When you speak to talented professionals, more often than not one item comes up either during the Q&A at the end or when we huddle and talk in groups after the talk. That one item is about their Boss killing their ideas ruthlessly. If you are one of those people whose ideas were killed, you… Continue reading
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Free Upgrade
Imagine this: You walk into checkin counter with your economy class ticket thinking about the seven hour flight that is in front of you. The person at the counter smiles at you and says that you have got a free upgrade to first class – no strings attached. What will be your feeling? I am… Continue reading
Why SOME smart people give bad advice?
Once I attended a conference where a serial entrepreneur was sharing his advice on what works now. The people in the audience were employees from high tech companies who wanted to be entrepreneurs. The speaker shared a lot of things that were counterintuitive but lot of it was plain bad advice. The speaker was very… Continue reading
The silent contributor to your results
Take any domain and you will find a silent contributor to the results you are producing in that domain. That silent contributor is your worldviews on that and the related domains. Your worldview is simply what it says – your view of the world. Think about a few areas that matter most to your professional… Continue reading
Beware of the overdraft protection
An overdraft protection is a feature of a checking account in a bank. It allows an account holder to withdraw money even if that would mean the balance will go below zero. It is as good as the bank giving you an instant (very high interest) loan. With an overdraft protection, one can not only… Continue reading
Being grateful…
Being grateful is not optional. Most people behave differently though – because they are taking things for granted. Here is a thought experiment: Can you list all the things that you are grateful for in the next minute? How many items did you get on that list? What if you expanded the available time. Would… Continue reading
Who is an Entrepreneur?
It’s hard to “box” an entrepreneur as there are so many different kinds of them. However, there are several characteristics that will make it easy to spot one. I have picked 11 really interesting quotes about an entrepreneur. Here they are (in no particular order) #1 Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach “An entrepreneur is someone… Continue reading
The Relentless Manifesto
To be relentless is to keep going. The dictionary definition for relentless is “unyieldingly severe.” When you are relentless, you know that stop signs are temporary. The Relentless Manifesto is an invitation to get something done this year. Here is the manifesto for your consideration: Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Seeing is Believing (Most of the Time)
Seeing is believing. Yes, but NOT always. Here is an example. Take a look at this static image. Does not look static, does it? How about this one? And, what about this one? My analysis of the last image is that it was deliberately created to mislead you. How? By simply making the guy sitting… Continue reading
Dave Gardner on Using Social Media to Connect With Big Companies
Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) The story was fascinating and it was very different from the stories that are common out there. The common stories have a general… Continue reading