Rajesh Setty

Bringing Ideas to Life. With Love!


Social Media
  • Home
  • About
    • Speaking
    • The Story So Far…
      • The First Ten Years
      • As a Teenager
      • Moving Around
      • The Real Education
  • Startups
    • Jifflenow
    • iCharts
    • Compassites Ventures
    • THINKaha
  • Resources
    • Books
      • ThinkTweet Book 1
        • Advance Praise
        • Reviews and Press
      • Upbeat
        • Foreword by Russ Fradin
        • Praise for Upbeat
        • Audio Sneak Preview of Upbeat
        • Reviews and Press
      • Beyond Code
        • Foreword by Tom Peters
        • Praise for Beyond Code
        • Reviews and Press
        • Download Beyond Code
      • When you can’t Earn an MBA…
      • 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself
    • Audio
      • Making the Most of Your Time
      • Expanding Your Capacity
    • Videos
      • Inner Game
      • Outer Game
      • Keeping Your Promises
      • Building Lasting Relationships
    • Columns
      • Writings at CIOUpdate.com
      • Writings at Lateral Action
      • Writings at TomPeters.com

Date Archives → June 2006

Ways to distinguish yourself #142 – Count your blessings everyday!

posted in Distinguish, General on June 20, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Note: This is my 500th post since I started blogging on February 14, 2005. This is special for me and I am blessed to have made a ton of new friends through this blog. A big thanks to GOD and to every one of you. In India, thousands of kids are taught to follow this… Continue reading →

Ways to distinguish yourself #141 – Pass the baton smoothly

posted in Distinguish, General on June 19, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Imagine this scenario: You are in a relay race. You are the second person in the team. The race begins and when your turn comes up, you pick up the baton and run like hell. The speed is great and you cover a lot of ground in a very short time. However, when the time… Continue reading →

Innovation: Build or buy or some combination?

posted in General, Imagine on June 18, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

One thing that comes with size and scale is that it definitely opens up new possibilities. Buying Innovation is one of them. Here are some ways companies approach innovation: 1. Internal Research and Development (R&D) This is the most common form of innovation within a company. A separate division within the company is dedicated to… Continue reading →

Things that make me smile #11 – The Elephant

posted in General, Life on June 15, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Note: “New Russians” are Russians who have acquired wealth through questionable meansTwo “New Russians” meet. One of them looks extremely happy and the other one wants to know the reason. The first one shares the secret – “I have to tell you. It’s all because of the elephant that I bought recently. It is so… Continue reading →

Ways to distinguish yourself #140 – Watch who you refer

posted in Distinguish, General on June 15, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Referrals happen almost on a daily basis. You are participating in the referral game either as a receiver of a referral or as a giver of a referral. The referral can be as simple as what movie to watch this weekend or which M&A attorney to use for a possible M&A transaction in the near… Continue reading →

Join "Life Beyond Code" mailing list

posted in Endorsements, General on June 13, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

If you would like to (occasionally) hear from me on topics related to this blog, my book, events, promotions and offers, please join my newly created mailing list. Link: Life Beyond Code mailing list I have not finalized on the frequency or topics but my goal is to work hard to ensure that the content… Continue reading →

Ways to distinguish yourself #139 – Align your agendas

posted in Distinguish, General on June 13, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

It was an ACG event and Kimberley Wiefling was presenting an interesting workshop. I had seen the teamwork exercise that she conducted two times before but this time the learning was crystal clear. The exercise was simple and you can do that in your office too. It works like magic. Get about 12 people and… Continue reading →

Quotes worth recording – Horace Mann

posted in General, Think on June 12, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

Practicing what you preach can be hard. It is the basic difference between an idea an execution. Ideas are dime a dozen but those that get executed are a handful – one reason is because it costs less to discuss an idea than to execute one. Here is a quote that highlights the need to… Continue reading →

9 Reasons for Reading Business Books

posted in General, Work on June 12, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

I read about one business book a week. I get to about 80-100 in an year. Not all are good but I get my fair share of good business books every year. I have been doing this for more than ten years now and it has served me well. People ask me why I am… Continue reading →

Ways to distinguish yourself #138 – Stop trying to please everyone

posted in Distinguish, General on June 11, 2006 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment

You can do this exercise very easily. Bring along ten of your friends and/or your co-workers for a quick ten-minute meeting. Ask them one of the following questions: * What makes a great leader?* What makes a great manager?* What do you look for in a friend?* What makes a great husband?* What are the… Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Categories

General
Life
Work
Distinguish
Think
Imagine

Archives

© 2005 - 2015 Rajesh Setty.