Shane Parrish is well known podcaster who brings great minds to his show. His podcast is called The Knowledge Project & publishes accompanying blog Farnam Street The above quote encapsulates a huge secret for orienting oneself when constant demands and priorities force leaders to pick options. Understanding of core values when weighing options is goingContinue reading “Decisions: it comes down to this…”
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How to Receive Constructive Feedback
Receiving feedback in the workplace isn’t always easy. Sometimes it can be hard to take constructive (or negative) feedback and turn it into a positive response. If you have received feedback that was not up to your expectations, the last thing you want to do is cause an emotional outburst. Here are some top tipsContinue reading “How to Receive Constructive Feedback”
A picture is worth a thousand words
Don’t get stuck on design without looking into user experience Don’t start refinement too early or else you may miss out best solution How random data can be interpreted depends upon experience and creativity Always remember, keep is succinct as much as possible Credit pictures – Internet. If any of the above sharedContinue reading “A picture is worth a thousand words”
8 Leadership Quotes
Strategy is not the consequence of planning but the opposite, its starting point. – Henry Mintzberg Run with your head the first two-thirds of a race and with your heart the final third. – Jack Daniels A good team is a great place to be, exciting, stimulating, supportive, successful. A bad team is horrible, aContinue reading “8 Leadership Quotes”
Twitter for Managers and Leaders
Early this month, I spoke about PMI-GLC’s Social Media Initiatives at PMI Leadership Institute Meeting @ Region 4 (at Orlando, Florida). I found out that majority of project managers and leaders are aware of the social media in some way but not utilizing that much. LinkedIn for networking and Facebook were two tools that most of the PMs knew and had profiles active. IContinue reading “Twitter for Managers and Leaders”
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”
Leading Creative Employees
There are always some special people in teams who are very much techie, creative and loaded with specific knowledge. Lets call these employees creative people in this post. These creative people provide tremendous value to organization through application of their knowledge and expertise. These really smart and creative people need nurturing environment and motivation. When leading these creative people, keep in mindContinue reading “Leading Creative Employees”
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There
I read many books in 2007 and one of the best that I want to mention here is What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith.This book is all about how successful people become even more successful. There are tons of books on leadership and management out there but this is something. Continue reading “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There”
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”
Keeping in touch with direct reports?
Workplaces have transformed a lot in last few years from people working in same office building to team members scattered over different continents. This poses some benefits and challenges. As we all know that we are all connected via communication and our communication skills and capabilities play a major role in our success. Keeping theContinue reading “Keeping in touch with direct reports?”
Conflict Matters!
Managers face many situations where he has to sort out two opposing actions or ideas. Situation may be very tense as people with conflicting ideas become very much involved and passionate about their stand. As a manager, a positive and constructive conflict between team members may be a good thing (such as some team members in favor ofContinue reading “Conflict Matters!”
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”
A Quote by Lee Iacocca
The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beaver, the mavericks. These are the people who try to do more than they’re expected to do – they alway reach.
Who is Planning Your Career?
I am satisfied with my career and I know where I am going. I hope that you are also doing the right things for your career growth. In case, if you are doing the same job for last 10 years and now frustrated that your boss (or human resources department) is not doing enough for you to get toContinue reading “Who is Planning Your Career?”
Quotes for Sunday
The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training programs, but how long that employee stays and how productive they are while they are there is determined by their relationship with their immediate supervisor. – Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (First, Break All the Rules)Continue reading “Quotes for Sunday”
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”
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