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Being Powerful

Waiter vs. Grabber

November 8, 2011

Most people wait for a lot of time to complete their academic degrees. They wait for the exams to grant them a certificate of completion. Then they’ll wait for the interview calls. Many people do the same at work. They wait for their manager to give them authority to add up to a vocation. A [...]

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Real Problem 7

October 11, 2011

I’ve got tired; I don’t have time; It’s too costly; I cannot match that speed; I don’t have the space; I don’t have good resources; I don’t have ‘that’ title … …are mere cunctations for not getting into the execution mode. And, (the right kind of) execution separates the sheep from the goats.  

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Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?

October 7, 2011

Our education system is organized around compliance. Admissions, study classes, examinations are about schooling the students to follow some directives. Many company cultures are also organized around compliance. From hiring to appraisals to training programs – all follow certain set of known ways of doing things. The reasoning for this appears to be that at [...]

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Walking matters, Direction matters more.

September 22, 2011

“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” ~ Proverb “…Only if you know it is the right direction,” You might argue. ‎If you don’t know whether the direction is right then you know what you don’t know, so start knowing what you should know. Your [...]

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What You Can Learn From a Difficult Boss

August 27, 2011

If you have a boss that you cannot delight, that is unwilling to take you to the next ladder in your growth path because s/he is defending the status quo and highlights your inability on whatever official document s/he uses to score, you could consider yourself as a loser. Or you can remind yourself: Scores [...]

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