Vishal Agarwal is the bestselling author of Give to Get. As a senior leader, he has navigated corporate life for the past 24 years and has served as a top 500 global executive for General Electric and as a senior Partner at Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC).
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Michael Dell founder of Dell Computers
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Finding that leverage word, and overcoming and navigating through that is what drives success and has helped me to”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Road to Character book by David BrooksFavourite Quote:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be the lion, if you think about life, I always say there are only 2 types of people in your career life, a lion or a goat. If you think about what a lion does, a lion is regal, it doesn’t roar for no reason, a lion doesn’t yip yap, a lion is not restless, a lion is confident. On the other hand if you think about a goat, a goat is always restless, always bleats, always runs around, and when it comes time to slaughtering that goat, a goat’s head will always go down, when you’re tranquilizing a lion to move from African jungle or African wilderness to safari for veterinary reasons or whatever, you’ll always see the lion and the body of the lion move back, that shows the DNA of those 2 animals, which one do you want to be, a lion or a goat”…[Listen for More]
More About Vishal Agarwal:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least. I will die without having come up with the answers to many things in life.” Alex Trebek
Other Quotes From the Chat with Vishal Agarwal:
- “Have people’s backs”
- “Be an authentic leader”
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