Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Obama or Hillary - 'Who is 'Buzzier'?' & 'Whom Do Indians Like More?'

See why they say that Obama is the web kid! Obama beats Hillary hands down when it comes to being an object of Google Search and of news items.

Hillary Obama

However, funnier is the picture in India. Hillary is far more popular in India than Obama is -over past 12 months. Also look at the state-wise break up...Why Madhya Pradesh is so obsessed for Hillary?

Hillary Obama India

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Youtube Videos Sorting - Too Much

Youtube

Featured, Most Popular, Most Discussed, Most Recent, Most Responded, Most Viewed, Top Favorites, Top Viewed...

Isn't all this tad confusing?

Then combine these with Today, This Month etc. and you get a more confusing experience...

Windows Vista Quick Launch Bar Short Cut

Windows Quick Launch Bar Trick

Windows quick launch bar always offers a good place from where you can launch the frequently used applications. Today, by accident, I discovered the short-cut for launching quick launch bar applications.

The image above explains the short cut. For example, to launch Firefox, which is the first on quick launch bar, you need to press 'Windows+1'.

Shoes Harm You...

Photo credit:Tom Schierlitz in Nymag.com

'You Walk Wrong!' says this article in New York Magazine, and I agree instantly. No excerpts here...please read the article in original at NYMag.com. Basically it says that your foot should touch ground more often without a shoe...

Friday, April 25, 2008

What's Your Leader Like?

On Fastcompany website, I read very interesting question - "Do attributes like height and a louder voice really translate into more power in the workplace?". Most of the respondents to this question deny this.

In my opinion, what Mary Parker Follet said about leadership is very important. She propounded a leadership style which is based on expertise - Functional Leadership. He, who knows about the job is the leader at that time. This is true. But in second thought, in addition to this, the leader must have Compassion for his followers/colleagues. And for me Compassion is one of the most critical components of Leadership.

I would strongly recommend to you to read David McCullogh's interview on leadership - 'Timeless Leadership', which appeared in Harvard Business Review magazine. Here is a part of the interview. You need to have a subscription to read the full interview. Crux of what David McCullogh says is that apart from a strong sense of history, you need to have virtues like expertise, strength of character, compassion, optimism and ability to look beyond that which is appearing on surface...

What do you think about leadership?

I am particularly interested in knowing - what is the one quality which defines the leadership of a leader around you?