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Blogs & Blogging: David Maister

08 Friday Feb 2008

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blogs & bloggers, David Maister

David Maister, whose blog I follow, was interviewed by Rob LaGatta for LexBlog recently. It was interesting to read David’s views on how he began blogging and what it has come to mean for him.

A few points stuck in my mind:

  • Don’t let quantity affect quality
  • Blogs sometimes turn out to be educative rather than revenue-generating
  • The essence of a blog is to interact with the community

I learnt from David’s blog that by raising issues after his posts, he provokes thought in his readers and get them to comment. This is a very effective way to involve the community. The number of people who share views at his blog is impressive. More importantly, the content is consistently of a high standard.

I have gained a lot from David ‘s blog and would strongly recommend it to any one wanting to learn more on people issues in business, especially the consulting business.

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IPOs backfire but look for “Fallen Angels”

08 Friday Feb 2008

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Indian Economy, IPOs, stocks

Reflecting the turmoil in the stock markets world wide, two recent IPOs in India had to be hastily withdrawn. The companies affected were Wockhardt, the healthcare provider and the realty developer, Emaar MGF.

The global turbulence in the IPO market saw as many as 10 US companies withdraw their IPOs so far in 2008. In Europe too the renowned fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger had to withdraw a two billion dollar floatation.

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I Need That. I Need That, Too!

08 Friday Feb 2008

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A Step A Day, negotiation

” I want the day off tomorrow ” says the young manager. ” I want you to make that presentation tomorrow” says her boss.

” It’s your turn to take the car tomorrow “says the executive to his car pool friend. ” Let’s switch to a person per week” replies his friend ” Let’s stay with your car for the rest of this week”.

At work and at home, we negotiate all the time. You negotiate with your boss, your spouse, your kids, your team members: well, with at least one or more persons every single day.

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