Rajesh Setty is a visionary entrepreneur, author of several books including “Life Beyond Code” and an avid blogger. It is a privilege to interview Rajesh on his recently launched book “Upbeat – Cultivating the right attitude to thrive in tough times“. Upbeat is not only a book for the recessionary times, but is a great […]
wgkm7ja2zn In my experience, constraints can boost creativity. I get more creative when I operate out of constraints. E.g. “Get X done in Y months else penalty of Z% per week” or “Get this huge proposal out by/before 5:00 PM tomorrow to remain eligible“. Constraints pushes us to be creative, to find easier or more effective ways […]
If you ever thought that 140 characters were not enough to convey powerful thoughts – think again! If you ever thought Twitter is a tool for mindless chatter or personal updates – think again! Rajesh Setty (@upbeatnow on Twitter) has recently published a collection of 140 insightful tweets in form of a book titled “#TH!NKtweet […]
10 Business Lessons Learned View more OpenOffice presentations from rfashing. This is a brilliantly done presentation. The messages are profound but the representation is even more powerful. This is the fundamental of good communication – having a clear message and putting it across so beautifully that it engages the listener (or a reader) and makes […]
This is my last week in Finland before I wrap up the priorities here and head back to India. Four weeks here have been quite an experience in terms of understanding a whole new country, culture and its nuances. The more you get to know the culture, the more you start respecting it. Travel teaches you […]
Being effective is a personal choice. You cannot make someone effective by just documenting his/her role and responsibilities. It has a lot to do with personal choice. You can only be effective when you choose to be effective. If spending 8-9 hours in office meant being effective, world would have been a different place – isn’t […]
I am on a VR Fast train from Helsinki to Tampere as I write this. Trains here in Europe have amazing facilities to enable me to use the laptop and write something. Travelling is the best time to reflect upon and get inspired. Okay, laptop is on. What next? I decided to meet my dear friend […]
I have recently updated my Flickr Photostream with some new chosen pictures. Enjoy the photos at http://www.flickr.com/tnvora. Your comments are priceless. Here are some highlights: This is a peepal leaf against light. The veins of leaf came so clear that this looks like roads of a well planned city. This is a beautiful flower […]
The June Leadership Development Carnival is up at “Great Leadership” blog by Dan McCarthy. This time, the Carnival hosts around 30 excellent leadership artilces. Certainly worth a read! One of my posts on “Positive Project Management and Being Respectable” has been selected in June Carnival. Happy and proud again. Check it out! My post on […]