How To Add “Extra” To Ordinary

Whenever we think about Cricket world cup, A picture of Great Kapil Dev comes in our mind where he is holding the world cup trophy in his hand, a smile on his face and Lord’s gallery in the backdrop.

Was it possible to achieve this glory for an ordinary team without an exceptional leader against the Star-studded team of West Indians?

So how did an ordinary team transform into extraordinary to achieve monumental success & glory?

Only one answer surfaces in my mind – “‘Leadership & Team management”

The relationship between leader and team is dependent on two pillars: Trust & Responsibility.

And to make this objective oriented and to attain greater heights of success, the final aspect is mentoring.

So we will discuss the three parameters of Team management Trust, Responsibility & Mentoring:

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How To Sell Comb To A Bald Person

In the last decade of the 20th Century, When I was in college and contemplating my future career prospects, I wanted to explore a lot of new avenues, Apart from secured government jobs, MNC’s were the new entrants who were offering fat salaries and exciting job opportunities.

Sales was a field which was very attractive for the youngsters like me, who used to like travel, explore new territories, wanted to try different foods , meet new people and at the end of the day generate sales for the continuity of thispleasure.

When I was trying to understand the sales job, I was told by my predecessors that Sales is nothing but selling a comb to a bald person. I was very curious to know why a bald person would buy a comb. I could not find any logical reason, so I concluded that he will buy a comb for his family and friends for gifting purpose.

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