Utpal Writes - on a project called life...

February 2012

Something About Your Pay Hike

February 23, 2012

It’s not true that a organization cannot give you a good pay hike. Your organization may yell about bad economy or missed deadlines and say that you need to lower your pay-hike expectations. You don’t need to. Instead, you need to increase your output. If organizations don’t think they should give you good pay hike, [...]

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Stop Finding Your True Calling!

February 21, 2012

…start doing what turns you on, instead. If you think that your true calling should be similar to what Gates or Jobs had, you’re missing a point. If you think you true calling should be similar to what Nelson Mandela or Gandhi had, you’re still missing a point. They did what they thought was right [...]

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The Software Project Management Tale – Technology First!

February 19, 2012

“I just don’t understand why we’re NOT using latest version of the programming language to build this software application. By the time we will finish building this application, this version of language will be out of beta and released,” the programmer showed his disappointment. “Okay, does current version of the language you’re using solve your [...]

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You’re Mediocre If You: 7

February 7, 2012

…speak only what everybody wants to hear; …trust the wisdom of the crowd; …generally have excuses ready for not doing something that matters; …are afraid to get out of the status-quo; …are reactive, almost always; …never question the decisions you’ve taken in the past; …believe that they don’t understand. Start being exceptional instead – Being [...]

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Limit, Instead 7

February 7, 2012

Limit number of discussions per day, do something that matters instead. Limit items on your to-do list; get the most important ones done instead. Limit eating junk food; eat fresh fruits and vegetables instead. Limit bullets on your PowerPoint; give a spontaneous presentation that doesn’t require a PowerPoint instead. Limit complaining about your colleagues; get [...]

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