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“The more I understand differences, the more I like people.”

These were the words our leadership instructor wrote on the flip chart the day we talked about our communication styles. Our subject that day was Laura Browne’s blue book, an insightful pack of surprisingly eye-opening material in just 158 pages.

[Read more…] about Laura Browne: “Why can’t you communicate like me?”

In the eyes of Keith Ferrazzi, success – in our careers and in life – is all about relationships. Everything in our universe is related to everything else through a relationship. We must develop, establish and nurture our relationships in life. We live in a fast paced life and a connected age, where the day’s minutes would be hard pressed [Read more…] about Keith Ferrazzi: “Never Eat Alone”

Oh what an exhausting year 2007 has been for me. A mentally draining and highly unsatisfying year in my career. What to do to turn things around?

My best productivity shows in the form of books I read cover to cover, and the thousands of miles I fly each month to expand my social network. I have temporarily lost the sense of purpose and direction in my career. While we do not know what the future holds, I say with absolute conviction that is how I feel at present time.

Some people, it seems to me from my countless observations this year, just don’t seem to mind a menial career and myriad of systems and procedures which limit their advancements and hence, any possible satisfaction from their work. I only wish I could be in the shoes of those happy people who have long since stopped caring about having a career or pursuing a path that will serve their talents and strengths well. It is a curse and a blessing that I still have a great deal of care about mine. How about you?

[Read more…] about Review of Tom Rath’s “StrengthFinder”

A life with purpose will beckon all of us at some point to answer these questions.

Are we doing something worthwhile with life?

Is our work meaningful?

Are we wasting it away at a keyboard or in an office or in the air on business travel?

Is this what we imagined ourselves to be doing in not just our adult years but also the very best years of our lives, realizing that working full time takes up at least a third of our waking hours?

[Read more…] about Po Bronson: “What should I do with my life?”

Joseph Finder does it again – a corporate thriller sent directly to my house, the Advanced Reader’s Edition of “Power Play“. This is one of the perks of being a fan of Joseph Finder. The book is due out in August 2007 and I have already finished it as of July. The silly race is of course with no one but myself. All the same, it’s exciting to be asked to read an earlier edition of a favorite author. [Read more…] about Joseph Finder: “Power Play”