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In one of his talks (“The Mirror Test”) posted on slideshare the legendary retired GE CEO, Jack Welch asks his…
You must not judge a fish as stupid by its inability to climb a tree!—Albert Einstein Recently, a highly talented…
Correct verbal usage (both, written and oral) is a hallmark of the educated. Nowhere is the correct usage more important…
Clients often come to me to seek guidance on how they should manage their career and what they must do…
Clients often come to me complaining about their deserved raise they did not get in their job. They lay before…
One of the interesting ironies I encounter frequently in my career coaching is when product managers come to me and…
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Prospective clients often call me to get their résumés redone in a presentable form. They generally begin the call with…
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Tweet: This blog is about the roles of a career coach, mentor, champion, sponsor, & your network in how they…
Clients often approach me wondering about the mysteries of charisma and executive presence. Most start this conversation with the assumption…
- June 24, 2012Dilip Saraf
In one of his books Dale Carnegie said that to really get people to do what you want from…
- June 30, 2012Dilip Saraf
There is a branding craze out there. Ever since Tom Peters launched the personal branding awareness in the early ‘90s…
- July 7, 2012Dilip Saraf
A significant fraction of my client pool is managers—from first-level managers to senior executives. Most of them have the same…
- July 13, 2012Dilip Saraf
During my 10 years of career coaching—and management consulting prior to that—I have found a counterintuitive phenomenon in management…
- July 21, 2012Dilip Saraf
As a career and life coach I see clients from all parts of the world. The interesting aspect of my…
- July 31, 2012Dilip Saraf
“True champions singularly focus on their mission when they are on stage performing. Nothing detracts them from performing and delivering…
- August 4, 2012Dilip Saraf
As a career coach one of the most common development areas my clients mention is Communication (with a capital “C”).…

