For some people it comes very natural to manage things. But for people who are not very good at management, the below simple list can come in handy to manage any new challenge or responsibility to get the ball rolling. The below are a simple list of activities in sequence that are to be followed …
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The following is a post from http://www.entrepreneur.com and is written by Joe Judson, President and CEO of Fusion Logistics. The link to the original article is: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242288 In the game of life, I have never known anyone who achieved great success by simply being interested in what they do. The road to success is littered with people who are interested …
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The below article is a Harvard Business Review blog post written by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman. The link to the original article is - https://hbr.org/2014/04/what-a-players-do/. Individual contributors sometimes ask themselves, “What will it take for others to recognize my potential?” They may simply want acknowledgement of the importance of the work they do. Or they …
This is an Economic Times article published on 21 Jan 2015. India is set to become the world's fastest-growing major economy in about two years from now, as China slows after tearing along at speeds in excess of 10 per cent at times over the past three decades or so, according to latest projections by …
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Few questions are as fascinating as the questions about our origin of life. The quest for the truth of our origin and how science leads this quest really fascinates me. Science says that life on earth started with lesser forms of life like bacteria and then evolved to advanced forms of life like fish, apes …
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In our evolutionary past, whoever thought for too long got killed by the predator's jaws. So, quick decision-making was rewarded. We are the descendants of such quick decision makers and, therefore, we still have many cognitive biases sitting in our head and we are not conscious of these biases. In my previous posts, I have written about …
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The below post is influenced by the ideas of Dr. Jonice Webb, a leading psychologist and parental education trainer.As an individual, we think we know everything about ourselves. But, it can be said with a good degree of certainty that there is a lot that we don’t know about ourselves than what we think we know. …
The below article is highly influenced by the ideas of the popular Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Scott Peck. Delaying Gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only …
Tony Robbins says that humans have six basic needs that sums up all the different types of motivations behind our actions. He says that these needs form the basis of every choice we make in life. The six core needs are: 1. Certainty/Comfort – the need to be safe and comfortable We all want comfort and much …
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We all know that a painting or a word 'beautiful' can have a different subjective meaning for different people. But, what about colors? Assuming we both are not color blind and we have perfect vision, do you think we both see a particular color in the same way? Most people would say a thundering 'Yes' to …
Our brain is a tricky place to be because it is just full of biases. In my previous posts, I have written about some biases such as the confirmation bias, halo effect, outcome bias, and affective forecasting. Understanding these biases can help us recognize them in our daily lives and we may, in turn, provide ourselves an …
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The marketing budget of an FMCG brand typically comprises of the following elements: 1. Above The Line (ATL) budget 2. Below The Line (BTL) budget The ATL budget broadly comprises of two components: the media budget and the production budget. Media budget is the actual money that is spent on advertising the brand in conventional …
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Photo: Shutterstock Imagine the excitement you had when you bought your first car. You were really happy of your new possession and you thought that it is going to add to your stack of happiness in life. But, soon you realized that the happiness fizzled out, and you are back to the same level of …
One of the questions that really intrigue me in life is: why do people behave the way they behave? This is an important question because behaviour is one of the key factors that separates one individual from another. So, what is it that influences human behaviour? Is your behaviour actually in your control? Some people say that how …
Paul Graham, the silicon valley venture capitalist, is as famous for his essays as he is for co-founding the top seed fund firm, Y Combinator. He studied philosophy, painting, and computer science and he writes essays on a wide range of topics. Here are 3 general essays that I found very interesting. 1. Keep Your Identity Small 2. …
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