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
Date Archives → June 2006
Ways to distinguish yourself #141 – Pass the baton smoothly
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?
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
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
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
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Ways to distinguish yourself #139 – Align your agendas
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
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
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
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