Author: Mukesh Gupta

Ideas, Misc

Being the Best Version of Ourselves…

I was introduced to the body of work created by Joey through Tina Roth Eisenberg’s blog www.swiss-miss.com. She is the founder of CreativeMornings, a community of creative pro’s coming together to share and learn from one another. This is now a worldwide phenomenon where some of the most creative people share their perspectives on a specific theme.  Joey’s work is simple, creative and motivating. This particular post caught my eye and spoke to me as we are always trying to compete and out-do each other while the true race is with ourselves.  [bctt tweet=”Are we being the best version of ourselves? If […]

Ideas, Marketing, Sales

David Ogilvy on Big Ideas, Creativity And Selling

Here is a video where one of the best minds when it comes to running some of the most prolific marketing campaigns shares his thoughts about how he approached his work. This is a must watch video (~ 5 Mins) if you are in the field of sales or marketing or in any other profession that requires you to persuade others. 

Leadership, Personal Growth

Leadership Effectiveness – Questions to Ask of Ourselves

As leaders, the way we behave when we are alone or amongst a group is always noticed by everyone around and has an impact whether we like it or not and whether it is intentional or not. So, it is better to be intentional about the kind of impact that we want to have rather than leave that to chance. So, in order to learn how to go about being intentional about the impact my emotions have on people around me, I registered and attended a session on Emotional Intelligence and how we can use the concepts and frameworks to […]

1000Entrepreneurs, Leadership

Reducing Costs Vs Cost Cutting

Real benefits come when managers begin to understand the profound difference between “cost cutting” and “eliminating the causes of costs.” Brian Joiner in Fourth Generation Management Most leaders don’t understand this difference. In the quest for quick results, they often opt for the latter when it is infinitely better and more efficient to opt for the earlier. Reducing cost is all about  Finding activities that don’t add value and removing them (waste) or automate and delegate processes so that we increase our efficiencies. Being intentional and engaging with everyone around to either add more value or reduce waste and mostly do […]