Archive for July, 2008

Note to Self

It’s been a long, productive, hectic, yet surprisingly stress-free & fun-filled 4 months.
But what with the weather behaving the way it is, and with a full inbox, and a to-do list chock-a-block full of transactional tasks, and with quite a few things not going the way you’d want them to…the old familiar darkness is rearing [...]

links for 2008-07-31

Three Star Leadership Blog: Risk taking
we talk about creating climates where “employees are willing to take risks.” Wrong. What we should be doing is creating work environments where you can try things without risk.
(tags: risk business work culture)

Goodbye

We all knew he would die…and that he had very less time…He died on Friday.
I only knew him through the youtube video & his blog.
I picked up his book from the store a couple of weeks ago, and started reading it on Saturday not knowing he was already gone. And yet, [...]

links for 2008-07-29

How to do India with kids in tow | India – Times Online
Travelling in style hadn’t locked us away from India, from its conversations and people. Our children had drawn us to new experiences. And India… still showed little sign of wanting to be anything but its own unique self.
(tags: india travel kids)

links for 2008-07-28

YouTube’s star lecturer dies at 47 – CNN.com
the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people…I don’t know how not to have fun…I’m dying and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun every day I have left.
(tags: persistence perseverance [...]

links for 2008-07-26

Why Innovation Is Overrated – Scott Berkun
Making good things people love is the true spine of these companies successes, and it’s a stronger framework for managers to use when trying to learn from their examples.
(tags: innovation business)

Saving Strategy From the Strategists – Umair Haque
What happened in finance? Everyone confused arbitrage with strategy.But arbitrage is simply [...]