Via Be Excellent Blog – Simple yet profound lesson from Olympics. “In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.” From words to actions, and strategy to execution – doing it is what matters. Like Tom Peters says: “You only get oil by drilling the wells – you may […]
Recently, I was exchanging thoughts with one of my colleagues and he referred to innovation as a way to overcome routine hurdles that one faces in day-to-day work life. During discussion, he referred to 3M – a 100+ years old company which thrives on innovation. Their success as a company is a result of innovative […]
I had an interesting experience recently with one of my team members. We were to submit an important project document to client and we decided that we will first freeze the table of contents (ToC) and then move on to filling up content. Almost a day went by and I had no update on ToC. […]
This wonderful quote comes straight from Guerrilla Consulting Blog – where Mike McLaughlin refers to this quote by Harry Beckwith – “…comfort nudges us dangerously close to complacency, and nothing good comes from that. It kills businesses, dulls lives, and encourages nothing better than ordinary. Our greatest blessings come from people who refused to be […]
Being into process management, and often responsible for implementing change, I can vouch for the fact that implementing change is difficult. While some change management initiatives succeed, most of them fail – because people often see change as a threat which will pull them out of their comfort zone and make them vulnerable. Yet, change […]
Recently in a Management Development Program, we were asked “How would you like people to remember you after you die?” We were given 15 minutes to think about it and write it on a piece of paper. Amazingly, one common thought that figured on all 45 participants’ list was – “I want to be remembered […]
Multiple priorities and too many task on your task list throws you off the gear at times. I am passing through one such time where there is too much on my plate and focus keeps shifting between macro and micro level tasks. While all gets done, the key point here is – “Is it effective?” – and the […]
I start my day with a quote from Lisa Anderson’s blog: “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Harold Thurman Whitman There is a difference between existing and living – are […]
I simply love the way Guy Kawasaki writes. I have linked to his articles on this blog earlier and every time I read him, I end my reading with some realization, some learning and something more to ruminate upon. Today, I stumbled upon a great piece he wrote way back in 2006 called “Hindsights” on his […]