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘈𝘌𝘙, 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦.” — Dinesh Shetty, Maintenance Manager

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦.” — Production Supervisor

Each of these insights wasn’t taught—they were discovered. And discovery, as you know, stays longer than instruction.

𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗱

What began as individual reflection soon began to shape team culture.

Small but powerful shifts emerged. Meetings became spaces of participation, not just presentation. Teams started using planning tools shared during the “Do I Can” session to set more achievable, motivating goals.

Leaders became listeners. Feedback became two-way. Team members started stepping up—not because they had to, but because they wanted to.

One senior leader summed it up beautifully:

“𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙥𝙪𝙩. 𝙉𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠.”

That’s the difference between cohesion and collaboration. It’s the difference between “𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧” and “𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 “𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻, 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻, 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻”

At Born To Win, our belief is simple: everyone has the capacity to lead with joy, intention, and collaboration.

We don’t turn managers into leaders—we help leaders remember who they really are.

The “I Can” mindset is about discovering inner leadership. “You Can” is about trusting others’ capacity to rise. And “We Can” is where synergy replaces silos, and teams move from good to great.

What we witnessed at Fitwel wasn’t change. It was deepening. Not a reinvention, but a rediscovery.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲

So here’s a gentle question for you, dear reader:

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵?

At Born To Win, we create spaces where capable people become collaborative catalysts—where doing transforms into joyful being. If that sounds like a journey worth exploring, let’s begin a conversation.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 “𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻,” 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 “𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻”—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 “𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻.”