Leadership & Branding

 

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Thank you Sir, for sharing the amazing discussion and showing through your own journey that endurance, discipline, and clarity are the real blueprint for building something lasting.. Listened to your Legacy Blueprint discussion what stood out was the distinction you drew between branding and legacy. Branding is about visibility and positioning, but legacy is about endurance, consistency, and the impact that lasts beyond campaigns. Your emphasis on being consistent and persistent, never giving up, and putting your head down to work day and night captures the essence of how true legacies are built.

I was inspired by your cycling journeys how it is the input and boardroom is the output for the daily activities, your books, wise view : Leadership conversation, which mirror the same ethos: nothing great was ever built by accident, but through persistence, planning, and hard work. Preparation and practice go hand in hand, and as you said, we need not pilot first and implement later - both can go hand in hand; — even with constraints of time and money inspiration from "The man who saw tomorrow". Indeed Life is very short. Leadership needs empathy and accountability -  related to the article today key to building Leadership capital. Taking accountability is where leaving/living legacy begin. Leaders should not give up very soon, do not overromantise technology, but get deep into things, build value. 

It was great to listen to the model of moving brand ownership and how that too is cyclic. Is it right to infer that Scale, in the end, is equal to branding, and legacy is what remains when the campaigns fade?

It is partly right that legacy is what remains when campaigns fade  but legacy is a byproduct of credibility that you build through your campaigns and performance, going hand in hand. The three B's of branding: Be - ing; Become - ing; Broadcasting. 

Credibility creates visibility that lasts. 🙏 Amazing and thought provoking a must watch for Thought Leadership.

Consistency is the key. Branding is not proportional to the money you spend on campaigns.

What they dont teach you in Journalism Schools ~ Sameer C Mohindru

 One of our own member have brought out this amazing book. Those interested in knowing how earth shaking news are reported by  journalists, this book is for you.

Three interesting facts, this book covers wide range of subjects on domestic and international events, science, environment,  sports, legal, politics and finance our Prime Ministers, Journalism in general and The technology behind journalism.

The book has writings of various journalists.  Walter Alfred contributes two anthologies to this at the agebof 102 and Srinivasa Sethuram who was writing until he breathed his last in 2023 has his contribution to this book.

The font, structure, volume and lay out is reader friendly with 550 + pages, this book would be a treasure trove for book lovers.

DiviSeema Business Fables : Hari Parichuri & Sudhakar Rao

"Don't judge the book by the cover" they say. Though the cover says Ages 8-14, believe me there is so much I could learn and understand from this book, and can affirm that this is not just for children. 

It is not just 17 Business Fables, but life lessons brought out by Hari Paruchuri and Sudhakar Rao Sir with each story followed by picture summary, real world examples, interactive learning tips, What-Is scenarios and Let’s talk around it.

Children aged 8 to 14 will need help and guidance of elders to solve them. Sir, I would love to know the answers for many of what is Scenarios and would love to see gaming created for interactive learning tips.

DiviSeema, The Land of Prosperity is indeed a book of wisdom leading us to the world of prosperity, I love it even more because in this world Meera has a special place beginning with being an elephant who is among the first to enter into this place and then arriving in different chapters in the form of a Crane, Frog and read on to know more. A very interesting and thought provoking read. Thank you for this Sudhakar Rao Sir.

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