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Date Archives → September 2005
Influencing What Matters; More responsible media?
I am shocked and sad after the news “Man breaks record for watching TV” made it to the front page of CNN. I loved the Guiness Book of World Records when I was a kid. It was interesting stuff. Not anymore. I don’t care if someone has the longest hair or longest toe nails. How… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #36 Reduce the "Facade Diff"
You may be shocked but you will agree with me if I say that one of the hardest things is to be just yourself. It’s true. Most of the times we were a mask or a facade to hide who we really are. A thin mask should be fine to ensure that you are behaving… Continue reading
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Ways to distingish yourself – #35 Don't take credit when it's not due
People always complain about not getting enough credit for the work that they have performed. There is no simple solution for that. However, what ticks off people more is to see someone get credit when it’s not due to him or her. One simple thing that you can do is to refuse credit when it’s… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Robert Frost
Thanks Chaim for sending this. Just because you can do something, please don’t do it. Activity is not equal to productivity. Many times we get carried away with organizational change initiatives without fully understanding why something is in it’s current form. “Don’t ever take a fence down before you know why it was put up.”… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – J. Paul Getty
We all know the power of habits. Paul Getty talks about their role in the success of a person. “The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him – and hasten to adopt those… Continue reading
Harvard MBA was wrong; defending the fisherman
Dave Warnock has a response to my twin posts a. Harvard MBA and the fisherman story challengeb. Harvard MBA and the fisherman solution Dave’s point is that Harvard MBA is wrong as you can’t spend 12 years running a business and then come back and have a life of peace with kids. Good points there… Continue reading
"25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself" released at ChangeThis.com
From the time I started blogging (Feb 2005) I have been writing on a series called “Ways to Distinguish Yourself”. Now, ChangeThis has published the first 25 of them in a manifesto titled “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself”. You can download the PDF document over at ChangeThis.com Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Ways to distinguish yourself – #34 Focus on increasing ROII
No, there is no mistake and I did not mean ROI. ROII is a new term that I coined. It stands for “Return on Investment for an Interaction”. Let me explain – Life if full of interactions. We interact with people when we meet them, when we talk on phone, when we exchange emails or… Continue reading