You require a really fine balance when it comes to paying attention to criticism when you are on the receiving end. If you ignore criticism completely, you may be missing some good feedback. If you take every criticism at face value, you may be tempted to act on erroneous feedback. More often than not, people… Continue reading
The Art of Giving and Getting Help – Part 2
In the first part of the article, we covered the necessary background and ideas for effectively giving help. In this article, we will cover some ideas to effectively get help. Life would be simple (and too easy, in my opinion) if we could get to the “right” people when we need help and, they, immediately… Continue reading
The Art of Giving and Getting Help – Part 1
When I talk about this topic, most people raise their eyebrows. Some openly say “I didn’t know that there is an art and science for help. It seems like a stretch to me.” What they are trying to say is I am complicating a very simple thing in life—giving and getting help. I respectfully disagree…. Continue reading
How Good Bosses Can Help Smart People Become Smarter
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
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
Creating a social object – ZooZoo Characters!
If you are following Indian Premier League (IPL) you might have heard about ZooZoo characters. In fact, you might be looking forward to the commercials that are featuring them. People young and old are fascinated by these cute little characters. Merchandise (Mugs, T-Shirts and Keychains to start with) are hot – showing the power of… Continue reading
Featured in “Top 150 Management and Leaderhip Blogs” – the entire list
This list is from last year. Honored to be featured here (#8) and also super happy to discover all other wonderful people featured here. This list was compiled by author and blogger Jurgen Appelo (original post) Please take a look and you might discover several new blogs for your reading list: TT Site Author Twitter… Continue reading
What you say and what you mean…
I couldn’t help but smile at a new notice from Google as I was checking my email. The notice said that I should soon be expecting better ads in my email program. Interestingly, this is a paid gmail account. What Google really wants to say is that they have found an improved way of making… Continue reading
Today We Are Rich – A sneak preview
Tim Sanders has been an inspiration for me for a long time. I still remember my first meeting with Tim at Yahoo! cafeteria when he was serving as the Chief Solutions Officer for the company. That lunch was a turning point for me when it comes to Networking. In fact, there was no “Networking” for… Continue reading