This page is a collection of quotes which resonated with me while reading their book or blog.
Friday, February 1, 2013 at 8:36AM Negotiation is all about options. Customer love to see options. Always be prepared with valuable ones for applicable situation. - Mahesh Baxi
Customer, Negotiation, Options Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 4:15PM There isn't a place without (good or bad) politics. Understand political landscape well to avoid mines. - Mahesh Baxi
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 4:11PM The best leaders are “situational” — they are able to step into any circumstance and recognize whether they need to engage at the strategy level or dive into the nitty-gritty. - Jack Stahl
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 6:57PM If you don't understand what makes your customer "a champion" inside their organization, you can't champion a customer. - Mahesh Baxi
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:16PM Physical proximity between leaders and employees isn't always feasible. But mental or emotional proximity is essential. - Boris Groysberg & Michael Slind
Leadership Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:10PM A firm's ability to weather storms depends on how seriously executives take risk management when the sun is shining and no clouds are on the horizon. - Robert S. Kaplan & Anette Mikes, taken from HBR Article on Managing Risks
Risk Management Friday, June 8, 2012 at 8:35AM No one can produce great results who is not thouroughly sincere in dealing with himself. - James Lowell, quoted from the book 'He Swam with Sharks for an Ice-Cream' authored by Dhaval Bathia
Leadership Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:50PM If you ask a person to do something within his grasp, he will see it as work, but if he is inspired to do something beyond his grasp, he will pursue it as a challenging quest. - Dhaval Bathia from the book 'He Swam with Sharks for an Ice-cream'
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 1:23PM Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge. and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. - Bertrand Russell from the book In-Sight on Sankara Nethralaya's passion for compassion.
Nethralaya, Passion, Sankara, V V Ranganathan Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 8:59PM Sustaining Innovation: Prolonging today's profits with yesterday's bold ideas. Disruptive Innovation: Making new rules for tomorrow. - Inder Sidhu from the book 'Doing Both'
Doing Both, Inder Sidhu, Innovation