Author: Mukesh Gupta

Leadership

The Ugly Indian – Leadership in action..

Today, I came across an interesting group of people called – “The Ugly Indian”. This is an NGO which has started its work by transforming how a busy commercial street in Bangalore – Church Street looked like.Introduction on their website is as below: They believe that it is possible to change behavior if one is able to understand the root cause and provide a sustainable alternative by being persistent and inclusive. They have found some interesting ways to solve the civic problems that plague all our cities in India. This methodology when applied can also be used to change deep […]

Ideas

Belief

This is the single most important emotion for a salesperson to transform himself from an average sales person to an amazing sales person. – Belief in himself– Belief that his product or service is beneficial to his customerAll other skills that a sales person needs can be acquired by attending trainings. You can not teach someone to believe. Belief comes from within. It brings along so much energy, passion and enthusiasm along. All these in combination add up to a lot.

Sales

Elevator Pitch

Today, I saw an interesting video that explains the concept of Elevator pitch, its importance and also suggests a formula to have an interesting elevator pitch.A very well rehearsed and practiced elevator pitch is very important if you want to make an impact and create opportunity for yourselved in all spheres of life. A well delivered elevator pitch can leave a lasting impact. I enjoyed watching the video. Hope you do so too. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2z6j3lJaF8]

Ideas

Denial Vs Progress

I came across a picture by Jessica on her very unusual but great blog, I could not resist but sharing the same as well. I cannot agree more with Jessica on the thought. It is a good question to ask ourselves everytime we hit a wall: Are we in the denial mode or are we progressing?  I have taken a print of the picture and have it placed in my room where it is always visible to me to keep reminding me to ask this question about denial vs progress…  This is an attitude to life that I would like […]

Ideas

5 Things you could be doing instead of browsing internet at work

I read an interesting blog on the 10 different things you could do instead of watching TV. I really liked the simplicity of thought. Inspired by the blog, I have tried to compile a list of 5 things you could be doing instead of browsing the internet in office. Here we go: Talk to colleagues you do not know: One of the biggest challenges in big organizations is the inability to work across different teams. Walking around your office and talking to different colleagues who work on different teams and topics, can provide the opportunity for cross-team collaboration. Worst case, […]