A few highlights from this blog post: ======== First, in case you are wondering, I chose the title for this article inspired by the saying – “No child left behind.” A few days ago one of my mentees posed a question: What would be a strategy that will most likely provide me an unfair advantage in the… Continue reading
If you are reasonably successful in the world of business, you get a lot of demands on your time and mindshare. One category of these requests are from people who have hit a roadblock in their startup. At the risk of over-simplifying, their earlier assumptions about how the market reacts to their idea did not… Continue reading
Teaching is one of those evergreen triple-win opportunities. You rarely go wrong with it when you do it well. Think about it: If you teach something well, whatever you are teaching becomes clear in your own mind and you will become better at it. On the other hand, the people you are teaching to will… Continue reading
Everyone has heard the phrase: Do you want some fries with it? This refers to the standard up-sell offer from McDonalds. You buy a burger (or almost anything) and while the person in the counter rings that he or she looks up and asks, “Do you want some fries with it?” The offer is compelling… Continue reading
Photo Courtesy: jmb1977 on Flickr A few days ago, I had a delightful dinner conversation with Mitchell Levy and Kiruba Shankar. We talked a LOT and covered many things. A story about a “Present” shared by Mitchell totally touched my heart. Here it is in his own words. This happened when D (Mitchell’s son) was… Continue reading
Photo Courtesy: Suresh Gundappa Holiday season is filled with talk about gifts. No, I am not talking about the gift that you want to receive. I am talking about the gift that you can give. Yes, that too at almost no cost. Think about it.. If you can write online, you have the capacity to… Continue reading
Times are still tough for many people out there. After reading my post on thanking powerfully, someone recently asked me how they can thank someone (in this case an Author they liked) without spending a ton of money. I came up with a few ideas and shared with them. After the person left, I came… Continue reading
What is the best gift your customer can give you? Hint: It’s not money. It is an act that shows that a customer REALLY cares about you. Recently Hari (president of Jiffle) and I experienced a gift from one of our customers and it touched our hearts. Please take a look at this site http://www.myjiffle.com… Continue reading