Archive for February, 2007
By Rajesh Setty on Sun 18 Feb 2007, 11:30 PM - Leave Comment
I love books and I enjoy visiting the bookstores at least once a week. One of the things that I love to watch is “what is on the bestseller lists.” While I watch this list to see if I have missed anything recently, there is a lot more one can learn from watching the bestseller lists. Here are a few to start with:
1. If you are following these lists for a while, you can get some insights on the trends.
2. If there is a pattern that is emerging, then you can infer the general sentiment across a broad cross-section of people.
3. If you observe closely, you can start understanding what people are really concerned about at this point in time.
Then, you can see if this information can be meaningful for your own life or business or both.
Something to think about.
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By Rajesh Setty on Sun 18 Feb 2007, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment
Gary is a value strategist & coach. He heads a busy executive coaching practice spanning 5 countries. He is the originator of the Unplugged Model, which delivers extraordinary value strategies to the world of sales, communication, personal achievement and leadership; with a bit of help from an NLP-centric influence methodology.
He has 25 years of experience discovering and unleashing superstars from Construction and Retail to Supply Line, from Telecoms to IT, from Media to Investment Banking. His Unplugged Methodology works to unleash the hidden value inside of people – he brings out the extraordinary in people and then inspires them to massively leverage their value, whether at the sales negotiation table, developing a charity project or entering the C-suite. His latest success story is all about how 3 people were “Unplugged” from team manager to Fortune™ 100 CIO positions in 18 months.
Most of his day revolves around generating and boosting value in people; having open, candid, and powerful conversations about the nature of value with his clients and then inspiring them execute – to apply new thinking and fresh ideas to increasing their value, their net worth and that of others.
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Gary’s Quought for the Day is:
“What one thing about yourself could you improve that would make the most difference in your life over the next week, month, quarter or even year?”
Related Links:
1. Business:
S&H Consulting Group 2. Blog:
Gary Sage
Note:
Quought = Question that provokes thought. Questions are important. Thinking is important. Questions that make you think are very important!
PS:
Squidoo Lens: The Power of Questions!
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By Rajesh Setty on Sat 17 Feb 2007, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment
Karen Kang is a recognized expert in positioning and brand strategies. A 25-year veteran in marketing and communications, she founded Karen Kang Consulting in 1994. She has helped more than 100 companies, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, develop successful corporate and product positioning and brand strategies. A former newspaper reporter, she has held executive positions in marketing consulting, advertising and public relations firms. For six years, she was a partner and principal with Regis McKenna Inc., a high-technology marketing consulting firm. She has trained more than 1000 professionals on positioning and branding through national conferences, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Golden Gate University, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SD Forum and Forum for Women Entrepeneurs.
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Karen’s Quought for the Day:
“What’s the most important thing you can do to boost your passion for your job and/or your life?”
Related Links:
1.
Karen Kang Consulting 2.
Karen’s newsletter
Note:
Quought = Question that provokes thought. Questions are important. Thinking is important. Questions that make you think are very important!
PS:
Squidoo Lens: The Power of Questions!
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By Rajesh Setty on Fri 16 Feb 2007, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment
Greg is a Licensed Professional Business Coach, author of two books, with clients throughout the Canada, the US, South Africa and the UK. Having worked with 100’s of business owners in more than 32 different industries Greg brings a unique, practical perspective to every client.
He has been profiled in national magazines, newspapers, TV and as a guest on radio shows and as a keynote speaker to public and private companies, seminar facilitator and consultant, his advice and experiences reflect an in-the-trenches, street savvy flavor with a practical edge.
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Greg’s Quought for the Day:
In the spirit of creativity, innovation, and original thought…
“So, what is the governing principle, idea, or concept that makes this work? What should be changed, added, or applied and why would that be important? What action can I take to implement it?”
Related Links:
1.
Business Performance Coaching2.
Buying a Business Podcast3.
Tips and Traps When Buying a Business Book4.
Daily Thoughts for Business5.
March to Impact a Million Entrepreneurs (Greg’s Personal Blog) 5.
Small Business Unplugged6.
Biz Plan Hacks
Note:
Quought = Question that provokes thought. Questions are important. Thinking is important. Questions that make you think are very important!
PS:
Squidoo Lens: The Power of Questions!
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By Rajesh Setty on Thu 15 Feb 2007, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment
Scot Herrick is a highly experienced business professional with unique leadership and analytical abilities. Working in Fortune 100 companies for his 30+ years in business, he has been an individual contributor, road warrior, and manager of teams focusing his career on project and process management.
Scot publishes two blogs: Cube Rules, focusing on Career Management for Cubicle Warriors; and, Ten Keyboards, sharing how technology can help writers.
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Scot’s Quought for the Day is:
“If you were given fifteen minutes to evacuate from your home (or business) and could take anything with you, what would you take?”
Scot’s note accompanying the Quought (at the time he sent it):
I live in Seattle-land and we’ve had a rough week with the trees down from our windstorm. I personally was without power for five days (Tuesday night the power came back on…) and there are still over 100,000 without power out here.
But, inspired by the storm and what little we have gone through because of it, I have the one question that, if answered, would give me a lot of piece of mind going into 2007.
Related Links:
1. Blog 1:
Cube Rules2. Blog 2:
Ten Keyboards
Note:
Quought = Question that provokes thought. Questions are important. Thinking is important. Questions that make you think are very important!
PS:
Squidoo Lens: The Power of Questions!
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By Rajesh Setty on Wed 14 Feb 2007, 6:00 AM - 2 Comments
Today is Valentine’s Day. So here are some good wishes to all of you.
Second, today I complete 2 years of Blogging. Life Beyond Code is 2 years old today. What it is today is because of the help of my family and hundreds of my friends out there. I first want to thank all of them. I love you all!
For those of you who know me, you know that I got the writing illness very early. I have been writing since I was nine years old. However, when I started working, the writing suddenly stopped. No clue why. I would write only technical stuff. Nineteen years later, I wrote and published my book “Beyond Code” (foreword by my hero Tom Peters). What started off as a companion blog for my book has now taken a life of its own with close to 800 articles on the site.
What I cherish most is the hundreds of connections that have been made possible because of my blog. People ask me whether I make money on my blog. My answer (the consultant in me speaking here) is “It depends.” It really depends on how we define money. If we are talking about currency, then yes, I do make some money. If we are talking a “return on investment” – then, YES I do get a HUGE return on investment from this blog. What is the return – Just the sheer number of wonderful people that I was able to connect in the form of fellow bloggers and the readers from all over the world, your emails, phone calls and the friendship – it makes it all worth it.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU and a BIG THANK YOU TO ALL.
As an anniversary gift, I am making my latest eBook (which I have sold earlier for $4.97) “Lasting Relationships” for FREE. This is for a limited time. So please download it while it is available here.
Link: Lasting Relationships (PDF)
Have a great year ahead!
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By Rajesh Setty on Wed 14 Feb 2007, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment
John Richardson is a popular blogger, speaker, and database administrator. His blog, Success Begins Today, features productivity and organizational ideas for business and personal use. John is always on the lookout for new things to make the working life more fun and creative.
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John’s Quought for the Day is:
What are you going to do TODAY to reach your goals tomorrow?
John’s note accompanying the Quought:
The power of “Today” is immense. How many times have you set a goal and said to yourself… I’ll start tomorrow. Unfortunately tomorrow becomes today and the process repeats. I was on a four year diet plan like this… all I lost was four years. Whatever the goal… challenge yourself … Start Today!
Related Links:
1. Primary Blog:
Success Begins Today 2. Audio Book Blog:
MBA on the Run
Note:
Quought = Question that provokes thought. Questions are important. Thinking is important. Questions that make you think are very important!
PS:
Squidoo Lens: The Power of Questions!
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By Rajesh Setty on Wed 14 Feb 2007, 1:44 AM - 2 Comments
A friend who wants to remain anonymous sends me this Quought -
“Who created GOD?”
I thought about it for a while and realized that the question was too much for my IQ. Whatever be the answer I get, I will ask a follow on question to myself – “So How do I know?” and then I will go into a loop.
Shaken and stirred again. Twice in a row!
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By Rajesh Setty on Tue 13 Feb 2007, 5:34 PM - Leave Comment
If you are interested in web 2.0, I would love to talk to you wherever you are in the world 
We are looking to talk to about 200 people who are web 2.0 enthusiasts. One of my companies acquired a company in that space. While we won’t make a public announcement regarding that anytime soon, we want to share and provide a sneak preview to a select set of people who are interested in web 2.0 space. It is an opportunity for you to participate (if you are interested) and possibly benefit from being an early mover.
Please send a note using the following form. Please include as many details or put a link to your website/blog so that we get to know you better. One of us will contact you through phone or email. We won’t take up more than 15 minutes of your time.
I am a web 2.0 enthusiast – please sign me up!
Thanks to all!
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By Rajesh Setty on Tue 13 Feb 2007, 4:10 PM - 9 Comments
Scott McLeod and Karl Fisch come up with a brilliant 6 minute video on change that is happening.
If some of us think that we can deal with change just the way our parents or our grandparents dealt with it, we are WRONG. Download this movie (Mac folks have to forgive me – it’s in WMV format) and spend those six minutes.
Scott McLeod: Did you know (download link)
I am shaken and stirred
Thanks Sterling for the link.
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