Little communication goes a long way

This is so true. It is so difficult to work with people that doesn't communicate. Many seem ignorant about how it creates negative perception in both career and life in general.

Food for thought for the Weekend (24-Nov-2018)

Food for thought for the Weekend: My series where I present assorted collection of interesting blog posts, TED talks, podcast and articles I read/listened this week, some quotes that resonated with me, excerpts from my own reading.

6 tactics to turn arguments into real conversations

All conversations are an opportunity to engage and persuade. We can improve relationships and everyday discussions by bringing in formal debate tactics or "productive disagreement", to our own lives, claims the author.

5 ways smart people sabotage their careers

As a people manager for long, nothing is more painful to see smart people go down because of several misconceptions and undermining themselves. This is a great article to check, whether we have fallen into one of those. Good news is that the author has given some remedies too.

Thoughts on Flash - Steve Jobs

Technology enthusiasts will remember the furore Apple create when they said they'd not ship Adobe's Flash on their devices in favour of other technologies like HTML5. At that time time, perhaps 2008 or so, Steve penned this note to give Apple's point of view. Over the years I've read this post several times. It is written in a simple language and so persuasively puts out Apple's view while simultaneously rebutting the claims by Adobe and other pundits. Notice how easy it is for both techies and ordinary consumer to understand the arguments.

Some book recommendations

Though the article talks about these 11 books as an alternate to doing an MBA, I've read and most of them and they all are gems. Take a look.

What RamP's Reading: Nov'18

  

The Power of Now: (Re-read). To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere - in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace. They can be used to bring you into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self. It is here you discover that you are already complete and perfect.

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Cal Newport's clearly written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person's talent and skill - and not necessarily their passion - that determines their career path. Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned a PhD from MIT, contends that trying to find what drives us, instead of focusing on areas in which we naturally excel, is ultimately harmful and frustrating to job seekers.

Lateral Thinking: (Re-read). The first practical explanation of how creativity works, this results-oriented bestseller trains listeners to move beyond a "vertical" mode of thought to tap the potential of lateral thinking. This book is about lateral thinking which is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practiced and used.