READING – BEYOND TEXT In a hyper-connected world, the traditional act of readings has surely evolved. The first thing you read or see is maybe the screen of the smartphone (2.5 inches in width x 6.5 inches in height), that connects to Email-SMS-Websites- File Attachment (doc, xls, ppts, pdf’s. html links, audio, video files); Newspapers, […]
Sales — Not My Job!
This is not about Lead Generation, or those mantras of download this, or join a program and discover the magic of exponential growth. The biggest skill in sales is that today many realize they can no longer get by on product expertise alone. They know the real expert is the customer. We are all in […]
Exam on Remembering Exams!
With the Government of India having announced the New Education Policy where one is wondering what the future will be, this is a reminiscence of exams and you can test me on how much i remember about exams. The feelings that one went through, and hope this resonates with you. Preparing and Appearing for an […]
Awaken the Manager Within!
There’s a Manager inside all of us, except that one may choose not to Awaken this quality for Coping with Change! The second half of the 20th Century saw a big craze for Management education with foundations from World War II. Many new fields have emerged with the flavor of Management with most of us aspiring […]
8 Qualities for Coping with ‘Changing Managerial Challenges Changing’
Rapidity, Complexity, and Frequency of changes (RCF) occurring constantly are key factors that managers have to deal in today’s ever-changing environment. Further there is a pressure to achieve not just targets but deliver results within a limited period. So we call this a Changing Managerial Challenges Changing, for the RCF of tomorrow may be different […]
Soft Skills you use in your day to day life!
“I sacked my `Technical’ person today! Nincompoops, just don’t know how to communicate.” I have heard the above statement from a lot of my business owner friends, and have wondered what does this statement actually mean. A technical person, whether a mechanic, engineer, accountant, or the likes, would have faced the axe that day, not […]
PR+Digital – Is `pr-I-git-all’ the new mantra?
Basic Vocabulary for Sales and Marketing
Every communication screams SALE and something OFF! The impression given is that the earth is going to end in the next 48 hours, and that puts you totally off! How many of the offers did you respond to that tried to influence you through those snail mails, those door to door salesmen (no gender offence […]
Geography can teach you some Economics
Self Managed Social Media
Thomas Friedman in his book the Lexus and the Olive tree said “Print Medium made readers out of us, television and radio made listeners and audience out of us, while Internet has made Publishers out of us.” Media is no longer limited to just print media, articles, direct mail, TV, radio, newspapers, and telemarketing– it […]