Technology professionals can relate with this very well although I think this applies to any knowledge worker. When you start your career, the biggest disadvantage you have is that you don’t have “enough experience” on the job. Seems like a fair assessment so you agree to work under the guidance of “more experienced” people. As… Continue reading
Date Archives → July 2006
Ways to distinguish yourself #156 – Manage perceptions of you
I know you should not judge a book by its cover. People do. So if the book is good, why not spend some time to get a good cover? I know that first impressions can be wrong. You should not judge a person just by the first impression. People do. They may not give him… Continue reading
Latest eBook – "Lasting Relationships" on sale now
Finally, this eBook is ready! I have spent months on this one. It is a 19 page eBook that outlines a simple, yet powerful framework for building long-term relationships. I have spoken on this topic at various companies including but not limited to Cisco, Sun, Oracle and Agilent Technologies. The price for this eBook is… Continue reading
Raising your awareness
It was the second half of 1997. I had just relocated to the Bay area (California) from Singapore. One of my first projects as a project manager for a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company was to implement a new support application for the Lincoln Telephone company (at that time) That was my first trip to… Continue reading
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Things that make me smile #16 – Why did the chicken cross the road?
While this can make you laugh, it also has an important lesson – “How you look at things depends mainly on who you are” For those geeks that are out there, here are the imaginary resposnes from scientists for the age old question – “Why did the chicken cross the road?“ Andre Ampere: ‘To keep… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #15 – Stop lights
I remember an old joke (they say it really happened) where someone parked right next to the sign “Fine for Parking Here” and when confronted he quipped “The sign clearly says that it is ‘fine’ to park here. In fact, by reading the sign I thought you were encouraging people to park right here.” Of… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #155 – Watch your insurance policies
We are always buying insurance policies. No. Not those related to your life and car. Just those simple insurance policies that will protect our ego just in case something we say doesn’t turn out the way we said it would. Rather than talking in abstract terms, here are some examples: You say: I have not… Continue reading
Conversation with Kiruba Shankar (podcast)
A few weeks ago, Kiruba Shankar (India’s #1 blogger) and I had a conversation (about 20 minutes) about “Beyond Code” and “Life Beyond Code” and a few other things. The podcast is now up on Kiruba’s site. Here is the link: Podview: Kiruba Shankar interviews Rajesh Setty Thank you. Please sign up for my newsletter… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #154 – Never invalidate contributions
Imagine you are walking up the stairs. When you are almost at the top, you may think that the first few steps on these stairs are no longer useful so why not knock them off and save some space. The thought seems ridiculous, yes, but in real-life that’s what many people do. They get a… Continue reading