My column at CIOUpdate was published today and the topic is Leading Smart IT professionals. The focus of the article is how to recruit and manage people smarter than you (basic requirement to build a powerful organization) Cheers! Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Date Archives → October 2005
Ways to distinguish yourself – #54 Expand your "100% Trust Network"
I am sure you have a lot of close friends. The question is how many of these folks are in your “100% Trust Network.” A person is in your “100% Trust Network” if you trust him come what may. It is not a simple “trust” that you extend where it really means “I trust you… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #53 Always be ready to win the boxing game
Have you participated in a boxing contest before? I bet most of you will answer “No” to the above question. That’s if you take the question literally. This was of course a trick question. Let me explain why we play and mostly lose in the boxing contest almost everyday. When you meet someone for the… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #52 Continue to gain respect from people close to you
One of the questions in a recent interview was “What is your yardstick of success” and I remembered the above sentence and that was my answer to the question. (Disclaimer: It’s not me who coined this phrase but I don’t remember who said it first) Think about that for a second. Most of the time… Continue reading
Profiled in "The Cultural Connect"
Sumaya Kazi and her team do a great job of producing an online newsletter called The Cultural Connect. The Cultural Connect showcases one professional and one non-profit every week. This week, I am honored to be profiled there. Please take a look at the interview when you have a moment. Thanks. Please sign up for… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #51 Work on your "Mile High Factor"
Go back about one year ago in your life. Imagine this scenario – you put all the smart people (remember SMART!) that you know and can influence on the ground. You go up on a plane about one “mile high” in the air. If you look down from there, you will see an area covered… Continue reading
Upcoming bay area events – Meet me there
I am attending two events in the next few days and I am excited about both of them. If you are there, I look forward to meeting you all 1. “Follow your passion“ Organzier: Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) Date: October 29 – 30 2. “Global Opportunities in Technology Enabled Services“… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – General George S. Patton
Ways to distingish yourself – #50 Imagine
“Imagination is more important than Knowledge” – Albert Einstein Stephen Covey in his book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” said everything happens twice – once in your mind and once in reality. It is easy to follow than to imagine. But anything… Continue reading
Why is it hard to handle criticism?
Yesterday I wrote about the need to handle criticism with grace. I got a few emails and one of my friends suggested something that resonated well with me. When a person is criticized, typically its a “disapproval of something” that the person has done. However, the person criticized can’t dis-associate himself from something he has… Continue reading