How can we help grow Nepal’s tech industry? To measure the growth of the tech industry, what are some benchmarks? Good to have some benchmarks to start out with: Few quantifiable benchmarks can be: Number of companies in the tech industry Number of jobs created by the tech companies Number of high skilled professionals in…
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Who has the authority?
Anjani runs a growing small business with 5 employees and recently one of her employees received a better job offer from a competitor. Authority question : Is it Anjani, the employee who received the offer, the other 4 employees, or the competitor? Arjoo decides to run for local elections. Authority question : Is it Arjoo,…
Who’s got the ball?
Nowadays there are more company meetings than necessary. Zoom meetings, Client meetings, internal sync ups, and weekly catchups fill up our calendars every week. Months go on with many meetings that serve no purpose or get results. Meetings are not going away soon. However, effective meetings are highly valuable for everyone in attendance. To make…
First class experiences
Our minds are powerful and create our everyday “reality.” We have the physical world where every living being is part of. Then there’s the subjective “reality” that’s unique to each one of us. We create consciously, subconsciously and unconsciously and live in our own “reality.” To be able to experience a better life or “reality”…
What does Progress look like?
We want Progress. Like yesterday. It’s tempting to be thinking of achieving massive success as soon as possible. So what does Progress actually look like (realistically)? In Atomic Habits, James Clear says if you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or breaking a bad habit, it is often because you have not yet…
Empowering Curiosity
Building a company culture of curiosity in an organization takes small intentional steps. If a team member asks a question in a group, how is that question handled? Does the meeting organizer have an agenda and allocated time for questions? What is the team leader’s first response to a team member’s question? Is it a…
Do you have a Company Alumni Network?
Companies go through all sorts of changes in their journey. One of the biggest and costly changes is personnel change. When experienced employees leave the company for better opportunities, it can take some time to fill the vacancy or get someone ready internally to take that position. The most untapped and available opportunity that companies…
That happy place
There was a place called NotTooFarAway. In NotTooFarAway, lived two groups of people. One group lived in the city and the other group lived on the beach. A group from a nearby place called, CuriousEyes looked at the above two groups and wondered: Are the beach group more happy than the city group? If the…
Perfect Life vs Authentic Life
The Perfect Life is an illusion. The illusion is fed with constant media coverages, social media feeds, popular culture, society and so on (mostly external factors). That’s the shiny stuff that attracts our attention and feeds our ego, motivation, and hunger for more. The Authentic Life is more real. It’s real because you are living…
From Entrepreneur to Empowerer
How can entrepreneurs grow their startup? The qualities that help entrepreneurs start their businesses might not be the same that will help take the startup to the next level. There will still be challenges that entrepreneurs will face when they have hired all the “right people” for the different roles of the company. If the…
Greatness through Giving
We can achieve greatness by focusing our energy on helping and supporting others. When we focus on helping others through what we can give, we put good energy into the universe. To achieve our goals, we collaborate with people because greatness is not a sole journey or destination. The more energy you commit into inspiring…
1,000 business cards
We were new to entrepreneurship. My friend was starting to sell custom made jewelry. He reached out to me to help him with business development work. One of the first purchases we made was to put an order of 1000 business cards, each. Well we ended up using probably 50 a piece in the next…
Coffee Convoz’s Himalayan Java Campaign
Coffee Convoz is currently running a campaign that offers a chance for anyone based in the US to win a Himalayan Java Coffee Cup. Himalayan Java is a pioneering coffee chain that has been serving Nepali coffee since 1999. Coffee Convoz is a global community of Coffee and Conversations!
3 A’s to greatness
Awareness. Action. Automatic. Awareness is the first component of becoming great at a skill or craft. Once awareness is established, action is needed to intentionally practice and work on the skill or craft. After taking consistent action to get better, the skill or craft becomes automatic.
The island without sandals
There was an island called Without Sandals. A budding salesperson from a nearby Town A visited the island and saw that no one at this island was wearing sandals. The salesperson went back to the town and concluded that there are no opportunities to sell any sandals because no one would wear them. Another budding…
There’s no failure in sports!
Indeed. There’s no failure in sports. Definitely not in life! Giannis Antetokounmpo, player for The Milwaukee Bucks eloquently explained why there’s no failure in sports after his team exited the NBA playoffs. You’re always working towards a goal. Sometimes your team will succeed and other times, your team will come up short on those goals….
When does the sale happen?
For high ticket items, the sale almost always does not happen in one customer touchpoint/interaction. (If it does, I would love to learn from you and know what worked for you.) It happens over a period of multiple touchpoints and interactions between the buyer and seller. Each customer touchpoint is a step closer to the…
Buffalo eats and drinks
Buffalo, New York is a beautiful city serving a variety of authentic cuisines and drinks. Some of the spots we’ve visited and recommend are: Restaurants NEAT – Food and service were very good. Love the ambience. Cugino’s – Italian restaurant with tasty food and quality service. Clay Handi – Traditional Pakistani and Indian cuisine. Duff’s Famous…
Delivering exceptional value to clients
In service focused businesses, meeting and exceeding clients’ expectations is everything. Providing excellent client service is both an art and a science. You can learn a lot from others’ experiences, read book(s) and blogs and watch relevant content to understand what client servicing is. Then there’s the exciting part of actually managing clients yourselves. That’s…
Why pay for it?
There’s a big difference of results between doing it on your own (for something you’re not so good at) compared to hiring a professional to do it. For tasks that you could kind of do it, have an idea about it or know a little bit, it’s better to go with a professional most times….