Whether you are an IT professional or not, you are always working on one or more projects. Most often you are handed projects from your managers and in addition you have your own personal projects. One common question before you start any project is “How long does it take complete the project?” Seems like a… Continue reading →

The need for distinguishing oneself has never been greater. The time has come for all of us to be “special” to survive in this fast changing world. After the overwhelming response received for my first manifesto titled “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself“, I continued to research and write about more ways for distinguishing oneself. The… Continue reading →

During one of my talks in the recent past, one young software professional came up to me and asked whether I would be willing to introduce a well-known author to him. After speaking with him for a few minutes I told him that unfortunately I could not make that introduction as I don’t know what… Continue reading →

Long term relationships need a healthy value exchange. What this means in simple terms is that you should always remember the equation WIIFT > WIIFM WIIFT = What’s in it for them WIIFM = What’s in it for me If you focus only one WIIFT, you will be drained or if you focus only on… Continue reading →

The first chapter in my book “Beyond Code” is titled “Life is a series of projects.” If I had to be technically correct, I should have called it “Life is a series of multiple projects.” Think about it – we are always in the middle of one or more projects in our lives. Life would… Continue reading →

You may be shocked but you will agree with me if I say that one of the hardest things is to be just yourself. It’s true. Most of the times we were a mask or a facade to hide who we really are. A thin mask should be fine to ensure that you are behaving… Continue reading →

People always complain about not getting enough credit for the work that they have performed. There is no simple solution for that. However, what ticks off people more is to see someone get credit when it’s not due to him or her. One simple thing that you can do is to refuse credit when it’s… Continue reading →

From the time I started blogging (Feb 2005) I have been writing on a series called “Ways to Distinguish Yourself”.  Now,  ChangeThis has published the first 25 of them in a manifesto titled “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself”. You can download the PDF document over at ChangeThis.com Please sign up for my newsletter here:

No, there is no mistake and I did not mean ROI. ROII is a new term that I coined. It stands for “Return on Investment for an Interaction”. Let me explain – Life if full of interactions. We interact with people when we meet them, when we talk on phone, when we exchange emails or… Continue reading →

Many people ask me if there is one thing that they can learn quickly that can make a significant impact on their lives. We all know that there are no shortcuts to success. However, at the risk of “over simplifying”, let me make a statement “One simple thing that you can learn easily and that… Continue reading →