In the last couple of weeks, have you ever heard so much about Twinkies? I mean, since you were six years old? In case you missed our recent national panic attack, America collectively gasped when it was announced that the Hostess snack food company was going out of business due to a labor dispute and, […]
One of my executive-coaching clients recently shared something that bears repeating. Years ago, when he was a bank officer in training, a senior vice president walked up to him and said, “I know we don’t get to talk much, but I wanted to thank you for bringing such a creative spirit to the workplace. It’s […]
Even as employers remain cautious next year about every dollar spent on employees, they’ll also want workers to show greater skills and results.To win over game of promotion and right increment you need following top listed skills in you as an employee. 1. Clear communications Whatever their level, communication is key for workers to advance. […]
How Relevant Are Leadership Lessons from an Ancient Indian Classic? Published: November 15, 2012 in India Knowledge@Wharton With iconic corporate leaders like Rajat Gupta, former managing director of consulting firm McKinsey & Co., being convicted of insider trading, notions of leadership and corporate ethics are once again in the spotlight. In his recent book, Timeless […]
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability — Zig Ziglar Ability is the capacity or talent that enables one to achieve a great deal in life. Most of us underestimate ourselves as challenges and adversities make us fearful keeping us stagnant in thought and deed. Slowly mediocrity sets in and […]
AMBITION: The Jewel of Life My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7 — Joshua Lederberg Everyone has his own mission in life; to live life to the full and carry out the allotted task which is unique as it comes as a specific God-given opportunity which has […]
Twitter Kills the Fail Whale, One Tweet at a Time Among the millions of messages, photos and videos people sent on Twitter Tuesday night, there was one picture people didn’t see: the company’s Fail Whale, a once-famous icon that showed Twitter’s Web site was down. Instead, Twitter shattered a number of records during the election […]
CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama told cheering supporters early Wednesday that “the best is yet to come” for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney. After taking the stage at a raucous Chicago victory party with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama returned to the […]
Performance key to future If you did not play to win, someone is waiting to replace you. The inexorable rule is to perform or perish at the place where you are. Your performance counts every day. There is scope for improving your standards every day. Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (died 1964) was one of the greatest […]
Every path has its puddle Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail — Harold R. Mcalindon Like a river going around an obstacle we too need to move ahead in life by obviating problems and challenges. Walt Disney asserted, “We keep moving forward, […]
Miami Hurricanes football team head coach Larry Coker asserted, “The goal here every year is to win the national title.” Coker’s goal looks a bit on the higher side as there is no guarantee what the outcome of a match ever will be but he knows his team has to aim higher always to prevent […]
Bob Marley said, “Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” The worst part of success is finding someone who is happy with your […]
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be —Marcel Pagnol Man is becoming desperate as speed is catching up with his subconscious on how to run a […]
When opportunity knocks keep yourself ready You may not have the same talent as somebody else who seems better endowed than you; but you have several opportunities in life to develop your talent. Nurturing talent is a way of life. It is how achievements are born. It is tragic when I see people die with […]
Are you shouting from the rooftops to what you are going to achieve? And yet nobody seems to care? World is interested in results not what you plan to achieve or do. Boasting is no substitute to achievements. World does not care to what you say but what you do. Just plain results. You could […]
Daily all of us could have at least 6, 00,000 thoughts and hardly a few thoughts register. How many of us are keeping note pads and pens to take it all down that passes through our mind daily? Answer is none. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. Thoughts make an […]
In Memory of Dr. Richard Teo (1972 – 2012) Below is the transcript of the talk of Dr. Richard Teo, who is a 40-year-old millionaire and cosmetic surgeon with a stage-4 lung cancer but selflessly came to share with the D1 class his life experience on 19-Jan-2012. He has just passed away few days ago […]
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