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… Read More ›
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Elected President of the Chapter
I am extremely pleased by the confidence that Board has expressed in me to take PMI-GLC to next level of volunteer and stakeholder engagement, trusting me with opportunity to formulate and lead operational vision, strategy and direction while working on to… Read More ›
Building Brand Through Follow-up Actions
Everyday we make so many commitments talking near water cooler, during networking event, in a meetings or over the phone. Some of our commitments are urgent and important and we follow-up properly. There are other few commitments that we know are… Read More ›
7 Step to Effective Networking At Any Event – For Starters
Networking is must have capability of professional growth these days. Sometimes with our shyness, limited beliefs or lack of knowledge puts us into disadvantage. Here are 7 steps to begin with.
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… Read More ›
How does it go up the communication chain?
In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification. And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And the darkness was upon the faces of the implementors; And they spoke unto their managers, saying: “It is… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
7 Blunders of the world
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was a great leader, lived his life for others and his words of wisdom have given direction to many. Doesn’t matter what we do or where we stand in life, these 7 mistakes, if committed will… Read More ›
Happy 4th July
Happy independence day to all of my friends and visitors. On July 4th, 1776 US got independence from Britain and a democracy was born. This is the land of opportunity and freedom. This is the time of barbecue, picnics, and… Read More ›
Anais Nin on Change
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people… Read More ›
Happy Canada Day!
Wishing all my Canadian friends a happy Canada day! July 1st is Canada’s birth date and it was originally known as Dominion Day. Later in 1982, it was changed to Canada day. Its 142nd birthday of Canada. Here is the… Read More ›
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.
Leadership Sans Ego & Insecurity
Everywhere we turn our focus to, we hear something negative and how leadership should come forward. Leadership at every level is already faced with some difficult choices. It is of paramount importance that when leaders make decisions to change the… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Elected – Board Member @ PMIGLC
When I checked my inbox this morning, I found an official email from PMIGLC election committee congratulating me that I have been elected as Vice President – Communications for the 2009-2010 term. Some of you might know that I volunteer at Great Lakes Chapter of PMI… Read More ›
… life is how you react to it!
Today I heard first time of Charles Swindoll. He is an author of over 70 books, educator and a preacher. I have not read or listened to him but his quotes (found over the Internet) are very valuable. I am believer… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Power Quotes – 2
Learning from the words of the wise and getting more out of our life should be our goal. As someone said, knowing and not doing is as good as not knowing. Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability… Read More ›
Practical Wisdom – three types of people
I attended “Practical Wisdom For Getting the Most Out of Life” seminar by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Detroit on July 9th. It was good to see and listen him in person. His way of talking is like giving sutras (formula)… Read More ›
The 7 Habits For Managers
Stephen R Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is classic and most of us have read and learned from it. This week, I listened to his another audio book The 7 Habits for Managers: Managing Yourself, Leading Others, Unleashing… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
Know what to emphasize
PM Tips – 1 What points we emphasize make a big difference in our communications. How do we do that? We got to know the expectation of the audience and what we want to convey. Over emphasizing something or emphasizing meager… Read More ›
Cheese Moved? Doesn’t Matter.
We, as a professional, are hired by organizations to deliver results and perform. As time passes, our daily job becomes our universe. We spend our energies resolving problems, improving processes, saving money and many other good things. Sometimes we are ignorant and sometimes we are… Read More ›
Positive Quotes
These words of wisdom reaffirm an optimistic view towards our life and work. These words once said by great minds ask us to develop positive attitude, take action, believe in ourselves and make our word more beautiful place to live…. Read More ›
Stroke Warning Signs
My mother suffered minor stroke(s) last week and she is in hospital recovering as right side is affected by it. Reason for my this post is to make readers aware of the signs of stroke so that if someone else has these symptoms,… Read More ›
Good Bye 2007
Its been a wonderful year for me, and I hope the ditto for you all the readers. When I look back and see the things that happened; I believe that I have learned a lot, accomplished a lot and I am… Read More ›
Power Quotes
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the human spirit. – Albert Schweitzer… Read More ›
Leadership and Management 