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Balaji Pasumarthy

Michael Porters's 5 Competitive Forces Model has been a favorite of those creating and teaching strategy. Often people think of Competition very narrowly, including only those players in direct competition in the industry. The Five Competitive Forces that shape Industry Competition actually also includes these four.
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The Hindu Business Line

To inspire thousands of youngsters to be not only excellent professionals but also successful entrepreneurs — that seems to be the life's mission of Subroto Bagchi, co-founder of MindTree.   Some selfish surgeons don't like to share all of their skills with their juniors in the fear they might become redundant.
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A wonderful article from FORBES......We all know from personal experience that the right mix of personality types is essential for the success of a group, whether it’s a project team, a committee, a department or an entire organization. Some function smoothly, with good communication and everyone playing to his or her strengths, focusing on the task at hand.
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Srikanth Acharya

    I was working for a major software company after I completed my graduation and when I decided to quit and start a company on my own, all I heard from everyone was "Why are you taking the risk?" I have replied to all those questions very heroically, but I must admit I did not understand the meaning of that question for a very long time.
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Harvey Mackay

"Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for." I wish I had said that, but it was my very close friend Lou Holtz. I recently invited Lou to speak to a professional group I am mentoring and he was his usual outstanding self.
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Stephen R Covey

Successful people often share similar characteristics. But I have come to believe that the single thing they have most in common is that they find success on the far side of failure.   What do I mean by that? I find that almost all successful people have experienced significant failures in life or in their work,
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Rajiv Talreja

In my list of 100 things to do before I die, Climbing the Everest is one that excites me and scares me at the same time.  The intention of writing this post is to share an inspiring and insightful encounter I had with a man who has climbed the Everest twice. "Climbing the Everest is like climbing the ladder of success in life.
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Srikanth Acharya

I was on a trip to Delhi in January 2012 and was strolling casually in one of the book stores in the Bangalore Airport. Out of nowhere this book caught my eye. For the first time, I saw a book that was written specifically for B2B markets. I purchased the book “Strategic Brand Management For B2B Markets: A Road Map for Organizational Transformation”, written by Dr.
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Harvey Mackay

Diplomacy is all about making the right choices. When I persuaded my wife, Carol Ann, to say "I do" ages ago, we entered serious negotiations to nail down the ground rules for our marriage. Then we hit on it. In our family, I would make all the major decisions, and she would make all the minor decisions!
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Harvard Business Review

If I had to pick one skill for the majority of leaders I work with to improve, it would be assertiveness. Not because being assertive is such a wonderful trait in and of itself. Rather, because of its power to magnify so many other leadership strengths.

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Balaji Pasumarthy

Michael Porters's 5 Competitive Forces Model has been a favorite of those creating and teaching strategy. Often people think of Competition very narrowly, including only those players in direct competition in the industry. The Five Competitive Forces that shape Industry Competition actually also includes these four.
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The Hindu Business Line

To inspire thousands of youngsters to be not only excellent professionals but also successful entrepreneurs — that seems to be the life's mission of Subroto Bagchi, co-founder of MindTree.   Some selfish surgeons don't like to share all of their skills with their juniors in the fear they might become redundant.
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Arathi

A wonderful article from FORBES......We all know from personal experience that the right mix of personality types is essential for the success of a group, whether it’s a project team, a committee, a department or an entire organization. Some function smoothly, with good communication and everyone playing to his or her strengths, focusing on the task at hand.
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Srikanth Acharya

    I was working for a major software company after I completed my graduation and when I decided to quit and start a company on my own, all I heard from everyone was "Why are you taking the risk?" I have replied to all those questions very heroically, but I must admit I did not understand the meaning of that question for a very long time.
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Harvey Mackay

"Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for." I wish I had said that, but it was my very close friend Lou Holtz. I recently invited Lou to speak to a professional group I am mentoring and he was his usual outstanding self.
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Stephen R Covey

Successful people often share similar characteristics. But I have come to believe that the single thing they have most in common is that they find success on the far side of failure.   What do I mean by that? I find that almost all successful people have experienced significant failures in life or in their work,
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Rajiv Talreja

In my list of 100 things to do before I die, Climbing the Everest is one that excites me and scares me at the same time.  The intention of writing this post is to share an inspiring and insightful encounter I had with a man who has climbed the Everest twice. "Climbing the Everest is like climbing the ladder of success in life.
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Srikanth Acharya

I was on a trip to Delhi in January 2012 and was strolling casually in one of the book stores in the Bangalore Airport. Out of nowhere this book caught my eye. For the first time, I saw a book that was written specifically for B2B markets. I purchased the book “Strategic Brand Management For B2B Markets: A Road Map for Organizational Transformation”, written by Dr.
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Harvey Mackay

Diplomacy is all about making the right choices. When I persuaded my wife, Carol Ann, to say "I do" ages ago, we entered serious negotiations to nail down the ground rules for our marriage. Then we hit on it. In our family, I would make all the major decisions, and she would make all the minor decisions!
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Harvard Business Review

If I had to pick one skill for the majority of leaders I work with to improve, it would be assertiveness. Not because being assertive is such a wonderful trait in and of itself. Rather, because of its power to magnify so many other leadership strengths.
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Balaji Pasumarthy

"When I talk to people who have a hard time achieving goals, one of the most common excuses I hear is “but I don’t have enough time.” If you can’t find extra time to invest in the pursuit of your goals, it’s time to reprioritize your responsibilities." This is the message that Jack Canfield shares in the article (link) below.  Jack Canfield is
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Malcolm Gladwell

Jobs’s sensibility was more editorial than inventive. “I’ll know it when I see it,” Jobs said. - Malcolm Gladwell explains how Steve Jobs was more of a 'Tweaker' than an innovator.
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ianfaria

Every Public Speaker is not just overcoming his nerves, or coming to terms with his fears. There are some who like, or even love the limelight and the attention. The paradox is the rush we get as a speaker is akin to the rush one would get when trying something daring... like Bungee jumping or driving in a car race.
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Jim Collins

"In troubled times a business needs enduring values, the best talent and an ability to 'zoom out' and see past the chaos in front of it." Jim Collins talks to Jennifer Reingold, senior writer, CNN... Read more
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Purnima Varadrajan

  It is rather stupid, but it is a fact, intelligence in human beings has its own pitfalls. It is said the difference between intelligence and stupidity is that intelligence has its limits. Some of the very common and accepted drawbacks (remember not pitfalls) is like forgetting simple things in life from car keys to first names of people.
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Pradeep

I would say execution is the link between having a great business idea and obtaining business results. When organizations struggle to achieve what they set out to, then their execution is weak. More often than not it is felt that when it comes to execution, it's the role of the shop floor manager.
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Binod Maliel

Have you felt that you are not getting the best out of every day? Here's something that can help make the each day most productive, and at the same time feel good about ourselves... A question you may want to ask yourself regularly: What am I doing with my 24 hours? In other words, every day, what do you have to show for burning through another 24 hours of your life? If the
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Balaji Pasumarthy

Warren Buffet’s letter to share holders in the Berkshire Hathaway is always a pleasure to read- The 2012 letter too has some interesting quotable quotes, here are some that I noted down, and some interesting insights quite contrary to popular beliefs. Quotable Quotes: “If some-thing's not worth doing at all, it’s not worth doing
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Balaji Pasumarthy

As the New Year Approaches we like to make resolutions and what we would like to do during the Brand New Year. How about making a Stop Doing List Instead.
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Balaji Pasumarthy

From School to College we learn to solve problems, and we try and apply the same Problem solving mindset to situations at work and life, and we often find that we do not get desired results.
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Arathi

A wonderful article from FORBES......We all know from personal experience that the right mix of personality types is essential for the success of a group, whether it’s a project team, a committee, a department or an entire organization. Some function smoothly, with good communication and everyone playing to his or her strengths, focusing on the task at hand.
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Balaji Pasumarthy

Michael Porters's 5 Competitive Forces Model has been a favorite of those creating and teaching strategy. Often people think of Competition very narrowly, including only those players in direct competition in the industry. The Five Competitive Forces that shape Industry Competition actually also includes these four.
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Harvey Mackay

"Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for." I wish I had said that, but it was my very close friend Lou Holtz. I recently invited Lou to speak to a professional group I am mentoring and he was his usual outstanding self.
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Srikanth Acharya

I was on a trip to Delhi in January 2012 and was strolling casually in one of the book stores in the Bangalore Airport. Out of nowhere this book caught my eye. For the first time, I saw a book that was written specifically for B2B markets. I purchased the book “Strategic Brand Management For B2B Markets: A Road Map for Organizational Transformation”, written by Dr.
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Harvey Mackay

Diplomacy is all about making the right choices. When I persuaded my wife, Carol Ann, to say "I do" ages ago, we entered serious negotiations to nail down the ground rules for our marriage. Then we hit on it. In our family, I would make all the major decisions, and she would make all the minor decisions!
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Rajiv Talreja

In my list of 100 things to do before I die, Climbing the Everest is one that excites me and scares me at the same time.  The intention of writing this post is to share an inspiring and insightful encounter I had with a man who has climbed the Everest twice. "Climbing the Everest is like climbing the ladder of success in life.
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Shaju Madhavan

'Organizing logistics and supply chain' blog is my first attempt in businessgyan and trying to move on - with a way forward on certain issues discussed on the same The typical issue being looked at - is the logistics and supply chain part of operations upto scale...in developed, developing countries and others as well - we find that logistics and supply chain services per se
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The Hindu Business Line

To inspire thousands of youngsters to be not only excellent professionals but also successful entrepreneurs — that seems to be the life's mission of Subroto Bagchi, co-founder of MindTree.   Some selfish surgeons don't like to share all of their skills with their juniors in the fear they might become redundant.
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Binod Maliel

Here is a video summary of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) blog post - "The Magic of Doing One Thing At A Time".This explains the impact of juggling too many things at a time continuously - on both the quality of the work at hand, and on stress levels.It also proposes how you can overcome this - if you are a manager, and also if you are an individual.
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Mala Mary Martina

The BIG picutre The picture was always of the same size, it was only when I got closer that it looked BIG. Having a picture ( purpose) in mind, why, for what, who has to have a purpose are questions that need answers. So who needs to have a picture, an IT professional, a homemaker, a aid, an entrepreneur, a teacher, who? why?
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Balaji Pasumarthy

"When I talk to people who have a hard time achieving goals, one of the most common excuses I hear is “but I don’t have enough time.” If you can’t find extra time to invest in the pursuit of your goals, it’s time to reprioritize your responsibilities." This is the message that Jack Canfield shares in the article (link) below.  Jack Canfield is
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His Excellency, The President of India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam talks about technology and taking the nation forward....
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Balaji Pasumarthy

Ivan Misner the master of Business Networking shares how he took an idea and built it into the worlds largest referral organisation .
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Balaji Pasumarthy

"You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing."   -   Warren Buffet.
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The funny thing about life is that you realise the value of something only when it begins to leave you. As my hair turned from black to salt and pepper and finally salt without the pepper, I have begun to realise the importance of youth. At the same time, I have begun to truly appreciate some of the lessons I have learnt along the way.
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Ivan R Misner

When you tell entrepreneurs that relationships are the “key” to developing a personal and professional network, they often smile and acknowledge the concept without fully appreciating its true meaning. 
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Rajiv Mathew

What has made Toyota a byword for "high quality", which propelled them to the # 1 position in the competitive worldwide automobile industry? The answer is ‘Lean' . You can use it too...Read on
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Bomi Manekshaw

One of the Fortune 500 firms launched an innovative leadership development effort that was expected to accelerate the development of next generation leaders. The participants in this effort were drawn mostly from the ranks of senior managers across several different business units as well as functional areas.
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Harvey Mackay

So there's this new guy/gal, older than most entry-level employees, who shows up at your workplace one day and wants to learn the ropes.  A little unusual, you think, but you train the person to do your job and explain why what you do is important to the company.That's the premise of one of the hottest new reality shows on television.

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