When I first heard it on Drudge Report, I could not believe it. I had to check the news again to confirm. It’s true. GM is planning to cut its North American white collar work force as deep as 28% in some functions. It’s scary! Gone are the days where we could join a company… Continue reading
Date Archives → March 2005
Ways to distinguish yourself – #10 Pursue right memberships
What we know is important. Of course, we all know that who we know is more important than what we know. What is also important is how we know who we know. This is where the membership comes in. We are not revisiting the MBA discussion. But the MBA alumni networks are quite powerful. That… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #9 Know your values
At first, I thought the title should be “Make effective decisions” or “Be a great decision maker” but I decided against it as our personal values are the foundation on which we make our decisions. We all know that values are important. Whether we want to believe it or not, we all have a set… Continue reading
MBA or no MBA??
Seth posted an interesting article a few days ago on his blog suggesting that it may be better to read a right set of books instead of attending an MBA program. So many people wanted to know the answer to the million dollar question – “What are those right set of books?” No one right answer,… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #8 Set higher standards
When describing why he is so successful, Michael Jordan once mentioned that his secreat was to demand more from himself than anybody else ever will. Michael Jordan obviously sets higher standards for himself. In order to good results, we need to set the right expectations and exceed them consistently. However, if we want outstanding results,… Continue reading
Do you like surprises?
Whenever I ask the question “Do you like surprises?” most people say “yes” even before they blink. Most of us hear the question as “Do you like a positive surprise?” and the answer, of course, should be “yes” However, nobody likes a surprise that is shocking or brings sad news or just plain negative. Tom… Continue reading
ChangeThis manifesto – 25 ways to distinguish yourself
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Sometimes by accident but most of the times by design!! I have always believed that remarkable organizations are built by remarkable people. The question is how do we groom remarkable people? In other words, how can one become remarkable. One simple way is to raise above the commodity crowd… Continue reading
More on assumptions – The Sunflower Model
Rob Ryan (Of Ascend Communications fame) has written a great book that every entrepreneur must read called Smartups The core of the book is about business models. Rob describes the business model as a sunflower. The analogies are: a) core competency as the center of the flower, b) various products and services branching out as… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Jim Rohn
The power of assumptions
We all know that assumptions play a major role in our life and our business. We may not say it but our decisions are greatly influenced by the assumptions that are held deeply. Once the assumptions are deep, we may not even know that they are assumptions any more. They become reality for us. Let… Continue reading