The relationship between a light house and a ship.
“You consider me the young apprentice Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes. Hypnotized by you if I should linger Staring at the ring around your finger.” Curious examination of the phrase “Scylla and Charibdes” reveals that the Greek folklore sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between the island of Sicily and […]
The ugly six letter word that trumps even world champions
Suffice for you to recognize that the champion that we are referring to is Vishwanathan “Vishy” Anand. Vishy lost to Carlsen in the recently concluded World Chess championship held in Sochi, Russia. In the post-match press meet, responding to a question about the ghastly mistake that cost him dearly the penultimate match and the championship, […]
Top 5 “Yay” and “Yuck” Mid-year reviews for Managers
“Yay” As a manager, you have spoken with the team member well ahead of the scheduled meeting and have given him enough time to prepare for the review. You have given enough attention to the environment in which this discussion will happen – either face-to-face or over a conference call. You have taken time to […]
Five Questions to Ask When a Sales Opportunity Stalls in the Pipeline
Question 1: First and foremost, as Salespeople, are we speaking to all the right people who matter in the account? “Power resides where men believe it resides. A sales opportunity stalls mainly due to the lack of “high and wide” coverage of the account. In any decent sized B2B opportunity in an enterprise, there would be many stakeholders (research says […]
How to add Emojis to your LinkedIn posts?
Here is a quick reference page that you can bookmark. Here are my top 10 emoji lists for your quick reference to add some additional zing to your posts and articles on Linkedin: 1. 🎯🌀🔥🌟💥💣✨🔱⚜️💡 ⚡🌠💫☁⛅💭🌈 ◑☀️🌞ϟ ☾🏖🌊🧠 👀🕶👓🎶♘♞🛡️📆🎊🎼🍏🍒 🥊🎈☕🍾🥂🥛☕🎂🍔🍦 2. 👆 👇 👈 👉 👊 👋 👌 👍 👎👏 🙏🙏🏾✊🏾🤝🤜 🤛 👊 💪🎲🎗♫ ♡🤍❤️💛💜🖤🤎🌱🌿☘🌸 💐 🎉🌻🍎🌴 🌵 🌷 🌸 🌼🍁 🍂 3. 🔒 […]
