5 Insights on Creativity from Osho
January 8th, 2012 // 7:17 pm @ Tanmay // 9 Comments
Creativity is at the core of building quality in design. People rarely innovate when they simply follow instructions. This led me to think more about creativity – the act of doing something in an unconventional way, the act of creating something meaningful that changes you and hence the world. Traditionally (in an industrial world), only [...]
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What We Need The Most in 2012?
January 1st, 2012 // 6:52 pm @ Tanmay // 5 Comments
Business ecosystem is rapidly changing – and as a student of personal and organizational change, I recently re-read Dr. John Kotter’s book (published in 2008) titled “A Sense of Urgency”. I have read it before and somehow felt the need to read it again. In the book, Dr. Kotter argues that single biggest reason most [...]
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Review: “Love Presenting…” by Nicholas Bate
June 19th, 2011 // 7:34 pm @ Tanmay // No Comments
In an ever-expanding new world of work, leaders have to reach out to more people and spread their ideas. A lot of leaders do presentations of all kinds (sales/training/conferences) but are not sure how to make them really effective. Nicholas Bate delivers what the world really wants – an effective guide titled “Love Presenting Hate [...]
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Poke The Box: A Review and One Question to Seth Godin
March 23rd, 2011 // 5:11 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
Last year, Seth Godin showed us a way to become a Linchpin. This year, he urges us to “Poke the Box” – to act, to start, to initiate, to experiment, to try (and fail and learn from it) and most importantly to finish and deliver. Poking the box is about taking initiatives, not just waiting [...]
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Book Review: From Bud to Boss
February 14th, 2011 // 8:27 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
When we work as an individual contributor in early years of our careers, we are in-charge of our own outcomes. At some point, we get promoted to a leadership position, and we have to get things done through people. This is one of the most significant transitions in our careers, and the one that is [...]
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Author Interview: ‘Awesomely Simple’ by John Spence
October 28th, 2010 // 6:22 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
John Spence has done a brilliant job of writing a very useful handbook titled “Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies For Turning Ideas Into Action”. It is a privilege to interview John on his book. Business is complex and this book is a great attempt to simplify it through ideas and how they can be [...]
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In Review: The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau
September 27th, 2010 // 6:04 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
I have been following Chris Guillebeau’s remarkable work via his blog since last couple of years. So when I heard about his new book “The Art of Non-Conformity”, I could not wait to order it. I am glad I did, because this book instantly made it to my favorite books in 2010 which also includes [...]
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Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
July 26th, 2010 // 5:30 am @ Tanmay // 6 Comments
A few weeks back, my friend Becky Robinson at Mountain State University gifted me with a copy of John C. Maxwell’s latest book “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect”. The book, as the title suggests, is all about establishing meaningful connections to build great relationships at work and in personal life. The book introduction says, “Connecting is [...]
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Are You An Artist? A Review of Seth Godin’s LINCHPIN
June 14th, 2010 // 3:43 am @ Tanmay // 13 Comments
Over last couple of weeks, I was reading and re-reading Seth Godin’s remarkable book “Linchpin”. I have been following Seth’s blog and books since last 4 years. This book has brilliant ideas that can change the way you work, how you work and most importantly, why you work. Linchpin urges us all to be artists [...]
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Book Review: Agile Excellence For Product Managers – A Guide to Creating Winning Products with Agile Development Teams
March 23rd, 2010 // 6:58 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
The game of software product development is the one of adding value to the businesses and customers. With rapid changes in business environment, typical waterfall SDLC fails to deliver value, because by the time the scope is developed, business requirements change! Adoption of Agile Development Methodology by software product managers is steadily increasing because Agile [...]
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