Mini Saga #131 – Important It was peer pressure that made Tom look for one of the latest smartphones. The enthusiastic salesperson went over two dozen features. “This has an app that can show the level of your happiness,” he said. Tom scratched his head and asked, “Can I also make phone calls with this?” It… Continue reading
My work is such that I routinely meet people who want to make a giant-sized impact on this world. These people super competent and at least on-the-face committed to see through their dream. Some of them are even tinkering with ideas here and there to get started. Those of you who have been following me… Continue reading
I am excited to announce the launch of my book on blogging titled BLOGTASTIC! Growing and Making a Difference Through Blogging It’s been 2775 days since I started blogging and this is blog post number 1805. It does seem like a long journey now that I think about it. However, I can tell you that… Continue reading
My friend Sri has been running a radio show called It’s Different for a number of years. He has been kind enough to invite me as a guest a few times. One one of the shows, we talked about Expanding your Capacity. Here is a 4 minute video excerpt from the talk where I share… Continue reading
The wisdom lies in knowing what to ship and what to shelve. Mini Saga #116 – Extraordinary People loved Frank’s creations. They were beyond extraordinary. When Rob visited his studio, he found dozens of “work in progress” items that were not up to the standards that Frank had set. Frank smiled, “You found the secret… Continue reading
Winning over people becomes easier if you deeply care about what they care about. Mini Saga #115 – Depth Mike had a set of “serial followers.” This was his fourth company and majority of his troops had followed him. Although Mike didn’t make a big deal about it, one of his followers admitted, “Without a… Continue reading
Most of our judgments about people are based on partial information. Mini Saga #113 – Approach Carter had built a business empire but he had critics. Most complained that Carter was sacrificing his legacy in his quest for wealth. By his 50th birthday, Carter had amassed 10 billion dollars. He announced that he will give… Continue reading
You can’t lose what you don’t have. Mini Saga #112 – Nothing to Lose Nobody expected that Andy, the newbie salesperson would win the sales contest. Andy shared his “secret” when he received the award – “Two things. First, to make up for lack of experience, I made more calls and second, I never bothered… Continue reading
Activity is rarely an indicator of productivity Mini Saga #111 – Worthwhile When John left the office at 3pm fourth day in a row, Sam could not take it anymore. He went to Andy, their Boss and brought it up. Andy smiled, “John would have done something worthwhile already. I am more worried about people… Continue reading
Who you are is… mostly overrated. Mini Saga #110 – Who After 30 years in the industry, Roger announced his retirement. The big and unexpected change was the drop in the number of people seeking his advice. Finally, it dawned on him – people were not seeking his advice because of who he was but… Continue reading