If you are a supervisor, project manager or a leader, you should NEVER – Detach yourself from the business acumen required to manage and lead. Anyone who calls himself “manager/leader” without knowing the business side of work is living in a fantasy land. Give ambiguous work instructions. It kills productivity and leads to re-work. Take more time […]
Rajesh Setty is a visionary entrepreneur, author of several books including “Life Beyond Code” and an avid blogger. It is a privilege to interview Rajesh on his recently launched book “Upbeat – Cultivating the right attitude to thrive in tough times“. Upbeat is not only a book for the recessionary times, but is a great […]
Inaugural address was a great opportunity for U.S. President Obama to communicate with his countrymen and restore their faith a difficult time. He seized this opportunity brilliantly with an elevating speech. It was one of the best speeches I have heard in a long time. It left me with some very important lessons on communication […]
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 […]
The lessons I learnt in the Management Development Programme (MDP) way back in Apr 2008 keeps clogging my mind space – and something new comes out as an insight. One of the topics Mr. Pillai touched upon was motherhood and management. Let me explain. I have always seen my mother give me plenty – she […]
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 […]
This wonderful quote comes straight from Guerrilla Consulting Blog – where Mike McLaughlin refers to this quote by Harry Beckwith – “…comfort nudges us dangerously close to complacency, and nothing good comes from that. It kills businesses, dulls lives, and encourages nothing better than ordinary. Our greatest blessings come from people who refused to be […]