I think it’s been more than 8 years since I first met Tim Sanders. I have never ceased to be amazed by his work. Every meeting with him is an inspiration. I have not yet got my hands on his new book but from our initial conversations, I am already in love with it. Here… Continue reading
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Making Smarter Connections – By Bill Sherman
Bill Sherman (who should have started blogging long back) has finally started blogging at Aha-Moments. But he didn’t stop there. He now has a neat video on making smarter connections. Making Smart Connections from Bill Sherman on Vimeo. The theme resonates well with me and thought you all will enjoy it. On a related topic,… Continue reading
The Business Brickyard – Interview with Howard Mann
I finished reading Howard Mann’s neat little book called “Your Business Brickyard“. Simply put, Howard’s book urges us to look at the basics of our business and succeed. I asked a few questions to Howard about his book and here is the interview. First, about the Author: Howard Mann Howard Mann is the president… Continue reading
The bar is lower to claim your expertise..
Yikes!
That’s what was the price at a gas station in San Jose 🙂 Here is the photo Enjoy! Have a great week ahead! PS: For those interested in specific details, it’s an ad from Toyota for their Hybrid I think :). A fine example of an offline contextual ad. Please sign up for my newsletter… Continue reading
Big Ideas to Big Results – Interview with Mike Kanazawa
Michael Kanazawa and I met almost a year ago at the 800-CEO-Read Pow Wow event in Chicago, a gathering of authors and thought leaders in business and leadership. I joined Mike for his launch party of his new book BIG Ideas to BIG Results in April of this year and more recently had a chance… Continue reading
You should be proud of working for us…
Companies say this in many different ways. One simple way is to state the accomplishments of the company as a whole and make it look like you were (or are) a major part of the past (or future) accomplishments. A quick example. Take a look at a career advertisement on a bill board for Yahoo!…. Continue reading
Social Capital 101 – Interview with Bill Sherman
Bill Sherman has been a friend for years and has helped me with many projects. Two weeks ago, I spent a few days with Bill where I had a chance to learn about his research on “social capital” in the last few months. The topic is of great interest to me and his research findings… Continue reading
Wisdom of the flying pig – Interview with Jack Hayhow
Last week I had an opportunity to talk to Jack Hayhow, founder of Opus Training. I also had an opportunity to read his wonderful little book called “The Wisdom of the Flying Pig” and thoroughly enjoyed it. Jack was not only kind enough to answer a few of my questions for the benefit of the… Continue reading
Is the ball in my court?
The typical question you may ask is “Is the ball in my court?” Unfortunately, this question is flawed if you assume that there is only one ball to handle. Generally, there are many balls in the air. Here are some of them: * A ball that relates to your work * A ball that relates… Continue reading