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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Podcast Appearances In April 2022, I had a great time interacting with my friend Becky Robinson on “ The Book Marketing Action Podcast ” where I shared my journey of sharing ideas and building an audience. More about these books here. which I reviewed here.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Ability to foresee, plan and implement change for better alignment to the market and generate better outcomes is a [.] Two things we know about change: Resistance is our natural reaction to any change that disrupts our current way of working. Things only change when the pain of change is less than the pain of remaining in current state.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

That’s just one of the five parts of the FOUND process and all of them are essential as a discipline to follow if an entrepreneur (or intrapreneur) wants to confirm they have a market that will pay for their solution. Tanmay Vora] What are the top three things that an entrepreneur should do before they start acting on their idea?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

To keep up with the change, businesses try to diversify into newer areas, build products and services to cater to new market needs and innovate. Businesses are struggling to keep the pace with rapid rate of change and disruption around.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

It is never easy, but the ability to drive significant change that can bring positive results is immensely important for a business that wants to be successful in a rapidly growing market.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

He says, The practitioners of subtle don’t realize that the folks who practice extreme directness don’t take hints and aren’t in the market for nuance. Michael Wade explores communication dynamics in organizations with his post “ When Direct is Needed ”. They want the message without the bark on.

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JUNE 4, 2012

I have seen companies hiring a social media marketing lead and expecting immediate business leads. Finally, like any other successful journeys, social media is a process and not a destination. Here again, intent and emotion fuels us through the road. It seldom happens.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Sales and marketing folks focus on “ know-who ” – people they know, have met and have a business relationship with. A lot of people possess a very sound “ know-what ” – knowledge of facts, figures and methods. Give them a topic and it is likely that they know the theory and facts. Know-how” shines with “Know-what”.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

You must take the task of marketing your strengths into your own hands.”. In an ideal world, managers would constantly be thinking about how to best utilize their people—and clients would always unearth your greatest potential. On Rewards and Status Quo.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

True thought leadership in action!

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JUNE 1, 2014

John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog presents his post “ A Good Management System is Robust and Continually Improving ” and says, “ An organization succeeds because of the efforts of many great people.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When the latest innovation is being lapped up by the market, the innovator asks ‘what’s next’? Another competency: don’t get attached to your own ideas. Confirmation bias will kill innovation. – Stephen Shapiro. – Rajesh Kamath.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Here is an excerpt from the article: Economists say that the best way to get good return from the stock market is to have an investment timeframe of a few years and not a few months. The first one “ Quality is a long-term differentiator &# is already up for you to read. Same principles apply to your quality improvement initiative.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

In recent years, we have seen disruption of market leaders like Kodak and Nokia amongst many others. In a world that is often described as VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and ambiguous), there are major tectonic shifts that demand a new mindset of leadership. First, let us look at these shifts. that we used otherwise.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

market forces) and internal ones (e.g. Every change has its settling time and that depends on you/your organization/your context. Change eliminates (on a long run) those who don’t adapt. Remember what Charles Darwin said ? Changes are driven by external factors (e.g. internal re-organizations, initiative to change etc.)

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JULY 29, 2010

In the current competitive market we should not only focus on the scope, time and budgets, quality but also needs to provide some value adds to the customer. This was a nice post to share on weekend!Thanks Thanks Tanmay and have a great weekend. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Anil Kumar, July 30, 2010 @ 8:42 am Perfectly said.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

He was a marketing executive with a large pharmaceutical company when he decided to pursue his calling and start a fitness center. One day, in a very casual moment, I asked the instructor, “Isn’t this too much to loose only a few kilos?” “ You get almost nothing without going through some kind of pain, unless you win a lottery.”,

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JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation).

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

One thing that truly defines great leaders is that they “create an expectation”. Not just meeting the expectation (that’s management), but setting an expectation. Leaders create a vivid picture of a future state and promise positive change.

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MARCH 1, 2015

Paypal’s co-founder Peter Thiel makes an important point as he refers to the concept of ‘accomodating a failure’ as a dangerous one: “Every time a company fails it is not a beautiful working out of the Darwinian free market and it is not a fantastic educational experience for all involved. Your thoughts?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

When we have no control over the external situations (economy, markets, unforeseen circumstances etc), readiness to adapt is the single most valued skill that we can develop as human beings. But when the opponent does something drastic, we quickly align ourselves, stretch a bit, run a bit and get to the ball. The lesson? Okay, the last one.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

It is said – “ Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. ” But what really counts can always be managed. In my view, there is a difference between “running a business” and “building a high performance organization”.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Qualitative: Can’t wait to complete my MBA so that I can get to what I love doing – Marketing! Qualitative: I would prefer 100 connections by end of February and these connections will be based on trust and/or a strong prior relationship. — Quantitative: After MBA, I will look at getting a pay package of at least X.

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