Category: Career
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Lessons from a decade in publishing
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26th June 2017, as my latest thriller novel, In The Name Of God eased into the bookstores and even as the online preorder deliveries began, the significance of the occasion was not lost on me. It was on the same day, 10 years back that I stood on the small dais at Crossword Book…
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Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead
“Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead.” When I first read this statement it took me a while to understand its true meaning. In modern-day corporate life, leaders often have the flexibility to pick their own teams. Most of them stumble at this roadblock. Mediocre managers don’t often realise the enormous ability this…
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Only you can lead yourself to where you want to go
It was sometime in 2001 that I got promoted from Assistant VP to Vice President . At that time, I was managing the mortgage business in North India for Citibank. Even after my promotion, I continued doing the same role — only the title changed. All my earlier promotions had come with a change in…
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Five Stories that influenced my life (from my personal diary)
Here are five stories that influenced me and changed my life. (This is a reproduction of an article that appeared in the Corporate Dossier supplement of Economic Times today) FIGHT YOUR OWN BATTLES. DON’T DEPEND ON OTHERS TO DO IT FOR YOU Many years back, a co-worker, known for his political manipulations, sent an offensive…
Ravi Subramanian 