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Fortune Favours The Brave

20 Sunday Apr 2008

Posted by Prem Rao in A Step A Day

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I am a firm believer in the old adage that “Fortune Favours The Brave”. I find this applicable at work and at play.

The recent inaugural match of the DLF Indian Premier League was a case in point. Rahul Dravid is considered an astute student of the game of cricket. Yet he has always been cautious, sometimes to a fault. The atmosphere at Bengaluru on April 18 was out of the world. The splendid inauguration ceremony had the crammed stadium and millions of viewers of TV worldwide completely spell bound.

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7 Ways To Higher Initiative

07 Friday Mar 2008

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“Grab him ! He’s got Initiative.”. How many times have you heard people say this when they are looking for talent for their teams? “What I look for most in my staff ” a CEO once told me ” is that they have plenty of initiative”.

As we kept chatting, it struck me that here was a recurring theme. A song I had heard many times before. This was something all leaders would appreciate in their team members – initiative. The ability to do things on their own without having to be told. They are the self- starters. They save you valuable supervisory time and effort.

 

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