If you want to kill innovation, new ideas and breakthrough thinking, you have a master stroke in saying: “There is no guarantee that this will work” What will you do when you have to convince someone and they come back with a response like the one above? Your first temptation Your first temptation is to… Continue reading
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Mini Saga #119 – Self-Respect
This mini saga was based on a real-life incident earlier this year. You can save your face by intelligently transferring the blame on someone else but in the process you will certainly lose your self-respect. Mini Saga #119 – Self-Respect Jacqueline had not responded for days. So, I escalated the issue to her boss, John,… Continue reading
Mini Saga #105 – Respect
. You can rarely demand respect; you need to earn it Mini Saga #105 – Respect That day was the turning point. It was clearly John’s mistake and that meeting was going to be ugly. His boss Frank and the CEO Mark were present. Mark was visibly unhappy. Before John could speak, Frank spoke and… Continue reading
Just because they said so..
Photo Courtesy: Litandmore on Flickr Over the last few weeks, I have been thinking about how many things I have done just because they said so. I am sure that is true even in your case. When you highly respect some people and you trust them 100%, you suspend judgment and rational thought and simply… Continue reading
The silent killer: Mindshare erosion
Photo Courtesy: Monkeyc.Net on Flickr The biggest asset you have on your hand: Your time. The biggest asset you have on the hand of others: Their mindshare The biggest asset others have on their hand: Their time. You squander their time (their biggest asset) and they stop handing you their mindshare (your biggest asset in… Continue reading