Success & Happiness Tips
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15 happiness tips from a Harvard positive psychology course
Did you know that at Harvard, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, the most popular and successful course teaches you how to learn to be happier?
The Positive Psychology class taught by Ben Shahar attracts 1400 students per semester and 20% of Harvard graduates take this elective course. According to Ben Shahar, the class – which focuses on happiness, self-esteem and motivation – gives students the tools to succeed and face life with more joy. This 45-year-old teacher, considered by some to be “the happiness guru”, highlights in his class 14 key tips for improving the quality of our personal status and contributing to a positive life:
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10 success tips to climb the corporate career ladder
The world is moving fast and our expectations from our lives have changed. We are more career oriented now, seek to beat the odds and be entrepreneurs, and strive for success in whatever we do.
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5 Women Leaders Who Proved Leadership is Everyone’s Business
India is no longer considered the land of snake charmers. The Indian society has evolved and so has the Indian woman. The Indian woman has proven that she can do extra-ordinary things beyond her home chores. She has led by example in domains that were beyond imagination. Today let me share the stories of five women leaders who proved that anyone can be a leader, no matter her background.
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Dangal, Creative Destruction & the Bamboo Tree
One of the movies that make you feel proud to be an Indian is the movie Dangal. Dangal is an Aamir Khan film with heartwarming performances by all actors portraying how champions are born out of villages in India. It gives remarkable insights on how a leader can recognize, realize and reap hidden talents.
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5 Tips for New Managers
I had an interesting conversation recently with a business leader about employees taking up people management roles for the first time. Individual contributors who do well in their roles, get promoted to people managers as a natural career progression in most companies. His concern was well founded – how do we promote people without measuring their ability to manage people?
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5 Leaders 5 Messages 5 Minutes
Startups are blossoming across the country and so are their leaders. They are breaking trends and redefining how business is done in the industry. From making tea to making gold out of garbage, they are trending across social media with their crazy ideas. But that’s not it; they are earning huge amounts of money and getting funding from corporates too.
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Srikanth Bolla: not your ordinary CEO
The story of Srikanth Bolla is an inspirational story going viral across social networks, inspiring readers to go beyond possibilities and attempt the impossible.
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4 tips on storytelling for leaders
Any good facilitator will tell you that powerful stories are worth their weight in gold while conducting a workshop. Nothing captivates a group’s attention than a powerful story told in the right context.
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How to FLOW towards high performance
“of all secrets of the river, Siddhartha today only saw one: this water ran and ran, incessantly it ran, and was nevertheless always there, was always and at all times the same and yet new in every moment!”
Herman Hesse could well have been describing the nature of “flow” as an apt metaphor for the river of life itself.
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Leadership lessons from Kung Fu Panda 3
Some movies you like to watch, while some movies you like to experience. Kung Fu Panda 3 was an experience for me. I connected instantly with the characters in the movie and received a few life lessons too. A blend of animated characters and a meaningful story made the movie phenomenal, but it was all possible because of the web of words connecting all of the story elements.
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How to beat stage fright
Fear is quite natural. It is a biological way for our bodies to tell us that something is not right. Almost all of us have fear of something or other in life. The irony is that humans are actually born with only two fears – the fear of falling and the fear of sudden sounds.
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4 secrets to become a sales sensation
I never knew my visit to the beautiful Dal Lake could teach me powerful lessons in selling. When I received an opportunity to conduct a workshop for one of the world’s leading chemical companies I was thrilled because it was also my first time visiting Kashmir.
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