What is Heard and What is Felt
May 15th, 2013 // 7:07 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
This may sound very simple but communication is all about transferring emotion and energy. Words are simply carriers of that emotion. Yes, choice of words matter, but that is not communication. Consider this example. The new sales director was on boarded with a lot of frenzy. In his first address to all the team members, [...]
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Quality: Ownership and Getting Better
April 23rd, 2013 // 8:20 pm @ Tanmay // One Comment
Quality you deliver has everything to do with how much you own your work, your actions and its respective impact on the other parts of the system you operate in. When you produce work that is useful, qualitative and something that others find valuable, it feeds your self-esteem and makes you a better individual. By [...]
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In 100 Words: Catch That Ostrich
April 22nd, 2013 // 6:24 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
It is easy for us to get into denial mode when faced with a change, challenge or impending danger. People call this “ostrich effect” because there is a common (and false) legend about ostriches burying their heads in the sand to avoid danger. We often see humans behaving like ostriches in families, teams and in [...]
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In 100 Words: Perils of Blind Conformance
April 9th, 2013 // 7:40 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
In one of the TED talks, James Surowiecki shares: “If army ants are wandering around and they get lost, they start to follow a simple rule: Just do what the ant in front of you does. The ants eventually end up in a circle. There’s this famous example of one that was 1,200 feet long [...]
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Understanding Quality: Duty Towards Self
April 2nd, 2013 // 7:14 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
Gross definition of quality is externally oriented – meeting and exceeding customer expectations, satisfying their implicit and explicit requirements, the degree of excellence, and conformance to specifications. They all refer to something outside of us. At a subtle level, quality stems from what is inside of us. More than deliverance to others, it is deliverance [...]
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In 100 Words: Don’t Let the Horse Decide
March 21st, 2013 // 6:29 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
There is an old Zen story about a man riding a horse, galloping frantically down a path. His friend, who is sitting by the side of the road, calls out "Where are you going?" The man replies: "I don’t know. Ask the horse!" We either lead our lives through the center of our existence or [...]
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In 100 Words: The Art of Seeing Possibilities
March 5th, 2013 // 6:03 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
Benjamin Zander’s book “The Art of Possibility” starts with this story: A shoe factory sends two marketing scouts to a region of Africa to study the prospects for expanding business. One sends back a telegram saying, SITUATION HOPELESS. STOP. NO ONE WEARS SHOES. The other writes back triumphantly, GLORIOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. STOP. THEY HAVE NO [...]
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Bite Sized Insights on Personal Branding #IndiaHRChat
February 28th, 2013 // 9:56 am @ Tanmay // 5 Comments
For the first time, I participated in a Twitter Chat (#IndiaHRChat) on the topic “Personal Branding for HR Professionals“. People from diverse backgrounds shared their views on personal branding in presence of special guest Mr. Anand Pillai, Chief Learning Officer of Reliance Industries. It was fun to share my insights on personal branding and they [...]
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In 100 words: Finding a Way Out of Forest
February 11th, 2013 // 6:49 am @ Tanmay // 2 Comments
A blind man, wandering lost in a jungle, tripped and fell over a cripple. The blind man said, “I have been wandering since long in this jungle and cannot find my way out!” The cripple replied, “I have been lying here since long and cannot get up to walk.” Suddenly, the cripple cried out, “I’ve [...]
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How to Establish Thought Leadership? Interview With Dr. Liz Alexander
January 16th, 2013 // 6:35 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
Thought leadership is important for building careers and for building organizations. It is the most important tool we have as professionals to build our personal brand and establish credibility. What is thought leadership? How does one build thought leadership in his/her area of work? Let’s find out from Dr. Liz Alexander who recently co-authored a [...]
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