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Effective Delegation of Work
Effective managers and leaders know that they can climb greater heights and achieve remarkable goals only if they delegate work to the good, able and talented people around them. The logic is simple �" if they are able to rope in more brains and bodies to do the tasks, they are able to get more... Read more...
Published a year ago

Workaholics with No Balanced Life
There is no indefinite job security. Market conditions fluctuate so fast that workers would rather play it safe by working into the good books of the employer. What better way to do that than to be the first person to step into the office and the last to leave. What started out as pure work... Read more...
Published a year ago

My Boss is an Idiot
Working hard and being extremely competent in what you do is not the key to getting a promotion. Not when you have an idiot and a fool as a boss, supervisor or manager. All of us may at one time or other work with bosses who belong to that “no-brain, no-skill” category, and our favorite... Read more...
Published a year ago

Control and Overcome Procrastination
Procrastination �" putting off till tomorrow things that we should do today. At some point in our lives, we are either guilty of procrastination or know of friends or colleagues who are. Is procrastination a bad thing? Would you call procrastinators lazy? Are they poor decision makers? Would... Read more...
Published a year ago

Self Help, Perseverance and Success
A startup business crumbles after 2 years and needs a couple of million dollars of funds to keep it afloat. Entrepreneur A seeks financial help from banks, negotiates scheme of arrangement with creditors, and when all these don't materialize, he prays that a white knight will come to his rescue.... Read more...
Published a year ago

Higher Purpose and Job Satisfaction
A purpose is a mission statement. An organization invariably has one, which it expects every employee to live up to. Sure, the employee will do what he is told to do, but he is motivated to work for a different reason. He works because he has to support a family; he has to work in order to... Read more...
Published a year ago

Turn Adversity into Opportunity
A life without obstacles is as good as dead. Whether they are everyday problems or crisis situations, how we handle them will determine how good we are as a leader. The weak leaders crumble when the odds stack up and surrender even before any attempt to overcome the obstacles. The great and... Read more...
Published a year ago

Teamwork - A Competitive Advantage
To value the importance of teamwork, we have to appreciate the value of every individual. Many managers think that they are good team players. When they get into action, they begin to “take charge” of the whole process and dictate their beliefs. They are deaf to other people's inputs and... Read more...
Published a year ago

Boss's pet and Favoritism
Favoritism is a human trait found in many relationships, e.g., parent-children, teacher-students. As long as there are two persons we have to interact with, it is in our nature to compare and favor one over the other. CEOs, employers, bosses and managers who deny that they have pet employees... Read more...
Published a year ago

Value Ideas and Staff Suggestions
Many of the success stories begin with simple ideas. In the course of work, your employees or staff may likewise have creative ideas and innovative solutions to carry out their work more effectively and efficiently. Sometimes, they improvise the processes without the Management being aware of... Read more...
Published a year ago

Problem Solving: Define Problem
One mistake that people often make when they are faced with a situation is to jump straight into finding solutions, giving little thought to defining the problem. For example, a hotel manager saw a sudden dip in occupancy rate, and asked the staff to propose “ways to increase the occupancy... Read more...
Published a year ago

The Boss is Always Right
In many places of work, there is only one rule �" “The Boss is Always Right” or “The Boss is Never Wrong”. What if we know that the Boss is wrong? Well, simple ... refer back to the rule. All around us, we see and hear of double standards and inequality. The recent case of celebrity... Read more...
Published a year ago