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Inspirational Quotations by Helen Keller (#330)
Caption: Helen Keller with her teacher and companion Anne Sullivan when Helen was 20 years old. Today is the 120th birth anniversary of American social activist Helen Keller (June 27, 1880 — June 1, 1968). On this occasion, we feature … Continue reading
Three Great Commencement Speeches by Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and J.K. Rowling
Three commencement speeches by distinguished personalities. Steve Jobs: “Don’t waste your time living someone else’s life.” Bill Gates: “Address the world’s deepest inequities.” J.K. Rowling: “The fringe benefits of failure.” Continue reading
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Learn from the Top Performers in Every Field [Skills for Success]
During Q & A at a career-planning workshop that I led recently, a member of the audience asked me, “Where could I get the best education in life?” This article elaborates my response. You learn best from imitating the techniques … Continue reading
Humility is a Mark of the Great
Examples of the humility of Albert Einstein, M. Balamuralikrishna, Veerendra Heggade, Peter Drucker. Humility is the bona fide characteristic of the truly accomplished and well-adjusted people. These great men and women live the life of modesty, unpretentiousness, and supreme confidence. They do not bear a sense of self-superiority and pride. Continue reading
Want to be more likeable? Improve your customer service? Adopt Sam Walton’s “Ten-Foot Rule”
“Walton Ten-Foot Rule” Sam Walton, Wal-Mart’s iconic founder and perhaps the most successful entrepreneur of his generation, showed considerable charisma, ambition, and drive from a very young age. Sam was a committed student leader when he attended the University of … Continue reading
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Leading by Example: GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt Turns Down 2008 Bonus and Long-Term Compensation
Last week, General Electric (GE) announced that its Board of Directors had accepted CEO Jeffrey Immelt’s recommendation that he not receive his bonus for 2008 and $11.7 million in compensation under a long-term incentive plan. In 2008, GE’s missed its … Continue reading
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The Legacy of Peter Drucker
Yesterday was the first anniversary of the death of Peter Ferdinand Drucker, “the father of modern management.” Drucker is arguably the most influential management philosopher of the modern era. He is the author of about forty books and innumerable essays … Continue reading
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The Legacy of Infosys’ Narayana Murthy
Mr. N R Narayana Murthy, executive chairman of Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies, retired today on his sixtieth birthday. He was one of the six founders who started Infosys [INFY] with a small investment of Rs. 10,000 and nurtured the organization to … Continue reading
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