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  • Top Four Reasons Great Leaders are Voracious Readers

    Top Four Reasons Great Leaders are Voracious Readers

    Did you know that great leaders are voracious readers?

    In his book The Bezos Blueprint, Carmine Gallo highlights the four reasons why all great leaders are voracious readers.

    Hence being in the company of books is quintessential if you want to grow in stature as a leader.

    As a result of these 4 reasons books are great friends of all leaders.

  • Learn to play the INFINITE GAME

    Daily writing prompt
    What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

    Recently I was searching online how to play the infinite game. James Carse’s concepts around infinite game have been extended by Simon Sinek in his work ‘The Infinite Game’ wherein he has highlighted how the infinite game applies to life and business.

    This wonderful book illustrates how an infinite mindset is needed to play the infinite game of life and business.

    So adopt an infinite mindset and keep better yourselves without worrying about competition.

    For more blogs around the topic, visit –

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/?s=the+infinite+game

  • The FIVE STRATEGIES for writing COMPELLING NARRATIVES.

    The FIVE STRATEGIES for writing COMPELLING NARRATIVES.

    What is needed for writing compelling narratives?

    The five strategies for writing compelling narratives has been inspired from Carmine Gallo’s book The Bezos Blueprint.

    This is what was encouraged at Amazon by Jeff Bezos over powerpoint presentations.

  • Jeff Bezos banned use of Powerpoint slides

    Jeff Bezos banned use of Powerpoint slides

    Jeff Bezos banned use of powerpoint slides at Amazon

    Do you know that for important internal presentations, Jeff Bezos banned the use of powerpoint slides at Amazon?

    To know the reasons , read the following insight inspired from Carmine Gallo’s book, The Bezos Blueprint. As you will find from this insight to encourage creative narratives aside from boring powerpoint bullets, he had taken this decision.

    Jeff Bezos encouraged narratives

    Thus by banning the use of bullet heavy power point slides, Bezos encouraged narratives and hence was able to bring out the creativity from his team at Amazon. Carmine Gallo’s mentions more such wonderful insights from Amazon, one such has been highlighted below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/know-how-jeff-bezos-effectively-leveraged-principle-of-three/

    To get hold of more such insights, I would highly encourage you to grab a copy of The Bezos Blueprint from Carmine Gallo. This is sure to improve your written and oral communication skills.

    https://www.amazon.in/Bezos-Blueprint-Communication-Secrets-Amazons/dp/1035019051

  • THREE W’s for a GREAT PRESENTATION.

    THREE W’s for a GREAT PRESENTATION.

    Which are those Three W’s that can create a great Presentation?

    Master three W’s to create a great presentation. This is a wonderful tip provided by Carmine Gallo in his best selling book The Bezos Blueprint.

    Thus the next time you plan to give a impactful presentation do not lose sight of these W’s.

    More from The Bezos Blueprint

    In his book The Bezos Blueprint, Carmine Gallo enlightens us on masterful tips for business communication. One such tip is mentioned below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-metaphors-simplify-complex-communication/

    Know more about his work and about the author Carmine Gallo here:

    I am a huge fan of Carmine Gallo and he has inspired me through his numerous books like Talk Like TED, The Bezos Blueprint.

    https://www.carminegallo.com/

  • THIS was the MASTERFUL ANALOGY to justify Amazon’s Diversification.

    THIS was the MASTERFUL ANALOGY to justify Amazon’s Diversification.

    Jeff Bezos used this Analogy to justify Amazon’s diversification

    Jeff Bezos is a masterful communicator and frequently makes use of analogies. In his book The Bezos Blueprint, Carmine Gallo mentions about this masterful analogy used by him to justify the strategy for Amazon’s diversification.

    Thus making use of analogies can indeed result in a very impactful communication.

  • Are you aware of GALLO METHOD to SELL your IDEA?

    Are you aware of GALLO METHOD to SELL your IDEA?

    The Gallo Method to sell your idea in 15 seconds

    Carmine Gallo talks about the Gallo Method to sell your idea in 15 seconds in his book The Bezos Blueprint.

    The process works in 3 steps –

    1. Identify a logline for your idea
    2. Identify 3 key messages for the logline
    3. Identify supporting facts, data points for each of the three messages
  • Know how Jeff Bezos effectively leveraged Principle of Three

    Know how Jeff Bezos effectively leveraged Principle of Three

    Jeff Bezos and his command over Principle of Three

    In his best selling book The Bezos Blueprint, Carmine Gallo has highlighted in a very apt manner how Jeff Bezos has effectively leveraged the Principle of Three for high impact communication, over the years.

    Being aware of these examples would uniquely position you to leverage Principle of Three for high impact communication.

  • Why PILE ON MOTIVATION is my NAME?

    Daily writing prompt
    Where did your name come from?

    My name is Pile On Motivation

    In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives all of us get stressed up and need motivation. Hence I chose my name related to motivation.

    The purpose of the blogsite is to enlighten you all on motivational and inspirational frameworks from best selling books of iconic authors like Simon Sinek, Daniel Pink, Seth Godin, Carmine Gallo.

    Understanding about these frameworks, taking a daily dose of motivation can indeed revitalize us. Hence the name Pile On Motivation to encourage all of you to pile on motivation in your lives.

    Let us pile on motivation and the one stop location is as follows:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/

  • READ BOOKS and pile on INTRINSIC MOTIVATION.

    Daily writing prompt
    What motivates you?

    I firmly believe books are our best friends. Read good books if you want to pile on intrinsic motivation.

    In times of stress and anxiety, reading insightful books can result in a flow experience and help us in staying focused.

    All great leaders are readers of books and hence in case you have not taken this up as a habit yet, I encourage you to embark on the journey of reading books.

    When you get into the habit of reading books that suit your genre, you end up making your life more fulfilling.

    Come let us pile on motivation by reading motivational books.