Once during a seminar, we engaged in a thought experiment. I asked the audience what ideas do they have to get rich quick and the answers came in fast. One golden rule was to not to think about any restrictions. Here are some answers: 1. Buy a lottery (and win) 2. Rob a bank (successfully)… Continue reading
Date Archives → August 2011
Distinguish Yourself #215 – Create the right building blocks along the way
Think Lego blocks. I am sure you at some point in life you have played with lego blocks or something similar to that. You pick up a box of lego blocks and with less than hundred lego blocks you can design dozens of interesting structures. The more innovative you are, the more interesting structures you… Continue reading
7 Reasons Why Many Smart People Fail to Lead
You have seen these people – the best of the best in the lot. They get promoted to become the leaders and all hell breaks loose. They are not only frustrated but they will also royally frustrate their followers. Here are seven reasons why this might be happening: [Note: Replace “You” with the appropriate person… Continue reading
The Wolves Inside
Maynas Eric Chua made my day with this note on his Facebook page. Apart from what was written on that note that brought tears in my eyes, Eric shared a beautiful story with a message that all of us should remember. Here it goes: The Wolves Inside An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son,… Continue reading
Interview with Al Pittampalli – Read This Before Our Next Meeting
Today is the launch of Al Pittampalli’s book “Read This Before Our Next Meeting” published by The Domino Project. It is a short book but don’t judge a book by its size it has “dynamite” content related to how you look at meetings in your life. I got a chance to talk to Al about… Continue reading