June 2008 – Leadership and Management

DiSC model – Management Styles

I completed DiSC (stands for Dominance, influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness) training last week and fount it interesting. DiSC confirms one thing, different strokes for different folks. DiSC is a system to help you find out similar and unique characteristics among people. It also shows person’s behavioural preferences and helps to identify different management styles that can leadContinue reading “DiSC model – Management Styles”

Quotes for Managers

Quotes are powerful words to stir thinking process, give new perspective on things, motivate to take action. Here are some quotes on planning and strategy that I collected from book Strategic Management by Fred David. Like a product or service, the planning process itself must be managed and shaped, if it is to serve executives as aContinue reading “Quotes for Managers”

Intro to Earned Value Analysis – Part 1

We got to measure the progress of the project and report it to upper management along with controlling it. Project might seem progressing well, tasks completing on time and we are spending money for that. Earned Value Analysis (EVA) gives us an integrated view of cost and schedule performance. Lets go over some basic definitionsContinue reading “Intro to Earned Value Analysis – Part 1”

Quote from Yogi

“We are on this planet to love each other, to serve each other and to uplift each other. We have come on this Earth to give, not to take. Don’t take pride in taking. Give and you will be given virtues. And that will give you God.” – Yogi Bhajan

Five Powerful Leadership Quotes

Five very powerful quotes, read and ponder. “A leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of credit.” – Arnold Glasow “There are no bad soldiers, only bad officers.” – Napolean “The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what theContinue reading “Five Powerful Leadership Quotes”

Trust is very important for teamwork

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. – Joe Paterno. Who else can say better than JoePa? He is absolutely correct, but key thing is outgrowing individualism. When a team is motivated to work together, everything seems possible and there is quite a different feeling. I have beenContinue reading “Trust is very important for teamwork”