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The process of brand building and bonding / connecting with clients http://t.co/LViBGtLsb9 — authorSTREAM (@authorSTREAM) August 25, 2014 From Branding to Bonding from DrAmit Nagpal

An inspiring story of integrity, of pioneering efforts in neurosciences and mega success Dr Vipul Gupta-An Inspiring Success Story from Vipul Gupta

I was fortunate to listen to  Dr Bala V Balachandran  sometime back. A US based management Guru and Faculty at Kellogs, he is the Founder of Great Lakes Institute of Management (and Co-Founder of MDI, Gurgaon and ISB, Hyderabad).  What struck me were Dr Bala's words, "Today there is obesity of data, yet starvation of information." There is too much data out there, still lack of relevant information and information presented properly in formats such as story. ( Read the full article on LinkedIn )

Are humans becoming robotic and robots becoming human. Are robots   gaining artificial intelligence, and humans losing natural intelligence .  Isn't this the contradiction of our times? Do robots network and humans bond? Read Full Article on LinkedIn

If you interact with CXOs, top bureaucrats and leaders, senior journalists, top entrepreneurs and so on, networking does not work much. If you deal with high value clients, networking does not help much either. What works then, you must be wondering. I would say, time to bid goodbye to networking and say hello to ‘Bonding’. Bonding is the Vitamin-Connect The inspiration for the title of this article comes from Cliff Richard’s song, “Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha.” Yes as we gain puberty and hormonal changes take place in the body, we feel a strong physical attraction for the opposite gender. And it is time to say Goodbye Sam (for guys). Similarly one fine day, we grow from young professionals to mature professionals. Irrespective of age, we develop a mature mindset-the mindset of evolving from Networking to ‘Bonding.’ And then the time has come to say, “Goodbye Networking, Hello Bonding.” ( Read the Full Post on LinkedIn )

Let me tell you an interesting story. The story is about two amazing people who have influenced and coached me  Jennifer Sertl  (President, Agility 3R) and  Michael Margolis (Chief Instigator, Get Storied) and the coincidence is that they both are Americans. They have played an important role in my journey and influenced my evolution  from branding to bonding. The American Stereotype I have always been told that USA and its citizens are loyal only to their interests and not to nations and people. I have read articles on how an American asked for a connection fee for connecting people and similar blah blah. The mass media has always given me the impression as if Americans are the most mean people in the world. I have been a victim of stereotyping myself and can empathize with anyone who does not belong to the stereotypes they are associated with. I wrote  an ode to Jennifer  about the ways she has influenced me and keep joking with her, “I am so prou...

Mini-Stories and Musings on Wisdom & Love Wisdom ABCD (America Born Confused Desi) The young NRI is in India in search of truth. So he meets a sage and asks a question which has been troubling his mind for years. "O Master please tell me what to do. American culture tells me to be loyal to those who deserve it. Indian parents tell me to be loyal whatsoever. What do I do? This time I am truly feeling like a "America Born Confused Desi." he notes. The Master, "Loyalty is of two types. There is 'emotional loyalty' which flows naturally because of love or support you received. And there is 'logical loyalty' which tells you to be loyal for your own interest. So listen to your inner voice." He adds, "Logical loyalty is sometimes painful and you have to be strong enough to bear the pain.....it may pay you in the long run....yet there are no guarantees." ------------------------------- -------------------------...