Strategy - Abhishek Chakraborty (Page 5)

A Better Way of Saying, “I Don’t Know”

It’s better to stay quiet than blabber endlessly without any logic or coherence. While this way of thinking definitely helps you grow, it does have some downsides. Downside not in your growth, rather, downside in how others perceive you.

The High-Ground Manoeuvre: A Better Tactic to Justify Your Position

High-Ground Manoeuvre is a tactic used to get out of a debate when one is cornered. High-Ground Manoeuvre takes the debate out of the details, and elevates it to a level where there can be no disagreements.

Two Ways to Win. No Way to Lose.

“Two Ways to Win, No Way to Lose” is the process of finding an upside in the downside while devising strategies, thereby reducing or completely mitigating losses.

How to Discover Secrets

Knowing conventional truth is important, but this knowledge doesn’t give you an edge. Conventional truth is what you were taught in schools and colleges. But to build the future, you need to satisfy the hard goals.

Being Persuasive Without Authority

How do you persuade somebody when there’s a power hierarchy? This person is above you, and doesn’t have to listen to you. She has total authority over you, and can completely ignore your arguments without even giving you a proper reason. How do you get yourself heard in such a situation?

How to Make Decisions When You Have Limited Information

“In founding a startup, you throw yourself off a cliff and build an airplane on the way down.”— Reid Hoffman If you are a startup founder, you have to take business decisions every day. If you are like me, a lot of time you would be stuck with a conundrum, and there won’t be a good way to pick an op

How to Turn Your Mistakes Into Benefits

When you make a mistake it is often suggested that the right thing to do is to admit it at once, apologise, and move on. Admitting means you are taking ownership of you mistake, and it puts you in a good light as well. It’s good from an ethical standpoint. Does the same thing apply to businesses as