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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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Instead, Develop the Traits That Matter

February 2, 2012

She was managing one of the most important projects of the company for past 26 months. One day, the junior most team member asked her if he was smart, she said, “No”. He asked him again if he thinks that he wanted to have him in her team, she said “No”. Then he asked him [...]

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Was that confrontation essential?

January 28, 2012

That’s the question you need to ask post each confrontation. Sure, it’s a powerful tool in bringing your team members to the next level but pausing and measuring the progress is even more important. Confrontation is more of a cost v/s benefits issue so measurement is required. And, the thing about progress is that the [...]

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Distinguish the Distinctions of Your Business

January 23, 2012

…no matter what your business is. Leading a Business is unlike any other role of an organization, because it’s always dissimilar. Unstructured, unpredictable, atypical…a right brain activity. No predefined set of rules or guidelines are much of help because everyone leads their business differently, and what flourishing business leaders have in common is that they [...]

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The Inordinate Team Member

January 19, 2012

There are a few grounds to stand a team member who makes inordinate requests: You anticipated you would; His skills are peerless; He’s a great grapeviner – has good political influence that you think would help you one day; Consequences of informing the client that you’ve sacked him are much worse ; He’s indispensible… It’s [...]

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