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Month: February 2022

Eight Practices Of An Effective Executive

Eight Practices

Peter Drucker’s The Effective Executive is like a business reference manual that I always refer to whenever I feel like I am getting into a rut doing things in a routinized manner. I revisited some of the chapters in the Read more…


Weekend Story-The Wooden Bridge

Wooden Bridge

A feud once erupted between two brothers who lived on adjoining farms. This was the first serious rift between the brothers after 20 years of farming side-by-side. The long collaboration between the brothers ended. What started as a small misunderstanding Read more…


GO EAT

GO EAT

One of my old bosses, a brilliant mind and a mentor of mine, once introduced me to a powerful concept of Go EAT. This literally meant Get Off Email And Talk. Operating in a complex corporate environment with multiple coteries, Read more…


Take Charge

Take Charge

When situations test and challenge you at work or in life, how do you respond? It is very easy to breeze through when everything is going as per plan. But, the true test of your character is when things get Read more…


George Bernard Shaw’s Wisdom

George Bernard Shaw

Came across these Seven incredible George Bernard Shaw Quotes on Goodreads this evening. Enjoy them !! We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. Progress is impossible without change and Read more…


Progress Is Success

Progress is success

Every one of us desires success in whatever we do. However, our idea of success is colored by the need for signaling. We fall into the trap of thinking that success is when we can show our achievement to others. Read more…


You Will Get What You Believe

what you believe

Here is an idea for everyone to consider. Life doesn’t give you what you want. It gives you what you believe. If what you desire and what you believe are in synch, you get what you desire. If what you Read more…


Don’t Focus On Your Goals

Focus On Goals

I know many people who struggle with keeping themselves motivated and positive in the face of challenging goals. They look at goals as that insurmountable peak to remind them of how they will fail. Many people struggle with goals because Read more…


Weekend Story- The Beggar’s Bowl

Beggar's Bowl

In a bygone era, an emperor would go out for a walk every morning. Once, when he was returning to his palace, he noticed a beggar standing by the pathway. The Emperor looked at the beggar and asked, “what do Read more…


Implementation Intention-A Tool To Help You Get Better At Execution

We are always making promises to ourselves all the time.  I’ll Start hitting the running track every day starting the new year, or I’ll Finish that proposal by the end of the week, or I’ll start reading one book every Read more…