How many of you are afraid of leaving a job that you hate the most. I were afraid too, and parents were the same as yours. They did not wanted me to leave the job and sit at home for self study and self learning. It was June 2010, when I decided to leave my [...]
No matter what industry you’re in, your company can’t survive without technology. And these days, even non-technical employees know that technology goes way beyond desktop computers and networks. From smart phones and tablet computers to mobile apps and cloud-based technology, there’s a plethora of technological advancements to not only keep track of, but also to [...]
Like most industries, the manufacturing sector is transforming rapidly. Because of recent technological advances and globalization, U.S. manufacturing is facing intense international competition, increasing market volatility and complexity, a declining workforce, and a host of other challenges. Yet we know that in order to have a strong economy, we need a strong manufacturing base. So [...]
I’ve always said that innovation is a key driver of business success. We saw this in action with Google. Back when Google was a startup, they focused heavily on innovation in search. As a result, they created a major source of income and a name for themselves as the dominant search engine. Google was able to accomplish this [...]
After the Olympics in 1988 our team made frequent trips to the United States as part of a series of public relations campaigns. On one such trip, while attending a Lakers Game at the old Forum, I met Mike Tyson. At the time Mike was the youngest world heavy weight boxing champion. In fact he [...]
When the Worldwide Web first started—what we call Web 1.0—it was all about search and having access to information. It’s when we used the web as an Information Age tool, for our Information Age world. Today, it’s all about Web 2.0, where the key activities are sharing and communicating, rather than just informing. I wrote [...]
All too often we look at outstanding leaders and assume they just got lucky or that they were born to lead. What we don’t see is the discipline and some of the daily rituals that go into crafting the extraordinary impact they have and the results they create. They fully understand that leadership begins with [...]
If there is one thing that we can be sure of, it is that change will happen. It is a natural, inevitable part of life and remains one of the most important factors affecting our lives today. Perhaps more than at any other time in human history the speedy infusion of new ideas, knowledge, products [...]
Polaroid—the company that has been teetering on the brink of extinction for a while now—recently came out with a new digital camera powered by Android. I think that’s a good move, but they’re a little late to the game in doing it. If you remember those old Polaroid cameras, they were all about instant photography [...]
