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Leadership

StartupDigest: Top 5 HR Mistakes & Compensation 101

by ernest on January 22, 2011

in Famous Speakers,Getting Stuff Done,Leadership,Meetup Events

Last week I attended a course on Attracting, Hiring and Retaining the Best People. It was session 1 of 3 organized by StartupDigest University, the insider’s guide to the startup world. This week was session 2 and the topic was Top 5 HR Mistakes & Compensation 101. “Right now there is a war on talent. [...]

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StartupDigest: Attracting, Hiring and Retaining the Best People

by ernest on January 11, 2011

in Famous Speakers,Getting Stuff Done,Leadership,Meetup Events

So recently I was invited to a 3 evening course at StartupDigest University via Hacker Dojo on Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining the Best People. Today was day 1. More to come over the next 2 weeks. StartupDigest is the insider’s guide to the startup world and the evening was hosted by Gagan Biyani, Co-Founder of Udemy, where [...]

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The Road to Silicon Valley

by ernest on November 21, 2010

in Getting Stuff Done,Having Fun,Leadership

I have been very busy over the last few months building up the content of my 2nd blog. It is called “The Road to Silicon Valley“. The Road to Silicon Valley chronicles my early days of arriving in California (from Australia) with nothing more than a suitcase of clothes & gadgets. The Road to Silicon Valley’s aim [...]

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Developing the Leader within you

by ernest on September 4, 2010

in Leadership

Few of us are natural-born leaders, according to John C. Maxwell, the author of Developing the Leader Within You. Fortunately though Maxwell teaches us that the traits that are the raw material of leadership can be acquired. As Maxwell explains “You supply desire and I will show you how to be a leader”. So I [...]

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Leadership with Emotional Intelligence

by ernest on August 12, 2010

in Book Reviews,Leadership,Your Brain

Emotional Intelligence or also known as EQ is a quality a successful leader should posses. Western cultures esteem analytics skills measured by IQ tests missing probably the most important quality of a leader, EQ. EQ describes the ability, capacity & skill to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one’s self, of others, and [...]

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