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Waiter vs. Grabber

November 8, 2011

Most people wait for a lot of time to complete their academic degrees. They wait for the exams to grant them a certificate of completion. Then they’ll wait for the interview calls. Many people do the same at work. They wait for their manager to give them authority to add up to a vocation. A [...]

Want To Get Promoted? Do You Know How To Navigate Without A Map?

July 29, 2010

When the performance appraisal happens and one colleague is promoted, many of his co-workers don’t feel good. They compare themselves with him and conclude that their boss favors only who flatters her. Always, that may not be the case. For example, read the below story called Navigate Without a Map. Photo Credit: David Masters’ Flickr photostream [...]

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Software Professional, Are You Developing Yourself As An Aspiring Mediocre?

July 20, 2010

No one would like to develop himself as an aspiring mediocre. Would anyone? Yes. May be. Unknowingly. Read the story below to learn how. Background There was a group of college friends – Anders, Peter, Brandon, Rob and Laura – running a music band. Each friend had different skills. Peter was the music director. Anders was a keyboard [...]

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Heroic Titles Without On-Key Leadership

April 29, 2010

I have dealt with many team leaders, project managers and technical leads during my decade long career. While their positions say they are some kind of leader, their actions fail to justify that many times. They see their primary role as spoon-feeders, epic problem-solvers and fire-eaters. So they feed their people with spoon, solve their [...]

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A Path-Goal Based Approach That May Take Your Project Leadership Repertoire To The Next Level

April 22, 2010

When we consider project leadership, there is no such thing as an ideal leadership style. The situation in which Project Leaders function will influence the approaches that they should embrace. Here are 4 types of leadership behaviors as per the path-goal theory of leadership which effective project leaders use time to time knowingly or unknowingly. Achievement-oriented [...]

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