“Do you think?” can easily be treated as a rhetorical question. “Who does not?” The real question is “Do you really think you think?” The reason I am asking this is because, honestly, we as a society have started to reward “doers” more than we reward “thinkers” almost by a wide margin. Want proof? Here… Continue reading
Date Archives → December 2005
Ways to distinguish yourself – #77 Treat your competition with respect
Being in the Silicon Valley has many advantages – you get to listen to so many startup ideas and pitches. There is so much of energy and enthusiasm in those budding entrepreneurs. One of the simple questions I have when I hear a new pitch is “Who is your competition, now and in the future?”… Continue reading
Simple things you can do
Many of you have sent me emails regarding my manifesto “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself” and also my series on Ways to Distinguish Yourself. Thank you so much for that. It means a lot to me. I have also received some emails where people have said the series is good but they want something that… Continue reading
Ways to distingish yourself – #76 Follow up
Follow up has two flavors, one in the context of communication and the other in the context of persistence: First, in the context of communication: In their book The Leaders Voice, Ron Crossland and late Boyd Clarke make an interesting observation “The biggest problem with leadership communication is the illusion that is has occurred.” This… Continue reading
Blogging Starter Checklist – Now on Squidoo
Ways to distinguish yourself – #75 Provide early warning signals
One of the biggest problems leaders have is that negatives on any project are not known until it’s very late – sometimes until the project is in crisis. There are several reasons why people don’t want to break the negative news early enough. A few come to mind: * You know that there are problems… Continue reading
Getting off the treadmill: Interviewed by IT World Canada
Built my first lens on Squidoo
I had a beta account on Squidoo for a few weeks and had done nothing with it. Last night, I started working on my first lens and it took me less than 45 minutes to build and publish one for Beyond Code. Take a look when you have a moment and better yet, start planning… Continue reading
Got carried away by the web? – Now, take back your life!
Web was and is one of the best things to happen to all of us. However, there is a danger in getting carried away. If you are one of those who have already been carried away, here’s your chance to take back your life! A couple of disclaimers to start with: 1. This is going… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #74 Activate the catalyst: Intensity
Let’s consider a few scenarios when you are playing a game against someone: 1. You win against someone way below your skill level. Typically, you won’t enjoy that win or worse, you may not even want to play with the person again. 2. You lose against someone way above your skill level. Typically, you won’t… Continue reading