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Stop Being A Hero

September 1, 2010

When you were a child, your grandmother told you, “You’re special, you possess a unique charm; you’re like a hero!” First, you laughed…then you consciously started liking it and eventually started believing that you’re a hero… someone very special. Then, after years of education, you became a software professional and got a good job with [...]

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Mini Saga – Doing Rather Than Being

June 17, 2010

Even today, many companies focus on looking-good kind of practices than actually being good.  For example,  read this mini-saga. Doing Rather Than Being Tactically lionized Steve joined a company as a VP, Sales and was on his first sales call. He had to win over an old client to initiate a crowning deal. The client was [...]

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A Leader Beyond Her Title Leads By 7

May 31, 2010

This age is of being the best version of you, being able to provide unmatchable value in everything you do, regardless of your position or title. The following 7 points throws some light on what it takes to be a leader beyond the title. Embracing Creativity – Despite of being a logical person, she has [...]

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Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!

May 23, 2010

Easier are the decisions where one side is right and the other is wrong however in most situations, leaders do not have that liberty. Instead, they need to choose between the two rights. They are literal sticky situations specifically because each side is strongly embedded in one of the core, elemental paradigms. Here is a [...]

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What Many #Sales Focused Organizations Sometimes Forget (And How Not To)

March 22, 2010

I’ve observed organizations keeping no stones unturned to sell their stuff. From hiring (so called) intelligent management grads from top B-schools to making wild number of on site visits to making a local veteran (with 40 years of industry experience) overloaded with more functions than he can justify – just so that other persons can [...]

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