Feedback is such a natural thing that happens in our daily life. Sometimes it is so natural that we don’t even notice it. Take a simple example of getting a glass of water to drink. First you need to place the glass below the faucet. The eyes have to provide feedback to the brain about… Continue reading
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Book recommendations for Middle Managers…
Jurgen Appelo has a neat little book recommendation project going. The recommended books are targeted at middle managers or people who are aspiring to be one. The recommendations are collected based on bestseller lists from Amazon, # of comments, # of ratings and number of Google search results for the title of the book. Here… Continue reading
Diwali Wishes and a Related Thought
Photo courtesy: Ribhu Dey For all my readers who are celebrating Diwali, I want to wish you a very Happy Diwali. Diwali is the festival of lights. As we know we all need LOTS of lights to get out of the economic darkness that’s looming 🙂 Now, a quick related thought. I was reading John… Continue reading
HARP – Having an Attitude that's Recession-Proof!
HARP v. – Having an Attitude that’s Recession-Proof If recession is here, you have been given a free-admission 🙂 None of us can be totally recession-proof. However, we can all strive to have an attitude that’s recession-proof. None of us have to be reminded that how we come out of this recession will be largely… Continue reading
Launching "Behind The Car" project
Background: Today is Sumukh’s birthday. He is 10 years old. I have always wanted him to learn the basics of building a company. Of course, it will be odd to try and teach a ten year old kid about balance sheets and income statements without a context. So, the last few weeks, Sumukh and I… Continue reading
A tourist will always find…
Always insightful Timo Wadhawan at Heartwood Studios shared this gem with me on Saturday. “A tourist will always find what he or she is looking for” Think about it as a tourist. You will find what you are looking for. You can be at The Louvre but not know how to enjoy the artwork or… Continue reading
What "Not To Do" while you grow your blogging empire
There are so many things “to do” to grow your blogging empire. Search the internet and you will find a ton of advice. I have got here nine things that you should “not do” on your journey to blogging success. So, here they are: 1. Mediocre participation: It is important not just to blog but… Continue reading
Real-time and creative crowdsourcing at work!!
Talked about an example of creativity very recently. Here is one more brilliant example This is the photo from a recently concluded iSummit. Please watch the art work in the background. It is not part of the building. This was a painting on the canvas created by attendees. Real-time design crowdsourcing at it’s best. Source:… Continue reading
Eepybird teaches us a lesson in creativity – Sticky Notes Video
I love this video on sticky notes. It is simply brilliant. Hats off to Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, the people behind Eepybird (creators of the video). The video is sponsored by OfficeMax and I am sure they are VERY happy with what Eepybird has produced. Simply brilliant! EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on… Continue reading
Blogging Starter Checklist Updated (again!)
Blogging Starter Checklist is a lens on Squidoo that I started a few years ago. At that time, it was really a “starter checklist”. It has, of course, grown over the years and many people tell me that it is no longer a “starter checklist”. It has become a collection of a more than 150… Continue reading