“Focus” banned! One of my closest friends joined the Indian Air Force when I embarked on my career with a leading Indian company. I used to visit their cantonment to spend time with him and his team. It was a grand source of motivation for me. These young men, dedicated to a noble cause, led …
Artificial Intelligence – AI (Part-1) What is AI, or Artificial Intelligence, really? Most discussions feel disjointed, almost like the blind trying to understand an elephant by touch. I’m not diving deep here; instead, I’ll try to explain it in simple terms. It is not for experts but to give basic charity what is the difference …
Our Durga Puja – Part 2 WHAT IS ‘SANDHI’ IN DURGA PUJA As a child, I was quite naive. There are so many examples of this that they could outshine the childhood foolishness of the revered author Manik Bandopadhyay. However, that doesn’t mean I’ve become very clever now. Even now, I tend to trust people …
Our Durga Puja 1 It’s all about feeling People from outside Bengal think Durga Puja means grand pandals and the Durga idol. They believe it’s just four days of celebration. But it’s not that. Durga Puja means months of planning, the gradual buildup of joy, and much more than just the festival. New one pair …
Efficiency Simplified Efficiency…efficiency…efficiency! From a peon to a CEO, carpenter to engineer, air conditioner to car, everything, everywhere, everyone looks for efficiency. What is efficiency? No, I am not going to give a definition here that you can find millions in numbers over on the internet. You can find thousands of pages of motivational content …
‘Babaaaaa’ He looks very disappointed. ‘If people oppose, then I shall fight with whom? And do for whom? Damn it, there’s no point in fighting anymore.’ Raja Rammohan Roy was walking restlessly across the drawing room, muttering to himself. At that time the doorman came and said that an old Brahmin wanted to meet. A …
Table of Contents You may know some or all of these stories. However, I am sure, like me, you love to read it repeatedly. Good for self-motivation. I am writing it in my own lucid style. In some points, the real life stories might exaggerated but still those rightly project the culture of great people …
Stop saying ‘SORRY’! Follow my SSS theory…. Sorry is not only the most spoken word but the most damaging word in the world. It damages no one but the person who is habituated to use (read misuse) it. Stop saying sorry! Stop living on sorry! Few examples can give better clarity. When you are late …
FAMILY TRAVEL PLAN This is a family matter. Ghar ka baat. Even then you want to read you can. How cute is their Family travel plan :-). Husband and wife are both sitting in the drawing room and are involved in a serious discussion. There annual family travel plan. Husband – Let us go somewhere …
NICOBAR AND PILPEE Based on a fact I was travelling across the country to work on Malaria eradication on a project of the Malaria Research Centre. One of those sites was Car Nicobar which is just a dot on the map at the bottom of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a tiny land a few kilometres …
THE GOLD CHAIN A true story… I and Shyam have known each other for less than a year. I used to see him in our nearby market only. His face says that he is a humble and kind-hearted person. Also, I used to observe that he helps old age beggars in the market which one …
Table of Contents Make Your Own Calendar 2024 Neither I nor everyone is blessed with multiple talents. However, today’s world situation demands skills in several subjects to live at the leading edge of competition. One should be an expert in his core subject as a salesman, like it can be biotechnology, electronics, structural materials, computer …
Table of Contents What is Digital Marketing? Do not get confused with the name, Digital marketing, Online marketing, Internet marketing, Social media marketing. I am here to clear up the confusion about what is Digital marketing. All, more or less say the same thing in full or part. Here we shall use only Digital Marketing …
Table of Contents Guerrilla Marketing Often customers fail to notice advertisements as an abundant flow of advertisement materials hits our eyes and minds from weak-up to sleep. We quickly scroll our smartphone when any advertisement peeps on the screen as well as ignore the billboards, printed materials mostly come with newspaper or by post. Our …
Table of Contents Real Stories on Salesman Challenges Do you know when fishermen go to the sea for fishing, they return after a week or fortnight? They break the Sankha and wipe out the Sindoor (see connotation at the bottom) of their wives which is supposed to be a ritual when their husbands die. They …
Table of Contents Marketing Techniques Is Marketing a science? It is not. Do not be surprised as people believe that it is a science. Is marketing an Art? No! it is beyond science and art. Then what is the reason marketing is not science or art? The reason is that science follows some set of …
Table of Contents What is Marketing? Part 1 Marketing is one of the most important activities for any business organisation. As such I shall discuss the same in several parts, each 5 to 10 minutes reading time, so newcomers can comfortably read and understand the whole matter in a simplified way. The first part is …
Table of Contents India Is A Great Place For Bio-entrepreneurs By guest writer – Junaid Aslam, Ph.D. In recent times, India has become a hotspot for innovation and business, and one exciting field gaining momentum is bio-entrepreneurship. This field combines biology, technology, and business skills to create novel solutions for healthcare, farming, and the environment. …
Table of Contents 12 Most Important Sales Skills 1. Understand the objectives Often sales representatives fail to understand what their objective is. They feel that their duty is to bring order to the organisation. Yes, it is true, bringing order is the most vital thing, not for the salesperson only but for the entire organisation. …
Table of Contents 15 Types Of People To Avoid – Stoics Stoicism teaches us many good things which are important to lead a successful life avoiding unwanted trouble and put the best concentration on individual goals. Usually, I write articles based on my own learning and purifying it which is practical and appropriate for the …
Table of Contents Examples of Developing Innovative Ideas In my last post, I explained how one can develop innovative thoughts. I have given some practical examples of the implementation of Innovative ideas in job functions. All those were practical examples. Here, I am giving some interesting examples of how one can look at something from completely …
Table of Contents How To Develop Innovative Ideas ? Albert Einstein said that the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Innovative ideas start with the power of powerful imagination. Everyone in this world, especially in the corporate world, thinks that they have innovative minds. They can create innovative solutions. However, this quality …
Table of Contents How to be a consultative seller? First thing first. Consultative selling is not a required aspect for all kind of selling (I explained in Part-1). It is important for a salesperson who mostly sell high-ticket items. As it requires investment to hail and retain quality salesperson & leaders. It is also a …
Table of Contents What is Consultative Selling? I know you may not have time to read a book or a thousand pages on the subject matter. Here in short, I am trying to give full clarity on what is consultative selling with the bigger picture. Because you are not going to teach anyone but reading …
Table of Contents You Can Learn Corporate Lessons From Street It is important to learn corporate skills and develop ideas to run an organisation successfully if you are in a leadership role or an aspirant to achieve that level. More importantly for your own success which is applicable at all levels of hierarchy. We learn …