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"Spend time with your direct reports"

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"I make it a habit to spend quality time with
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least an hour-and-a-half with a direct
report, where we might talk about
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Anuj Agarwal,
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"I come to office early and plan out the entire day. At the end of the day, I make sure that
everything I planned is done. I also make a yearly plan at the beginning of the year. This
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is pasted on to the wall in my cabin in front of me. I split this to monthly targets and I
conduct review meetings with my colleagues for their feedback on where we are
regarding targets. I only take the yearly plan off my wall at the end of a year. I don't take
my phone with me when I am entering a meeting and I don't check my mails while in a
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"Like most Mumbaikars, I have a fairly long commute to work. I use the morning ride to
plan my day and the evening ride to network. I also take out three hours every week to
browse the net and keep up with latest technology trends. I keep hand-written notes in a
personal diary during the monthly meeting of senior executives, where I make a note of
commitments each one has made. At any meeting, I have notes from at least 12 previous
meetings, so I can recall what was said before and monitor what action has been taken.
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"Over the past 20 years, I have developed a habit of walking around the office meeting
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corridors, where issues are resolved. I prefer that to scheduling formal meetings. I also
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keep emails to the minimum. I spend 45 minutes on email daily and I don't get or send
more than ten emails a day. Compare that with most other people who take pride in
getting 100 emails a day and spend a lot of their time on them. Four years ago, I told
everyone that I don't want to be marked on every office email."
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"Every morning,I drink a huge glass of water and check emails that came through the
night. I clear my mailbox every night. I spend the first 15 minutes of a work day planning.
On the laptop, I use sticky notes all the time. Ours is a fast growing company, so it is
difficult to stay away from work completely over weekends. But I do ensure that I spend
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"I allocate "me time" on a daily basis as well as on weekends. This "me time" is as
sacrosanct as the most important business meeting. This habit ensures that one is
always ready for a marathon and not just a single race. My Saturday afternoon nap is
something I enjoy and I try never to schedule anything that disturbs the routine. Over
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"I have a meeting with my direct reports every fortnight, but we also have a system of
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making people repeat what I said in meetings. Through this, I am able to detect whether
my colleagues have understood what I have said or not. Mostly, people get only 50% of
what I just said. So, when somebody is late to a meeting, I don't repeat myself, but I
make someone else repeat what I spoke for the benefit of the late comer. If something is
lost in communication, I clarify. I have slight dyslexia. So, I listen to audio books on my
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treadmill. Even at office, I don't pick up the phone and call my colleagues, I walk up to
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time when I don't take any meetings. It's for reflection and reading. I have a one day, one
week and a longer term to-do list which I look at while driving to work. I also avoid
checking email through the day. Instead, every 1.5-2 hours I set aside 15-30 minutes and
respond to email in these blocks of time. Every Sunday, I carve out some time to reflect
on the week gone by and send out emails acknowledging people who've done
something stellar during the week. I've made it a habit to have coffee or lunch with my
top 50 team members every quarter to get feedback. I also be a part of their special
occasions - kids birthdays, anniversaries, promotions by sending a handwritten note."
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Raju Vanapala
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"I do a lot of reading-not books, but articles and blogs. These are mostly articles written
by startup heroeslike Paul Graham of Y Combinator. These are very insightful - like how
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to manage macros and what kind of people you want to hire. Another guy, who I follow is
Aaron Levie, co- founder of Box. I never miss his blog posts. The other habit I have is
that I write down everything from micros and macros. My room is full of scribbling pads
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can get to know my colleagues better. We even have a WhatsApp group in office. My
husband Rohan (also the co- founder) and I have lunch with our colleagues every day.
We have a kitchen in the office. So, we don't do any other lunch meetings."
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D Shivakumar
Chairman & CEO, Pepsico India
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brain: Study
"Everybody has 24 hours and the biggest demand on any CEO is maximising time. He
has to be good in time discipline. CEOs must come well-prepared for meetings. For that,
they must have access to information at least 24-48 hours prior. I ensure such
information is available in advance. Also, CEOs tend to get stuck up with internal issues
If your kids throw tantrum,

consult a doctor
and normally use 5%-10% of their time interacting with external stakeholders. A strong
external orientation helps and I regularly take time out to interact with industrial bodies,
media or just reading up.
Asthmatic men less likely to

die of prostate cancer
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Keep smartphone away for

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"Don't check social media at work"

Girish Mathrubootham
Founder and CEO, Freshdesk
"Every morning, I play 3 sets of tennis on a clay court. During this time, if my phone
rings, I won't take it. I make a lot of official calls while I drive to office. A lot of startup
founders come to meet me for advice. And I try to meet at least two wannabe
entrepreneurs a week. I have a rule for emails. If I am not marked in the To or Cc, I move
Salman Khan tweets about

Kashmir, Katrina Kaif
those mails to a separate folder. That is how I prioritise. I don't check social media on my
desktop during work. I only do that on my mobile phone, when I am free."
Why do men exist? Scientific

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authors a world record
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US family drama at Cannes
Pacific quest: Swiss pilot

Andre Borchberg prepares for
toughest leg
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Actor Shivrajkumar's daughter

Nirupama to wed on August 31
"Use mind mapping software, stay calm"

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Anil Kapoor is not ready to

start acting school yet
Ganesh Ayyar,
CEO, Mphasis
"As an early bird, I believe daybreak to be the most productive part of any 24-hour
regimen. I've done it for years, even as a student preparing for my exams. Ever since the
advent of tablets and mindmapping software, I use the devices to the hilt to provide me
Russia to move away from

Android, iOS
with a beforeand-after scenario. Personally, I use the 'iThought HD' software. It helps me
to think through the key messages of meetings quickly. I have been using them for three
years to verify if I'm on the right track as being a CEO is a very lonely job. I rarely exhibit
any emotion. I don't let my emotion dictate my reaction. It actually helps people to bring
Filmmakers look to Twitter,

Facebook for stars
the bad news to me. Otherwise, they would not do so since I'm the CEO."
After a Cannes drubbing, Van

Sant reflects on 'Sea of Trees'
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Stick launched for Rs 2,399
'Selfie' and 'biryani' enters

French dictionary for first time
Google's self-driving cars to hit

the roads in US
American TV legend David

Letterman bids farewell
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As 'Mad Men' concludes,

creator ready to rest on
laurels, stay offline
I admire Justin and Rihannajis

music: Himesh Reshamiya
Teenager discovers a 1,400year-old wine press
Shahid Kapoor's fiancee Mira

Rajput has a bridal shower
Actor Shikha Joshi's kin don't

buy suicide theory, say it's a
cover-up
Bengaluru's nightlife is buzzing

again!
Street markets take a back

seat as Delhi shops online this
summer
31 years since 'Sharaabi', Big

B looks back
'Netflix will destroy the

ecosystem of film production
in Europe: Andre Lange, EAO
No evidence for Vitamin D

benefit claims, says study
Jane Fonda says gender pay

gap 'unacceptable'
Celebs go ga-ga over

Dubsmash
"Plan meetings in advance"
Deepika Padukone's 'Piku'

overshadows Ranbir Kapoor's
'Bombay Velvet'
I'm still alive, says Jackie Chan

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CEO, Zensar Technologies

Mithun Chakraborty went to the
hospital for routine check-up,
says son
"I believe in extreme planning. As of now, I know what my international travel calendar is
going to be like till March 2016. When scheduling meetings with international clients,
you need to give them 4-5 months notice and this also gives me and my team time to
plan better, set up more meetings when I'm there etc. It's important for me to at least
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use police helicopter
Jude Law to star in 'The Young

Pope'
have a tentative schedule for the next 6-7 months and then make sure it works. I'm also
associated with industry bodies like CII and Nasscom and before taking on any industry
roles, I make sure that I have the calendar of activities a year in advance. Even our
internal bi-monthly strategic management council meetings and monthly management
council meetings are scheduled for the whole year and this is something we stick by.
This is something that I've practised over the last 20 years."
Having cancer made me

endearing, says Kylie Minogue
I did '36 Vayadhinile' with fire

inside me, says Jyotika
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Dwayne Johnson confirms

return to 'Fast and Furious 8'
China shuts down over 100

illegal dating websites
Harvard University names two

Indians for prestigious
Radcliffe fellows
"Take your vacations, destress"

Indian-American film-maker,
Vijay Mohan, dies after
accident in the US
Susir Kumar,
CEO, Serco Global Services
Joe Root named England's

Player of the Year
"I take four holidays a year; one with family and friends, one just with my family, one only
with my wife and yet another one with just friends. This goes a long way in keeping me
There are no free speeches especially by celebs
fulfilled and spending quality time with the people dearest to me. Needless to say, it has
a positive rub-off on my work and helps me achieve the desired work-life balance. A
steady fitness regime and playing tennis has also helped. I have been doing Yoga for
the past nine years and the vertical headstand is my brahmastra for days when I need
focus and calmness. And lastly, I have taken to listening to binaural beats during long
Narendra Modi has

successfully used social
media: Study
haul transatlantic flights as a way induce relaxation, sharpening of focus, creativity and
other desirable mental states."
Apple shelved plans to

introduce TV set more than a
year ago: Report
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return to ailing husband
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painkillers
"Use calendars, junk review meetings"

Ankur Warikoo
CEO, Groupon India
"I'm a calendar person and have been maintaining a calendar for 20 years now. From
notebooks to (Microsoft) Excel sheets, in 2006, I switched to Google Calendar. Groupon
India has 240 employees and all of our email is on Google Calendar. We don't exchange
emails. There were a lot of people early on who approached me on email for my time. I
immediately sent them a calendar. This way, each party gets to know and block each
other's time. I never have review meetings. Instead, I conduct workshops, which means
we will never be sitting and evaluating what has happened in the past. Rather, I go for
workshops where we are always planning for the future and where it is very clear who
has actually workedthe review is implicit."
"Use WhatsApp groups at work"

Rajeev Singh,
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" For quicker communication, I formed a WhatsApp group called 'Projector Hotwire'. The
entire projector sales and business teams are a part of it and they share everything that
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become a template of sorts in the organisation. I have been on WhatsApp for three years
now and the habit translated into agility on the work front. I tend to spend an hour every
day on WhatsApp and try to use it optimally on the go or between meetings. So things
are moving faster as competition activity mapping is now real time instead of weekly or
monthly updates as before."
"Go back to the basics"

Alok Tandon
CEO, Inox Leisure
"I am an engineering graduate. Even though my present job does not require me to
brush up my knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, I still like to flip
through my old books as a form of relaxation. It gives me a lot of joy, and I think it keeps
me grounded, even if it doesn't help me with day to day work. What does help me with
my day to day work is the system of morning meetings which we have instituted in the
company. The meeting is at 9.30 every morning and is attended by all department
heads."
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