How does a smart person get smarter? It’s not an easy question to answer. For questions like this, you will be tempted to take an “escape from it” approach by saying that “smartness” cannot be defined in absolute terms so it is a waste of time. Worse yet, you can take the approach of saying… Continue reading
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Why Many Smart People Fail to Make a Good First Impression
You would have observed this in your own life. You are meeting someone for the first time. You have heard from your friends that the person you are going to meet is very smart. You Googled this person and learned a bit more. You go to the meeting with high expectations. The meeting is great… Continue reading
How to Play Tennis With Your Hands Tied: The New Workforce Dilemma
Have you tried playing Tennis with your hands tied? How about trying to play tennis with your hands tied in the back? I have not tried it but it must be pretty hard. Should you still do it? How about if you are forced to do it? Would that make it any easier? Probably not…. Continue reading
Seasons – a Haiku from Sumukh
I had heard of Haikus but had never read one until Sumukh (my 12 year old son) had to write one for his class assignment. Being fond of mini sagas, I could relate to the power of a Haiku. The time has come for Haikus and Mini Sagas and in a way Twitter has played… Continue reading
Announcing CEREBRATE 2011; Looking for Nominations
First of all, Happy New Year to all of you. May 2011 be the best and the biggest so far. Like all of you, I am looking forward to 2011 with my eyes wide open. For many of you, I am sure 365 days are not sufficient to complete everything you have on your plate. So… Continue reading
Metrics that Matter for 2011 (One Page PDF)
Note: I created this one page self-assessment checklist late last year. Looking back, I wouldn’t change any of the questions for this year. I have updated the PDF for the new year. The updated post is below: We are obsessed about measuring everything. We want to know the number of connections, number of followers, number… Continue reading
Why MANY smart people fail to make the most of their BIGGEST strengths
The answer: There is an invisible weakness related to your biggest strengths. It is really a blind spot. A blind spot that will make you not notice your biggest strengths. This short piece is about how you can overcome that invisible weakness and actually take steps to do something about it. The Problem Why does… Continue reading
5 Ideas to Spot an Opportunity
Note: A shorter version of this article was published first in my newsletter. Based on the response there, I decided to expand and repost it on the blog. So, here we go: First of all, rarely will someone hand you a “golden” opportunity simply because if that was the case for everyone, it won’t be… Continue reading
Why MANY smart people won’t solve their REAL problems?
Have you faced this situation before: You were stuck with a problem for a long time and one day somehow, you solved a different problem and the current problem automatically vanished? If you have faced this situation, don’t worry. You are not alone. Getting stuck that way is a standard practice for many smart people…. Continue reading
Thank You and A Challenge for the Next Year
Today is thanksgiving here in the United States. I have got admit – I have a mixed feeling about having A day for thanksgiving. I think you should be thankful and express thanks EVERY single day. But that should not prevent me from thanking YOU all today as today is just ONE more day that… Continue reading