I’ve often debated the merits of being an assertive, lead-from-the-front, the-boss-is-always-right kind of leader, versus being a nurturing, i-am-right-behind-you, what-do-you-think kind of leader. And for me, the latter has always won the debate. However, I hear plenty of arguments in favor of the former school of thought, and also see great merits in it. Today … Continue reading
As the weekend started today, I was faced with my usual question… so what do I write about? A lot has happened in the world since I last blogged yesterday. Should I write about the talk titled “The New Face of Business is Social” at Nasscom Friday’s 2.0 yesterday, where I met varied interesting people … Continue reading
I have always been fascinated by my own Google results. Call it narcissist, but I am concerned about what I am linked to, and who is linked to me (pun totally intended). My results (all 184 of them at this moment) vary from positive, vague, to totally misleading. My postive results throw up my LinkedIn … Continue reading
Last Saturday evening, I spent around four hours with some of the friendliest, most unassuming bunch of people I have met in a long time. Which is surprising, considering I was at the IndiBloggers offline meet in Delhi. And Bloggers, as their reputation suggests, are a volatile and unpredictable bunch of people. “True, Bloggers around … Continue reading
I’m often faced with the tough task of finding a work-bloglife balance. Sharing my thoughts for money, versus sharing my thoughts nothing. And usually, as my last stretch of silence on this blog would indicate – slogging for money wins out! The other thing is, most people think blogging doesn’t require any thought of effort … Continue reading
When I tell people that I help companies understand new media, and how to use it to their benefit, most people look at me and say – “by new media you mean the internet, right..? what else is there??!”. In the beginning, I used to get stumped by the ignorance behind this assumption. I used … Continue reading
Every couple of weeks I open a newspaper or magazine in India, to see these gorgeous photographs of superbikes (like the one above), with accompanying headlines like “the superbikes are coming!” and alternately “the big bike question” (ET AutoMania, 2nd November 2006). Enticed enough by the visuals, I end up reading the article, only to … Continue reading
I’ve been using Blogger for a while now to air thoughts, opinions and news I gather about communication in general. It has been great, and I have a huge number of shy people reading my blog regularly. Yes, I’m saying shy because while the comments are few and far between, Statcounter tells me there are loads … Continue reading
Reading my previous post on the ICCO Global Summit a lot of people asked ‘what on earth was I doing at a Summit for PR professionals??’ I mean, I am a student of economics, with a hardcore advertising and marketing background, and I’m now making a living out of strategic design and new media consultancy… … Continue reading
It’s perhaps one of the most redundant question we’re asked every day… wherein the person who asks will perhaps get surprised, if you answer the question – truthfully, that is! My question is, how many of us actually ask ourselves this question? And how many of us can actually answer ourselves truthfully? Highs, Lows, Delights, … Continue reading
