Tag: influence

  • Make a difference to someone

    Make a difference to someone

    Never compromise your legacy. Never lose sight of your purpose. Ask, ‘Why am I here?’ Write it down and stick it on your wall. Look at it every morning and re-dedicate yourself to that. Stick to that. There will be times when all sorts of other things will seek priority. Different issues will demand importance.…

  • Leadership is a Personal Choice – Podcast

    Leadership is a Personal Choice – Podcast

    This is a new initiative that I started this week. Leadership is a Personal Choice. It will be available on Google Podcasts (Android) also. Please listen to the introduction first which tells you what this is all about and what I am trying to persuade you to do. Then listen to the first episode, Differentiate.…

  • Differentiate

    Differentiate

    If you asked me to tell you in one word; only one word, the secret of success, I would say, “Differentiate.” Differentiation is to stand out. Not blend in. Incidentally that is also how I define leadership. Nobody understands this better than Apple. Or Coke for that matter. And that is why these brands inspire…

  • Influencing without authority

    Influencing without authority

    Two lessons from this incident; the importance of building a good case and the importance of putting it in a way that makes sense to the listener from his perspective. ‘What’s in it for me?’ is a tune that everyone listens to. It’s about speaking the truth but doing it in a way that makes…

  • Definitions influence Solutions

    The first rule in problem solving is that the solution depends on the definition and therefore success in problem solving depends on the way the problem is defined. The same logic applies if you want to solve any problem in life. Define the problem one way and it appears insolvable. Define it another way and…