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October 2009

Seven Tips To Deal With Rationalization

October 12, 2009

In conversations about meeting the goals, when you hear something like below it means that you are listening to someone rationalizing. For example: I can’t. I’m too frustrated. I don’t have time. My situation is unique. I don’t have tools and resources to help me. This won’t work because… Because of Blah…Blah and Blah! Well, [...]

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Seven Step Approach To Deal With an Insulting Email From Boss

October 9, 2009

You believe you’re doing pretty good job but your boss doesn’t. She sends you an insulting email stating that you don’t know your job – without any specific instructions about what you have done wrong. How would you react to that situation? Here’s a possible approach: Authenticate the accusation. Look at yourself from your boss’ [...]

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Are You An Offshore Software Project Manager From India?

October 9, 2009

Are you an Offshore Software Project Manager from India? In today’s status report, have you informed your project sponsor and clients that you would be observing New Year Holidays in the mid of October 2009? If yes, great. If no, do it right now! Being proactive and keeping client informed are very important actions in [...]

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Tips To Empower Your People 20

October 7, 2009

When your people are empowered, a major pillar of your business becomes real strong. Their job commitment is increased and they feel more powerful about their abilities. Empowerment encourages ownerships. It means they are ready to attack on the tasks fearlessly and everybody would love to agree that fearless teams would achieve much better results [...]

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Neuro-linguistic Way of Presenting The Thoughts

October 6, 2009

How To Solve Any Problem You Are Having 101 is the title of the blog post that I am reading right now. This marvelous post is written by a great blogger, consultant and speaker – Nicholas Bate. Nicholas writes in an utmost brain friendly way.  He has the art of converting boring paragraphs of texts [...]

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