A Midwest university professor complained: "We are now focusing more on how to use the tools of communication than we are on how to effectively communicate. As a result, we are turning out computer and internet gurus who can't write and think creatively."
When a man like Steve Jobs talks, you listen. And this speech given at the Stanford University Commencement Address is something that will definitely inspire anyone on how to live life. He shares 3 stories which shaped his life and says that even a setback need not necessarily be one.
To succeed it is important to be happy at work. Here is the Manifesto where Alexander Kjerulf tells you how exactly to do it. There are specific steps to be followed.
http://www.changethis.com/36.04.HappyatWork
Gen. David Petraeus has a clear view of leadership, as Maj. John Patrick Gallagher recounts in the book Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows, by Charles Garcia. One day when Petraeus was a colonel in the 82nd Airborne Division, he asked his soldiers to name the #1 leadership priority of the brigade.
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.
Seven years after graduating from university, Rowling saw herself as "the biggest failure I knew."Her marriage had failed, she was jobless with a dependent child, but she described her failure as liberating:
Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.
In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert.But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.
Our world prizes extroverts -- but Susan Cain makes a case for the quiet and contemplative in this
While browsing through Seth Godin's Blog I found something really interesting. He talks about "Learning from four viral events'. But the one that I found most interesting is the Dollar Shave Club online video- A very ingenious video by its founder Mike which is going viral.
Every year, TiE (a non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals) Chennai honours entrepreneurs with awards, and last month, at TiEcon, Chennai, the awards for 2010 were announced. This time the 2010 TiE Start up of the year award was given to Vinod Harith, the founder-director of CMO Axis Outsourcing Services.
Malcolm Gladwell writes, "sprinkled among every walk of life . . . are a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances.
