Ideas, Leadership

Trade Wars and The Importance of Being Open to Persuasion!

We are living in a society where on every topic imaginable, every on-going debate, people are either for something or against something and at most times both at the same time. This is a condition which typically leads to more polarisation and alienation than consensus. We seem to have forgotten the art of debate.  We only communicate to influence or nudge others towards our point of view. Others do the same to us. And all of us get frustrated and angry when none of us is able to influence each other.  We seem to have forgotten the cardinal rule of […]

1000Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Super Balls and Glass Balls

I am currently reading the book – Breakthrough: How to Harness the Aha! Moments That Spark Success by Scott Duffy and David Meltzer. So far the book has turned out to be an easy read and has some interesting stories to teach some very good (though not very surprising lessons).  One of the thing that the authors talk about in the book is about the ability to manage different priorities as an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur. In this context they share the metaphor of super balls and glass balls.  While juggling different balls, you can drop the super balls without […]

Ideas, Personal Growth

Your Self – An Owners Manual

I came across this post by Dave Pollard that I found amusing, informative, exhaustive, fun and wise – all at the same time. I could not stop myself from sharing this on my blog.  You can read the entire post on Dave’s blog – here. Go back and read some of his earlier post as well, while you are on his blog. A wealth of information and wisdom awaits.  Dave and his work was introduced to me by Harold Jarche, whom I hosted on my podcast sometime back. His blog also has a wealth of information that will go a […]

Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

The Subtle and Critical Art of Questioning

Lawyers have known all along that the way word their question to a witness, determines the response they get from the witness. They have used this practical knowledge for decades to both right the wrongs and wrong some rights.  In a research paper titled, “Eliciting the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth: The Effect of Question Phrasing on Deception,” Maurice Schweitzer (Wharton professor) & his team of researchers discovered that subtle tweaks in the way a question is asked can lead to profoundly different answers.  We know that the ability to ask good questions can go a long way […]