rules to stand out
DESCRIPTION
I started on the wrong path like many trying to sell my ideas without starting to prototype. After going the hard way, I then realized the mistakes in the approach. With the aid of "virtual mentors" (books)- Guy Kawasaki, Garr Reynolds, Richard Shell,... I started pursuing this the right way. I have had significant success already in my company and I am sharing some of the lessons I learned in this process.TRANSCRIPT
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Intrapreneurship
More free knowledge available athttp://saranyan.wordpress.com
Saranyan Vigraham
The rules for standing out in your organizationA Manifesto
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Always BeOn the Edge
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o NOT get cozy! Find ways to do new things.
earn to effectively communicate and negotiate.
DL
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Run Carefree
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hase your passionsCIf your goal is to survive, you will forget to
live!
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Dream Big. Be Unreasonable
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here is the FUN if you don’t want to change the world?Wreat things are never accidents! They are perfect executions.G
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Don’t just tag along
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o not try to FIT IN when you are born to STAND OUT!
If you WANT to get noticed, then BE a LEADER.
-ProverbD
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Small = Power + Flexibility
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mall is the new BIG!
mplement your ideas without any fear or hindrance.You are anyway too small to bother or be bothered!
I-Seth Godin
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riginal ideas give you credibility.Oxpect initial resistance. This is actually a good sign.E
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Dodge Politics
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eople in senior positions “own” certain territories. Don’t scare them of a takeover!
Show how your idea can help them expand their territories.
hen these people become your allies, you will have the powers to dodge any politics.W
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Wow!
Image Courtesy Apple
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ow people with your work.
emember that sexiness + high quality will win over the toughest supporters.
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Never Blame
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hose fault is it?W
NThe worst answer to this question contains a name!
ow is not the time to take out any grudges or being “honest”.
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Share the Credit
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ividing the credit multiplies your credibility.DGreat leaders are great team players.
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Hide from the Sharks
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orporate sharks eat small idea fishes.CHide until you grow big. Stay under the radar.
Do not brag about your ideas. Haven’t you heard – “Silence is Golden”?
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Think before you commit
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ommitments have to be honored. Period!CNever feel obligated to return a favor if it is not the right time.
Help only when you have the time and motivation. A polite refusal is better than a forced yes.
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Get your hands dirty first
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how your idea in execution. SNever propose an idea without a prototype in hand.
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Patiently Prototype
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ou have all the resources for prototyping. As long as you keep quiet, they are yours!
YMake “Patience” your MANTRA and work towards
creating an awesome prototype.
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Show Traction
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or CEOs and VPs to sign a corporate check in support of your idea, show traction.
FGive your prototype or beta product away to everyone in your
organization for free and encourage them to use it.
Form evangelists!
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Constantly fish for problems to solve
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f you come out of a meeting 50% of the time without a new problem to solve, stop going to that meeting!
IFollow the meeting notes of inter-related groups and find out
new opportunities.
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Never ask permission to start
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means PROTOTYPE, not permission!PGreat visionaries got the future wrong. How can you trust your
bosses to be right always?
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, IBM (1943)
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."‐‐ Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp.,1977
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Seek challenges, Always.
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fter a point, despite any high quality efforts, an ordinary taskstays ordinary.
APick tough challenges. They give you visibility.
However, solve them! Then only you get credibility.
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Build Bridges for others
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o the extra yard in helping people collaborate with others.GIf you come across a problem your peer or colleague is
working on, and you have already solved it, share the solution immediately!
You are adding value to three parties, including you.
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Read emails only twicea day – 12 pm and 5 pm
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ost of the emails get resolved without needing any action from you.
MTwice a day policy, would de-prioritize all the
unimportant emails from your inbox.
Also, you won’t waste valuable time in context switching between your work and checking emails.
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Start your day with 1 coffeeand no email
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et your work done first! Lunch time can be email time.GThere is no need to start your day with any issues that
are not in your to-do list.
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Learn to milk the cash cows
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ash cows are the people with deep pockets and big contacts in your organization.
CDevelop social, communication and presentation skills
to get the resources to move to the next level.
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Quit going to a meetingIf you don’t contribute
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eetings are for idea exchange.MIf you are either mum or thinking about your mom’s
cooking, it is time to stop going to that meeting!
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reated byC Saranyan Vigraham
http://saranyan.wordpress.comIntrapreneur Blog
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