Books: Losing My Virginity by Sir Richard Branson

“Only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about“- says Richard Branson, the one who is very often talked about.
However more interesting to me are his stories which are less talked about. His college stories, pre virgin stories are quite inspiring and amusing at the same time. He is one man who [...]

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Books: My experiments with truth by Gandhi

It’s a story of a simple man who lead millions by his strong character and great leadership.
Though I have to be honest that some of the characteristics of Gandhi; like his experiments with home medicine; are kind of hard to swallow. His small seemingly craziness however is instantly forgotten when you read his adventures esp [...]

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In conversation: Veronica Belmont, co-host of Tekzilla and Qore

Recently I met with Veronica Belmont, co-host of Revision3’s tech-centric show, Tekzilla, and Qore on the PlayStation Network.
During our conversation, Veronica talks about being super passionate for whatever you are doing. If you are not, it’s definitely gonna show. If you don’t have knowledge to back up whatever you are talking about, there is no [...]

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In conversation: Shellye Archambeau, CEO MetricStream

Recently I met with Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream when Shellye shared how her experiences at companies like IBM, BlockBuster led her to where she is today.
One very fascinating story of our conversation is when Shellye was a summer intern after high school. When she told her supervisor that she wants to go to college [...]

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Identity crisis

I was talking to one of my friends recently and one of the things we were discussing was how most of us define our identities purely via work. For many of us,  just the fact that we have some place we can go for 8-10 hours is enough for our identity gratification.
I am not saying [...]

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Women2.0 in conversation: Wendy Lea, CEO of GetSatisfaction.com

Recently Women 2.0 collaborator Jazmin Hupp and I met with Wendy Lea. Wendy has worked as a bootstrap entrepreneur, corporate executive, and angel investor over the last 25 years. She recently joined GetSatisfaction.com as CEO. She shares her advice about when to admit that you don’t understand, raising capital, and how female leaders can [...]

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use remote control

one thing I have learned from my experience (and I feel even stronger after reading First Break All The Rules ) is people are happier & more productive if they are set free.
By setting free I mean finding a talented person for a job, setting goals for her and let her do the job. Many [...]

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Talk to her

I am reading this book First Break All Rules these days. This book is about what great managers do differently, it’s quite a good read.
One thing about great managers is that they care about their team members – both professionally & personally. I always thought that may be because I am a woman, I have [...]

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Women2.0 in conversation: Clara Shih, author of “The Facebook Era”

Recently I met with Clara Shih, author of The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff (Prentice Hall) and Director of Social Networking Alliances & Product Strategy at salesforce.com. She shares her personal experiences with Women 2.0 about the importance of mentors and role models, [...]

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O Gandhi !!!

There has been too much Gandhi in my personal life since Christmas:
I read his autobiography 2 months ago during my Argentina trip,
I watched “Gandhi” movie just 2 weeks ago and
after watching movie I had this urge to buy Gandhi’s poster which says “My life is my message”
Gandhi & his character are so fresh in my [...]

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