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Mini Saga – Focus

April 6, 2010

Many people underestimate the essence of the right focus. They don’t even try to. Eventually, they live life full of unhappiness, sorrow and grief because of their unfocused actions (or non-actions.) Essence of Focus Rick and Peter were colleagues in a dying company. Peter focused on his extra-marital affair. Rick focused on finding another job. [...]

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Which Leadership Flavor Do You Deploy As A Dependable Project Manager?

March 31, 2010

Yesterday night we were discussing about different leadership flavors that a dependable project manager should deploy in different situations. Here is some light about it: There are 4 basic types of leadership flavors: Enigmatic/non-enigmatic: Enigmatic leaders leverage their personality and their inspirational qualities. These are visionary leaders who are result-oriented, risk takers and fantastic communicators. [...]

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I Will Hire You As A Programmer If You: 7

March 13, 2010

have passion (you love what you do) treat programming as more of a hobby than just a job (you do what you really enjoy doing) are ready to speak for hours in your favorite technology (you have considerable knowledge in your subject area and have good communication skills) love to learn new technologies / methods [...]

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Are You Measured By Results Produced Or The Time Spent In The Office

February 6, 2010

You are considered an expert in your field and you have recently changed your employer for a good package. To produce great output in your expertise area, you need to spend only a few hours a day – you don’t need to come at a fixed time and go at a fixed time but your [...]

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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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