Reading a magazine’s very last page and very last item sounded very familiar to me in a different context. It quoted Emma-Jayne Winson, the first female jockey to win the Queen’s Plate, Canada’s oldest thoroghbred race, in 2007. Here it is from May 2015 issue of Canadian Business. Ask a jockey: Is it hard toContinue reading “You choose the title of this post”
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The Best Advice I’ve Ever Been Given..
Don’t ask for what you don’t want. You carry five balls in the air; all but one is made of glass. Glass is health, family, friends, spirituality. Rubber is career. Juggle well. Be passionate but not emotional. Master hard skills early in your career. Master soft skills to get ahead later in your career. KnowContinue reading “The Best Advice I’ve Ever Been Given..”
SWOT Analysis – A Tool Anyone Can Use
Do not begin any major task without this analysis tool! This tool will generate the list of valuable ideas and strategic direction to achieve your goals. We can say SWOT Analysis is a tool that helps our project, business objective, venture or organization in 4 ways: Evaluate the Strengths so that you can capitalize on them,Continue reading “SWOT Analysis – A Tool Anyone Can Use”
Fountain of Wisdom
Rose & Robert Skillman Library in Detroit has engraving “The Fountain of Wisdom Flows Through the Books“. To drink from this fountain, I continue to read books and here are some that I have completed recently and would like to share with my subscribers and visitors. I have more detail posted here. These 3 booksContinue reading “Fountain of Wisdom”
Press Release : Kulveer Elected to Lead Michigan’s Largest Project Management Chapter
Have you ever created a press release before? As I began my role in the chapter as President Elect on Jan 01, 2011, I thought of creating a press release and see how it looks. First attempt, let me know what you think. (Note – my personal opinion and does not reflect of any organization orContinue reading “Press Release : Kulveer Elected to Lead Michigan’s Largest Project Management Chapter”
Power of Social Media and Customer Service
You might have heard that someone got very bad customer service one day and no one would resolve the complaint at this company. This person gets upset by the treatment received and decides to write a complaint letter to the president of the company. In few weeks he receives a note and the issue is resolved by president’s interference. Continue reading “Power of Social Media and Customer Service”
11 Principles of Leadership
I came across 11 leadership principles of Marine Corps in Guide Book for Marines on the Internet and here is my interpretation of 11 principles. I am interested in hearing from Marines about their leadership experience. Take responsibility – we need to seek and take responsibilities if we need to grow; never shy away, whatever seems challenging willContinue reading “11 Principles of Leadership”
Time to Thank Entrepreneurs
July 30th is Mr. Henry Ford’s birthday. He was born in 1863. He was one of the great entrepreneurs America has produced. He was leader of automobile industry and a great inventor. His dream of gasoline engine was realized into industrial revolution and a company that is employing thousands globally and improving millions of lives for over hundredContinue reading “Time to Thank Entrepreneurs”
Don’t Settle – Stay Hungry – Stay Foolish
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
3-Rs for Leaders
Read more Reflect more Risk more Leaders ought to read a lot to stay ahead. Each day is blessed with new discoveries and useful information. Using the 80/20 rule, find out what is out there that you need to know. Co-relate how changes in the world going to shape your world. Read more = Plan LeadersContinue reading “3-Rs for Leaders”
Life is bigger than that!
2008 is nearing the completion of business work days and it was one of the eventful year. We have seen all from US election to Canadian elections, Wall-street meltdown to Automotive bailout, Saturday Night Live comedy to economic worries. All the stuff, never thought of. But when it comes to our professional life, one needs toContinue reading “Life is bigger than that!”
Fast, Cheap AND Good
Can’t pick any two? You also need all three – fast, cheap and good? It has been very commonly used set of options in I.T. when offering an alternative or usually when dealing with issues from outsourced service. Someone will come and say – “Pick any two!” Sometime ago I was involved in a projectContinue reading “Fast, Cheap AND Good”
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”
PMI Membership Benefits
I volunteer at my PMI (Project Management Institute) local chapter called Great Lakes Chapter (www.pmiglc.org). I enjoy the benefits of PMI membership in form of monthly magazine called PM Network and accompanied paper called PMI Today. Both are informative and I have gained a lot by reading both publications. Many people join organizations enthusiastically and then with veryContinue reading “PMI Membership Benefits”
How to Have Project Kick-off Meeting
Kick-off meeting is the first meeting of the project where you give all the team members good news that project is ‘go ahead’ from the sponsors and also set the tone of your project – is it going to be a success or a failure. Many hours and days have gone into preparation before youContinue reading “How to Have Project Kick-off Meeting”
The Dip – When to Quit and When to Stick
It was my first book from Seth Godin, and he talks about strategic quitting in this book. Here is my own interpretation of What is a dip – its a temporary situation when you feel like stuck, the results are not convincing and success seems impossible. Dip can also be considered as a situation similar to a dead-end assignment with noContinue reading “The Dip – When to Quit and When to Stick”
The Toyota Way – 14 Management Principles
I completed listening ‘The Toyota Way’ audio-book by Jeffrey Liker. The book talks about 14 priciples of Toyota Production Systems (TPS). There are many gems that I think could be of use in Information Technology Project Managment. Here are 14 TPS management principles – 1. Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expenseContinue reading “The Toyota Way – 14 Management Principles”
Leadership and Management 