A video clip from this morning's conversation on the economy and markets with Maria Bartiromo. Thanks Maria for the opportunity to participate in your show. https://lnkd.in/gi35GPM #economy #markets Fox Business Network Maria Bartiromo Fox News Media …see more

Advice for #entrepreneurs: If you haven't had these experiences, then you shouldn’t call yourself an entrepreneur >> http://bit.ly/2sTXuhP

Too many presentations have the dynamic that the people on stage know it all and the people in the audience know nothing. We need conversations not presentations. Even more important now that most things are less certain than ever.

Parachuted from the finance ministry, Reddy’s successor, D. Subbarao, responded to the global crisis follow collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 by flooding the financial system with money and bringing down the policy rate to its historic low. Indian banks were also allowed to restructure those loans that had gone bad. It helped borrowers—affected by demand recession globally and the collapse of the exports markets—who were not in a position to pay back to the banks. India could stage a sharp, V-shaped recovery but the ultra-loose monetary policy and loan restructuring had sown the seeds of inflation and piles of bad assets. What happened next? Read ‘From Lehman to Demonetization’ - http://amzn.to/2AucbeQ …see more

Most top bankers in India expects bad assets to rise further, particularly in the MSME segment. Many of them want an expansionary Budget to give big push to growth. At Mint's 10th Annual Banking Conclave in Mumbai on 23 January

Check out my new article below to read about why knowing how to make people laugh is essential and more! #laughter #Social #interactions #personaldevelopment …see more

Do you know what the number one source of workplace distraction is? It isn’t cell phones. It isn’t the email inbox. It isn’t social media. Surveys reveal that the biggest source of distraction for American workers is actually our co-workers! The people we work with can be a constant distraction, even without meaning to be! This is especially prevalent when it comes to open offices. This is why every copy of my book Indistractable comes with a piece of cardstock that you can pull out, fold into thirds, and put on your computer monitor. For as long as you need, you can signal to your coworkers that you’re busy. If you don’t plan the time for focused work, it’s not going to happen. And not only do we need to protect that time, we need to defend it. #Traction #Productivity #Indistractable …see more

I am a big fan of Dr. Seuss. Did you know -- 1. He wrote more than 60 #books 2. His books have sold more than 600 million copies 3. He used no more than 50 words in his best-selling book - Green Eggs and Ham 4. He had a huge collection of whacky hats 5. The word 'nerd' was coined by him, though there are many theories of origin A favourite book I used to read for my kids, is 'I Am Sam-I-Am', 'That Sam-I-am'! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am!' from Green Eggs and Ham. Do you have any favourites of Dr. Seuss? #Storytelling #Creativity …see more

If you have nothing to give, GIVE KINDNESS. Let’s stay positive and march forward, shining light across the platform with the Give Back Challenge! This campaign is designed to create content with a CAUSE, encouraging users across the platform to come together through authenticity and the art of vulnerability. THIS CHALLENGE WILL BE MONITORED, TRACKING #GIVEBACKCHALLENGE Join me by sharing... 1️⃣ WHO you are 2️⃣ HOW you give back 3️⃣ CHALLENGE 3 connections to create and donate! 4️⃣ LINK in comments to the donation website (below) 5️⃣ (OPTIONAL) SHARE how cancer has impacted your career THE MOST CREATIVE SUBMISSION WILL WIN... 💙A LinkedIn profile audit 💚 Strategy session 💛 $50 VISA gift card! To kick things off, I’m nominating my team members that have been so supportive in my fight so far! Melanie , Carrie , Michaela , Toni , Judi , and more! #Kindness #Leadership #Give #ChantelShares #Healthcare #LLS #MWOY …see more

"I can't believe you got LinkedIn Campus Editor. You don't even have 500+ connections." When I first joined as a Linkedin Campus Editor in 2015, I was one of about 23 in total and the only one for my school. I remember having to fight to be taken seriously. But, things have definitely changed. USC alone now has 6 Campus Editors and 25+ people on teams expanding from this in Data & Analytics, Writing, and Multi-Media. Even only a couple years apart, #studentsonLinkedin have so many more opportunities to create content, connect with others, and thrive on the platform than I did. As a recent graduate, I already want to make sure that students know about their resources and are able to learn from the failures and successes I had in college. Huge props to the whole @SCampus Editing Team for all the work they do! They are learning from the student body what students want to read on Linkedin, creating content that helps better the campus culture, and honestly are just really intelligent and strategic students. Can’t wait to see what they create! #studentsoflinkedin #campuseditor #university …see more

Dear All Women Everywhere: It's International Women's Day! The day aims to bring attention to women's accomplishments and obstacles around the world. What accomplishments? Let’s recall... The suffragettes like Emmeline Pankhurst, The abolitionists like Harriette Tubman, The primatologists like Jane Goodall, The pilots like Amelia Earhart, The astronauts like Peggy Whitman, The physicists, the programmers, The artists like Georgia O’Kieffe The writer like Anne Frank, The programmers, the engineers, The doctors, nurses, The moms and caretakers The architects, city planners, The teachers, office workers... And of course The Activist, Gloria Steinem We boldly go where others don’t because women understand complexity, physical pain, laughter and life itself. These experiences make #us brave and tender and uniquely insightful! To all women (young, youngish and elder), Make Your Mark! …see more

Medical discoveries unrelated to COVID-19 received unduly scant attention these months. So here's a tribute them: the most noteworthy digital health developments that you missed because of the pandemic. Do you know any further remarkable projects that would deserve more attention? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #digitalhealthnews #news …see more

Two intra-day records were set today. Both speak in part to elements of risk mitigation in markets that are consistent with the weakening in US economic and corporate fundamentals (and dis-connected from quite a number of risk assets): Record high in gold; and Record low in bond yields. #gold #markets #bonds #investing #investors …see more

This Bloomberg Markets chart on corporate Bond spreads illustrates well the 3 Covid phases for markets: Initial spike in risk aversion Subsequent reversion Most recent stability underpinned by a tug of war between recovery/policy hopes and pockets of worsening US health conditions, #markets #economy #bonds #bloomberg #bloombergmarkets …see more

Opening night of SF Design Week! 💥 Thanks for the invite and VIP hospitality AIGA San Francisco , Dawn Zidonis , Harper Brokaw-Falbo , and Melody Mason ! 😎 Thanks for joining Wending Lu ! Looking forward to Typography with Carolina D. , designing inclusive products with Margo Stern Catherine Idylle , and LinkedIn for designers with Sarah Alpern / Sheba Najmi / Kristine Yuen ! 💡🤓 …see more

It's always been true, but everything today is PR. It seems a central strategy for even the largest companies. Nobody has profited more from this than Tesla. From announcing “investing” $1.5bn in Bitcoin to promising tunnels it can’t build, to cars it can’t possibly make, reality never seems to catch up with intentions that suit journalists around the world as dramatic headlines garner clicks. Long Island Iced Tea pivots from making Iced Tea to be the Long Blockchain corp & it’s stock doubles. Kodak did a double pivot, from Photography to a failed CryptoCoin to failed Vaccine maker and benefits all the way. C3 Energy changes name to C3 IOT to C3. AI to benefit from buzz around each new wave of hype cycle, and a company with slowing growth,$160m in revenue suddenly becomes ”worth” $16bn Cryptocurrencies spike on buzz & nothing else. Fundamentals or projected future cashflows replaced by believable narratives that will attract enough suckers Nikola “more of a business plan than business” becomes worth more than Ford riding the EV wave So you start to think, how real is all this? When Blackstone champions diversity When Oil companies talk about Green energy. What is real and what’s a play for headlines, fame & a stock bounce? It matters. …see more

There has never been more importance to branding. We have ever more supply, ever more choices, ever less time, and less trust. The idea that brands are dead isn’t just not true, it’s the exact opposite. In fact we live in an age where brands spread into even more facets of our lives. Miami has the Aston Martin apartments, the Missoni building, a development by Diesel, hotel companies have fast become simply brands to franchise, even personal reputations are fast being codified ( obnoxiously) as “Personal brands”. We live in a time were we need more confidence in the decisions we make. There has never been a better time to work in any part of product design, experience design, branding or advertising. …see more

My (perhaps incorrect) observation is the level of risk and the level of anxiety of Covid 19 is negatively correlated. I'm aware of many 30 year old's terrified to leave the house, scrubbing down online deliveries and food in fits of paranoia, almost all my 40 year old friends wouldn't dream of breaking rules, while the 75 year olds I know are happily shopping without masks, wondering what the fuss is about. I know many absolutely livid that their kids and kids kids futures are being destroyed. Nobody is right, nothing is known, but this is interesting. …see more

For #ThrowbackThursday, me, at an Internews Network journalism training workshop in Zaria, #Nigeria, back in 2006, I believe. During my several trips to Nigeria for Internews, people thought I looked like a member of the Fulani tribe. I was always surprised and delighted when this reclamation process occurred, when the journalists I mentored sought to usher me into their fold. It happened a lot during my decade on the Motherland. In #Kenya, I was given the Kikuyu name Nyaguthii, which means traveler. My Luo name is Atieno, one born at night (1:20 a.m., to be exact). My Kisii name is Nyaboke, or sweet as honey. My Luhya name is Vuyanzi, one who is joyful. My Maasai name was Naserian, one who brings peace. My Kamba name is Mwende, beloved. In Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia, I am Rahel, the ewe. In Juba, #SouthSudan, my Dinka name is Yar, or cow. In Kigali, #Rwanda I'm Mahirwe. That means I'm lucky. I've forgotten a few of the other names I was given during my travels in African nations, but I will never forget the way they all made me feel. Like I belonged. Like I had something important to contribute. Like I was home. #Africa …see more

Shall we see the closure of the bad loan saga in the new decade? There is no Lehman or East Asian crisis to blame; it’s our own doing