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http://www.inc.com/les-mckeown/the-most-powerful-20-words-in-business.html?cid=sf01001 Success in business is relatively simple: Make good decisions more often than you make bad ones, and you win. Make bad decisions too often, and you lose. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. Particularly because, as your business grows and becomes more complex, more and more people get involved in the decision-making process. At first, it's just you and your gut instinct--and more often than not, you and your gut get it right (that's what gets your business out of  Early Struggle  in the first place). Getting it right means your business succeeds and grows. Growing means adding people and complexity. And before you know it, the most important decisions are being made not by you, alone, but by teams-- some of which include you, and some of which don't. And teams, as everyone rapidly finds out, generally suck at making high-quality decisions consistently. Hidden agendas, passive-aggressive ...

http://blog.intellisource.com/10-books-every-leader-should-consider-reading/ 10 Books Every Leader Should Consider Reading Posted by IntelliVoice on Monday, November 18th, 2013 A well-stocked bookshelf or online library of resources can help keep you focused on influential  leadership principles .  Books offer reminders of strategies you’ve mastered while others create inspiration for new growth opportunities.  An investment in reading offers a variety of benefits for everyone, but for those especially interested in leadership, it provides a personal outlet to hone your skills as a confident, knowledgeable, empathetic, and well-rounded leader.  ”Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.”   -Harry S. Truman  Throughout our Blog archives, we’ve shared some of our favorite leadership quotes, books, and resources.  While books offer suggestions, leaders must evaluate and apply the right strategy for themselves, and their...

http://akcablog.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/how-to-increase-profitability-10-key-tips/ June 21, 2013  by  Asoka Karandawala | Leave a comment There are hundreds of articles written about increasing profitability and it’s easier said than done. The easy part is to understand what needs to be done but the hard part is achieving it especially in large businesses. That said, there are only 2 parts of a formula you need to look at – revenues and costs. Since these make up your profits, the easy bit is realising that you increase one and reduce the other to increase your profits. The hard part is to understand where to start. So here are some key tips in achieving increased profitability for your business by looking at revenues and costs separately. A. Revenues Get the pricing right  -  make sure your products are priced to give you the profit margin required, i.e. price less direct costs to produce gives the gross profit and if this margin gets eroded o...

This is a time of the year when the entire city comes to life with sparkling and colourful lights , people in colourful dresses lined up blasting fire crackers and restaurants overcrowded with the gourmet flowing all over . Crackers creating sound have been banned by the Kolkata Police , so it is a welcome and delightful show of colourful and innovative designs with bright lights all over . A picture below of the Scoop restaurant in Salt Lake City all decked up ... BD Balaka Sporting is another great Puja ,where the cultural programme and the beautiful park adds to the merriment and gaiety . Children go particularly crazy chasing the colourful balloons and rich cups of tea to add to their parent's delight

It was a rare treat to attend the Kali Puja of my father's friend Mr Sadhu , a tax consultant in Salt Lake . Apart from the Puja of the deity as displayed below , there was a lovely platter of vegetarian food - puris , subjis , paneers and a wonderful collection of sweets . Wish this activity continues , as it's a rare display of camraderie, devotion and cuisine worth remembering ....

M.S. Srinivasan Whatever you may want to do in life, one thing is absolutely indispensable and at the basis of everything is the capacity of concentrating the attention. - The Mother The ability to concentrate and use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business - or almost everywhere. - Lee Iacoca   Former CEO of Chrysler The capacity for concentration is an important factor in enhancing the efficiency and productivity of individuals. There is at present a considerable mass of literature on concentration based mainly on the ancient disciplines of Indian Yoga. However there is not yet sufficient clarity on how to apply these principles and methods of concentration in the modern corporate environment. This article examines the problem of concentration in the corporate context and as a means for improving the performance of individuals. Key Perspectives Principles of concentration; concentration in the corporate context; obstacles to concen...