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  • Build a Mind Boggling Profile
    Depending upon your educational qualifications, experience & performance in the interview you are selected for a particular position. Thereafter it all depends how well you handle your day to day assignments in terms of accomplishments. Every employee irrespective of their positions struggle & work hard to show the world that they are successful.
    Then why is it that some employees in spite of their achievements don’t seem to rise up in the corporate ladder? THE ONLY WAY TO DO THE SAME IS TO GET NOTICED BY THE TOP MANAGEMENT. READ ON . . . .
  • Learn to Benchmark
    Benchmarking provides a continuous way to analyze how your products, services & practices compare with the competition. There are 2 types of benchmarking: Results & Process. With results benchmarking, you evaluate end results. With process benchmarking, you focus on the practices used to produce the end result.

    In order to get the required results, we need to benchmark the human resource as well.
  • Knowledge Management
    Don’t keep making the same bad decisions. . . . Every Nucor plant has its little storehouse of equipment that was bought, tried, & discarded. The knowledge we gather from our so-called failures may lead us to spectacular success.

    Stacey noted that knowledge is in the process of constant development. Knowledge is continuously developed & reproduced for use through the interactions among individuals within the organization.

    Knowledge is power. Every organization within themselves has a pool of knowledge & this knowledge has to be fully utilized by the top management continuously, consistently, constantly to reap rich, bounty results. Peter Drucker didn't rename employees as "knowledge workers" for nothing. Please read. . . .
  • The Power of Reprimand.
    Sometimes the act of praise by the boss towards his employee is often taken for granted. If the boss catches people doing wrong in their work place, he needs to reprimand them. He needs to tell people how he feels about what they did wrong - & in no uncertain terms. By doing so, he is correcting the behavior so that it does not get repeated. If the first half of the reprimand is to correct the people doing wrong the second half of the reprimand is to shake hands, or touch the employee in a way that makes him aware that his boss is honestly on his side. Also remind him that how much you value them.

    Use the power of reprimand sparingly in your work place against your employees to get results. Please read.......
  • Procrastination- a disease.
    “Failure to execute” today is one of the biggest problems in organizations today. The habit of setting priorities, overcoming procrastination, & getting on with your most important task is a mental & physical skill. This is a learnable skill that you can acquire through repetition. And when you develop the habit of starting on your most important task, before anything else, your success is assured. The people who have been successful have followed certain rules & principles regularly until it became their second nature. They procrastinated less. If you emulate these principles regularly on a day to day basis, you will also experience the same results. Here is a summary of twenty-one great ways to stop procrastinating & getting more things done faster.

    I am learning these principles regularly & I have to go a long way before I consider myself successful. Let us learn together.
  • Grow Leaders In Your Work Place.
    Grow the Leader is based on a simple yet powerful concept: The ultimate competitive advantage of your organization comes down to a single imperative – your ability to grow & develop leaders faster than your competition. Know your competition & always stay far ahead of your competition so that they pose no threat to you. The more quickly you can get every single employee of the organization demonstrate leadership behavior – regardless of their position – the more quickly you will lead the field of business. YOUR RACE IS TO GROW LEADERS FAST & DEVELOP A “CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP” BEFORE YOUR COMPETITION DOES.
  • Know your genius.
    Know your Genius.

    Genius is not the sole domain of select few, but anybody of us are entitled to that label & play in that space-if we deliberately make an effort to choose. Here is a big formula: Focus on any area or skill with a relentless devotion to daily improvement & a passion for excellence & within three to five years, you will be operating at a level of competence such that people shall call you a ‘Genius.’

    Genius = Focus+Daily improvement+time.
  • Boss Management.
    Boss Management

    Dealing with the bosses in your workplace has always been tricky. Sometimes you do not have any control over the way your boss handles, behaves, and reacts with you but you as a subordinate need to work out certain strategies so that his behavior at times doesn’t make your life miserable.

    Technically, you do not have any control over your boss but you need to exercise sufficient control over yourself when your boss's behavior puts you off.
  • The Road to CEO.
    You will be wondering as to how I am writing an article on ‘The Road to CEO’ without having experienced the position for myself. The CEO which I am discussing about is not the ‘Chief Executive Officer’ of an organization but it is primarily a position namely ‘Chief Effectiveness Officer’. Become a ‘Chief Effectiveness Officer’; continue putting your best of the efforts day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year & one day you are on ‘The Road to Chief Executive Officer’.
  • Win over your employees.
    Win over your employees.

    We all the time speak of productivity standards, work ethics, accomplishment in terms of results, organizational goals, customer satisfaction but have you ever paused for a moment & thought who makes these possible. They are the employees who are on the rolls of the organization work round the clock ceaselessly & tirelessly to bring about the results. If that is true, are we really treating these employees as internal customers i.e. at par with the external customers?

    Internal customers are nobody but the employees who are working within the organization. If these employees are taken care of, the results in the form of goods & services produced by them shall be amazing. Please read . . . .
  • Job Satisfaction & Morale.
    Of late, we have all been hearing a lot about these words from different categories of employees of various organizations. If you happen to have a chance encounter with any of your colleague & ask him about his job status, he might state that he is trying in terms of quitting as there is no job satisfaction.

    Job Satisfaction = Attitude + Performance + desired results.
  • Evaluating Performance.
    Any manager's primary duty is to evaluate his / her employees in the place of work. Evaluation of performance reflects the manager's creditials to assess the people correctly so that the employees continue to give their good performance consistently. While in their process of evaluation, they need to necessarily know how to deal with the under performerswho are achieving / giving the best of results.
  • Management By Walking Around.
    MBWA literally means getting up, leaving your office & making rounds from employee to another. By observing, asking questions, & most important, listening, you can informally check up on how things are going. You can note how an employee is approaching a particular challenge, see the problems & difficulties as they are forming, & respond on the spot.

    By practicing this technique, the manager can reap rich dividends in his work place in terms of performance & productivity.
  • Peak Performance.
    All that matters is Performance. The performance in your work place cannot be just average or above average. In order to cement your place, you need to put in extraordinary performance. You need to consistently reach superlative heights in so far as the work performance is concerned. Your performance has to produce excellent results for your department & organization. Your exemplary performance shall only determine whether you get paid more & promoted faster. So be a PEAK PERFORMER.
  • The Principle of Superb Execution.
    Every one of us has supreme knowledge loaded with information & tremendous skills to give their best in their workplace. We are fully aware that the knowledge & skills if focused, concentrated, harnessed & converted into action reap rich dividends. Further, we also know consciously & subconsciously that we are capable of executing our jobs exceptionally well. Go to your workplace without any inhibitions & give in your best shot along with your employees. The results may amaze you.
  • The Law of Determination
    The determination factor to rise is largely determined by how high you want to climb, how far you want to go in your field, how much money you earn, how well you are committed to execute your job on a day to day basis. There are few limitations as to how far you can go into your profession. Today, the field is wide open to you. You are the one who decides, & you are earning today exactly the amount that you have decided to earn.
  • Super Motivation
    Super Motivation is self sustaining, organization-wide, high motivation. There are 2 major components of human performance: ability & motivation. They are related as follows:

    Performance = Ability x Motivation

    Super Motivation Approach = Putting Super Motivation into Action which is comprising of
    • Super Motivating Planning
    • Super Motivating Production
    • Super Motivating Communication
    • Super Motivating Training
    • Super Motivating Evaluation
    • Super Motivating Rewards
  • Delegation & Decision Making
    Both these processes of DELEGATION & DECISION MAKING play a vital role in accomplishing the goals of the organization. It is a weapon in the hands of the manager who needs to consistently & persistently use them not only to their advantage but to the company’s advantage as well. Even delegation or to delegate itself attributes to decision making. Start taking decision & see for yourself how you zoom forward. Take a right decision, your confidence & self esteem increases manifold.
  • Interpersonal Skills
    We do not have business problems. We have people problems. When we solve our people problems, our business problems are substantially resolved. People knowledge is more important than product knowledge.

    One need to build a pleasing personality & it is a combination of a person’s attitude, behavior, & expressions. Handling people in their work place is difficult & if you master the skills of handling people you have won half the battle. Please read INTERPESONAL SKILLS.
  • Pareto Principle - 80 / 20 Rule.
    The said principle was founded in the year 1895 by Vilfredo Pareto who was an Italian Economist. He was of the opinion that the people who are extremely successful called "vital few" are those who concentrate on the most important jobs which constitute 20 percent & persist till they complete them to the end. In other words, if you have a list of 10 tasks, you must perform the 2 of those tasks which are as much worth than the other 8 items put together.
  • Commit to Excellence.
    The Principle: I give the best of myself, & I get the best in return.

    The market pays excellent rewards for excellent performance. It pays average rewards for average performance & below average rewards, failure, & frustration for below average performance. Your goal should therefore be to become an expert in your chosen field by learning every single detail about how to do your work better & better. Thus, performance is the only thing that matter & constantly applying yourself & putting your best ceaselessly & consistently will take you to the path of excellence.

    The formula for excellence is = focus + daily improvement in work + application of time.
  • MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
    The quality of any organization depends upon the quality of its people. Having said that, the human resource is the most unpredictable resource as compared to the other resource which is available in the organization. When properly utilized, the human resource along with the other resource can take the organization to unbelievable heights. This is a fact which every management is aware of but in order to make it a reality the company has to strategize or take some painful decisions.
  • Follow the principles of leadership.
    To sum all we can say about leadership is

    - Leadership is all about philosophy.
    - Leadership is all about attitude.
    - Leadership is all about a state of mind.
    - Leadership is all about operating.
    - Real Leadership is not about prestige, power or status but it is all about responsibility & influencing others. It is all about leading people without title.

    I liked the quote which Leroy Eims has stated about leadership. ‘A Leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, & who sees before others do.’
  • Everyone who teaches us is a Guru.
    Everyone who teaches us is a Guru.We always consider that the teachers in the school & college, the bosses in our workplace are the gurus. It is not so. In our day to day life we learn a lot from our friends, colleagues, subordinates & children at home. They pose challenging questions & put us under tight situations from time to time from where we need to emerge successful. In the process, we grow from strength to strength to emerge a winner not only at our work place but also at home.
  • How to get your boss notice you?
    You may be qualified, experienced like others but in order to move ahead in your career you need to distinctly display your attributes which not only inspire your clients who are buying our goods & services but also move the hearts of internal customers (boss, subordinates, and colleagues at work place)with whom you work with. If you start connecting yourself emotionally with your boss & subordinates in your work place & your devoted customers in the market you will carve a unique place.
  • Quantum Leap Thinking.
    Think beyond your boundaries. It is only due to one’s thinking; one goes ahead in his career, tides over the challenges & masters changing situations. Thinking is a skill & it needs to be harnessed in order for any one to excel. Your mind is like a muscle. It gets developed only with constant use. Just as you have to strain your physical muscles to build them, you have to work your mental muscles to build your mind as well. Think courageously without fear & act as if you cannot fail.
  • Seven Forms of Wealth
    Money alone does not define being wealthy. There are many rich people who are unhappy & unsuccessful as human beings. By focusing on elevating all 7 of these areas to world-class levels, you will not only shine ever so brightly for all those around you-you will also find a contentment that lasts.Make every wealth yours before you experience real wealth.

    * Inner Wealth.
    * Physical Wealth.
    * Family & Social Wealth.
    * Career Wealth.
    * Economic Wealth.
    * Adventure Wealth.
    * Impact Wealth.
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