“Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.” – Vincent Van Gogh I have been using Twitter increasingly to post great quotes – its quick and easy! But this quote was […]
I referred to few great lists from Nicholas Bate – “Professionalism101“, “Be Different25” and “Outrageous101” earlier on this blog. I mentioned earlier that I felt very upbeat after reading these lists. I would like to express a BIG Thanks to Nicholas Bate for sending me autographed copies of his books How to Sell and Market Your […]
Last week, I was talking to a group of 15 middle managers in our organization sharing my views on Leadership. One important thing I discussed with them was that leadership can only stem from doing something you really love doing. We can only express ourselves fully when we love what we do. With this expression […]
Two years into my career, I had a colleague who was a talker. He would incessantly talk about what he did through the day, how he handled a situation, how he found problems with what someone was doing and so on. You get the point. He was an expert at tooting his horns and exhibit […]
Recently, I was enjoying my evening break on the office terrace at around 6:45 PM sipping hot tea and having a chat with one of my colleagues on everything that din’t matter! 🙂 Suddenly, he interrupted me to direct my attention skywards. We saw a group of Geese flying in a typical V formation with […]
The branch of tree that bears fruits leans down. When leaders assume higher responsibilities, they become more humble. Recently, one of my friends, an very senior Oncologist performed more than 10 complex stem cell transplants for cancer patients and gave them a new lease of life. When I met him to congratulate, he said, “I […]
The April Leadership Development Carnival is up at “Great Leadership” blog by Dan McCarthy. For those who are aren’t aware of Carnival concept, Carnival is a blog event where excellent insights on a particular topic are hosted in form of single post with links to original blog posts. “Great Leadership” is an excellent Leadership blog […]
Nicholas Bate is at it again – lists I mean. He is simply too good at articulating his thoughts in lists of 10, 25 and 100 points. Lists that are provocative and call for action. I did refer to his “Professionalism 101” list earlier. This time around, its “Be Different 25” – list of 25 […]
Just a passing thought – no one can help one who does not help himself. I observe people heavily relying on their managers for their self-improvement. I had a team member who approached me to help him improve upon his communication skills. I did a number of mentoring sessions to guide him. I also arranged […]