Year 2008 was a roller coaster ride of highs and lows, triumphs and failures. Overall economic environment and events that shaped up 2008 requires us to look at 2009 with a lot of hope and optimism. How do we remain optimistic? How do we stay positive? How do we remain hopeful? Tom Asacker suggests a […]
Economic turbulence brings about a change – and growth lies in our response to these changes. Organizations and individuals always have a choice in framing their response to these changes. Choices that influence our future. Organizations can choose to crib about recession or align actions to consolidate the expertise, streamline operations and take meaningful decisions that have long lasting […]
Birthday is a time to introspect and get inspired! Here are a few random quotes about life that make it to my “all time favorite quotes” and are a guiding force in all that I do! “Don’t count how many years (and moments) you added to your life, count how much life you infused in each year (and […]
Sincerity is one virtue someone cannot fake easily. Communicating sincerely does not necessarily mean using too many words. We were told that corporate world and growth therein is all about tricks, cosmetic smiles and opportunism to run over others. I do not endorse that. Sincerity is still the most admired virtue in the corporate world. […]
It is 1:20 AM, Sunday and I am preparing on subject “Project Management and Quality” for a talk I am going to deliver today at 10:30 AM to fellow project managers at Project Management Institute. Preparing for this exercise pushed me to think beyond the obvious – and I have some fresh insights on issues related […]
People are not human robots. They will make mistakes. A manager’s true measure is the way he treats his people when they make mistakes. I was thrashed by my boss way back in 2001 for a minor mistake I did working on a project based on a very new technology. I literally had tears in […]
I wrote earlier about seeing an “Opportunity in Crisis” – we always have two choices when faced with a difficult moment. You can either escape or have courage to be persistent. Escapism is easier – to be persistent needs courage. In this context, I loved the quote on courage I read on Crossderry Blog. Here it goes. […]
In my first job, my immediate colleagues cursed me for my inability to say no – and my boss loved me for that! I said yes to everything that was given to me – and then stretched thin to get it done. At times, this even landed me in terrible situations just because I did not […]
Each day begins with newspapers reporting despondent news on economic downturn – and a general feeling of despair surrounds us. Some inspiration was needed before I start my week and I sought help from my friend – the feed reader. This friend never lets me down – it searches effectively from some 100 odd good […]