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Manish Grover

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@manishgrover | www.manishgrover.com

I could say that I am a strategist, marketer, manager, leader or consultant, but that would exclude my other identities of father, son, engineer, consumer, student, blogger, coach, biker, musician (aspiring), chef (decent) and among many others, a dreamer.

Should I choose a professional label, or a personal one? It depends on the context, I guess. So I'll leave it to you.

The 5 principles in this book have come from my experience consulting with global brand organizations over almost two decades. I've helped launch multi-country initiatives with significant impact and devised long term business-technology roadmaps. I've created value propositions that emphasize solutions for our customers' most pressing p ...more

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Dear Manish The 5 principles mentioned in your book are very relevant to my profession as a banker working in product management. I must compliment you for your lucid writing style and having the right mix of concepts and actionable strategies. So do you plan to write a sequel/followup to this book? Regards Abhishek

Manish Grover Hi Abhishek,

The book on applying the 5 principles to banking is in progress! Stay tuned for information gathering surveys where you may win a free cop…moreHi Abhishek,

The book on applying the 5 principles to banking is in progress! Stay tuned for information gathering surveys where you may win a free copy as well in the coming months.

To stay in touch please also visit and like www.facebook.com/DancingTheDigitalTune.

Thank you for reading the book and for your wishes.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Manish Grover Since I write mostly business content, I work out in my mind the theme or the broad outline of what I'm going to write even before I sit down to write…moreSince I write mostly business content, I work out in my mind the theme or the broad outline of what I'm going to write even before I sit down to write. On an average I write one blog a week and have written a book in 2014 (which I personally think is awesome!).I'm always on the lookout for a "twist". My writing comes from providing readers with a new angle on what is commonly being discussed.

In short, my approach is very similar to what has been summarized in the book "The Challenger Sale". Start with what can be done better, or what is missing in the current approach.

Here is a process that that works for me for my blogs:

1. I read related content on the topics I like (customer experience, analytics, digital) on twitter, LinkedIn and on publications like Inc.com and Forbes.com to name a few.

2. More often than not, a topic generally catches my eye (is of great interest to me). I then think of the missing ingredients. What else is missing? Is this author missing a key prerequisite to accomplish the things which are being mentioned?

3. As I frame these questions in my mind, I research them a little on google.

4. With that, I now have the material for a 500-700 word blog post. Every post that I write thus is original and brings something new to the table. I steer away from rehashing already published content.

For my book, the process is different. I'm now writing my second book and I don't hold myself to a page a day or other aspirations like that. Instead I create the overall structure. What do I want to cover or illuminate using this book? It may take a day, a week or more, but I keep researching and keep refining. Then I attempt to fill out each subsection that I've created. With an overall structure in place, I find the process enjoyable, instead of taxing. I do have overall milestones in place. e.g. I want to done with the outline of the book in 30 days etc.

Whatever you do, don't quit reading yourself of what others are doing. They are a great source of what you should include that they haven't thought of. And above all, enjoy yourself. If you let stress get to you, you'll struggle. Too many times, I'm distracted by how to advertise what I've written, no one reads my blogs etc. You can't avoid that so spend 20 minutes taking baby steps on those distractions. e.g. email a reporter asking for a review, tweet your latest blog. It may not show results, but it satisfies your brain's uneasiness.

Hope this helps. Good luck.(less)

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