I was waiting for my plane at the San Francisco airport a couple of weeks ago. I chuckled when I overheard a comment from a fellow traveler. He was saying something about his “We say that we are working on the project Fusion but within the company some of us feel that there is only… Continue reading
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Where do you work?
I have struggled with this question all my life (or should I say “working” life) Whenever someone asks me “Where do you work?” I am “shaken but not stirred” mainly because I don’t think I have ever “worked” in my life. It has always been “play” for me. Serious play but not work. Work is… Continue reading
Quought for the Day #35 – Ashwin Rangan
Until recently, Ashwin Rangan served as the Chief Information Officer of Walmart.com. Prior to this assignment, he served as senior vice president and chief information officer of Conexant in Newport Beach, CA (www.conexant.com). Ashwin was a member of the founding team that spun-out Rockwell Semiconductor Systems (in January 1999) and created Conexant. Prior to joining… Continue reading
Quought for the Day #34 – Christine Clifford Beckwith
Christine Clifford Beckwith is an internationally recognized expert on overcoming adversity through humor, as well as a popular deliverer of Selling the Invisible Presentation. A former monthly columnist of Professional Speaker magazine, Christine is a Certified Speaking Professional, a designation accorded only seven percent of all professional speakers. Her experience taught her how to market… Continue reading
Quought for the Day #33 – Ben Yoskovitz
Benjamin Yoskovitz has over 10 years experience as an entrepreneur, primarily focused on web and software development businesses. His expertise lies in developing easy-to-use, quality web-based software, client/customer management and operations. Benjamin started blogging earlier in 2006 at Instigator Blog ( http://www.instigatorblog.com), focusing on small business, entrepreneurship, technology and marketing. More recently, Benjamin has joined… Continue reading
Quought for the Day #32 – Bruce Marcus
Bruce W. Marcus is a consultant and strategic market planner to law, accounting, consulting and other professional services firms. He is the editor of the award-winning The Marcus Letter on Professional Services Marketing, read internationally by more than 20,000 lawyers, accountants, and the marketers who serve them. He is a partner and Of Counsel to… Continue reading
Quought for the Day #31 – Harry Beckwith
Early part of my career was in the services business and I have enjoyed all of Harry’s books. If you are in a services business and have not read Harry’s works, you are missing something BIG! I am eagerly looking forward to Harry’s new book “You, Inc” Harry Beckwith is routinely named one of the… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #29 – Qantas Gripe Sheets
Courtesy: Thanks to Mukundan from BlueFile for sharing this Sneak peak into Qantas Gripe Sheets After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #28 – A Trip to Cemetery (Sardarji story)
Thanks to Sri from It’s Diff for sharing this. Note: Most Sardarjis are very intelligent people. That has not prevented people from making a ton of jokes about them. Some of the best Sardarji jokes I have heard are from Sardarjis. A Trip to Cemetery Santa Singh (Sardarji) takes his newly wed wife to a… Continue reading