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Keep Yourself Focused On Your Goals

It takes courage of conviction to focus on your goals even under most trying circumstances   You Don't Need To Apply Rocket Science   Never judge others because when you indulge yourself in judging others, your focus gets diverted from your goals.It is like driving your car at the top speed with your eyes off the road, and you do not need to apply the rocket science for knowing the consequences of such behavior. Burning Desire To Achieve Keeps You Focused It takes courage of conviction to desist from such acts but more than anything else it is the burning desire to achieve your goals that helps you keep yourself focused on your goals even under most trying circumstances. Sanjay V Sharma

Not Hired by Campus Recruiters? Don't Get Disheartened Take Charge of Your Career

You Must Reflect on the Ground Realities, Work on Yourself and Take Charge of  Your Career Improve Your Self Awareness If you are not hired by the team of corporate recruiters that visited your campus, there is no need to get disheartened but to understand the reasons , why you were not shortlisted by the recruiters? This is an essential exercise in self awareness.  Understand the Underlying Nuances Not getting shortlisted by the campus recruiters doesn't necessarily mean that you are not good enough.Please do not register this notional opportunity loss  on your psyche as a serious nondelible negative remark regarding your persona.You must understand the underlying nuances or else you may end up misconstruing the whole communication. Be aware of the various possibilities for the decision by the recruiters, these are a few of the likely scenarios. By being aware of these possibilities ,you need to intelligently reflect on the ground realities, work on yourself and take cha...

Innovation & Survival: Two Sides of the Same Coin

                                                 CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO FOR INNOVATION                      Photo CreditDabra Larson Business is a Two Way Street, Either Innovate or Perish Any business organization is a highly complex system that is comparable to advanced machinery. Like a machine it has multiple components, interacts with the environment in which it operates, needs to be operated by skilled people, exists for a specific purpose and consists of intertwined internal processes culminating into intricate input-output cycles. It must be observed here that any machine needs to be upgraded to an improved version over a period of time. This is necessitated by a variety of factors including but not limited to emergence of a better technology, enhanced ease of operation, wider service objectives, inc...

EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR BUILDING ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Many Large Organizations Suffer from Rampage Unethical Practices The problem with our world starts when people with vested interests get into positions of authority. Many large organizations suffer from rampage unethical practices conspired by a very small number of people in influential & authoritative positions. There are obvious undesirable fall-outs, for the stake holders, of not being able to check this menace before it manifests into volcanic eruptions causing shock-waves leading to ripples of panic & devastation right through the organization and beyond Symptoms Exhibited by Suffering Organizations Organizations suffering from the impact of unethical practices may exhibit symptoms including but not limited to clandestine predetermined customary commissions, nepotism, favoritism and unhealthy politics aimed at promoting the vested interests of few favorites at the expense of the organization as well as the other interest groups including all ethical actors putting them in...

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT - TIMELESS & ALL PERVASIVE PARADIGM

Assume Complete Responsibility for Your Present Situation Whenever you happen to experience an urge for challenging the status quo for reasons ranging from modifications in the personal goals to the observed deviations in the execution of your business plan, it is only wise to assume complete responsibility for your present situation, without even the faintest impression of any lesion to the external environment, people or factors around you. It is a great idea to assume 100% responsibility for your present situation, to be able to effectively handle these challenges. Hiding behind any person, circumstances or justifications is no solution. Instead getting in the middle and handling the bull by its horns by taking complete responsibility for the debacle is the only way out. As most of the people, you may like to trust with the responsibility of solving your problems, may not match the quality of self service solution that you are capable of producing for your pressing priorities Focus ...

SPIRIT OF NATIONALISM - SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, 360 DEGREE LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

   Show The Path and Lead The Way As a business do you realize the importance of your day to day conduct, in motivating and inspiring people, who come in your direct or indirect contact. There is no better way than modelling when it comes to showing the path and leading the way. In a scenario where technology, GDP, economy, innovation, education standard, living standard, industrial growth rate and most of the tangible parameters seem to be doing well, still we know that there is some-thing more that is needed to move the nation to a point where it can keep its head high and be self reliant in taking its own decisions rather than depending on others to support its cause. This is the time to redefine the concept of social responsibility as linked to the spirit of nationalism and 360 degree leadership through accomplishment of personal effectiveness Align Your Own Work With That Of The Nation Whether you may be in a job or business, it always pays to be effective in your role by...

CORRECT VALUE SYSTEM, PREREQUISITE TO ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Is Incorrect Value System Affecting Your Business Performance? Many a times the problems and difficulties faced by an organization are on account of not living its correct values. This anomaly could emanate from any of these causes ·             There are no clearly spelt-out organizational values. ·             The values are clearly written down but the behavior of your organization is not consistent with these values. ·                Value statement is flawed as it doesn’t reflect the correct values of the organization, thereby rendering all further implementation or evaluation efforts, an exercise in futility All  Successful Businesses Live Their Correct Values   Let’s look at the proactive solution to facilitate accomplishment of optimum organizational effectiveness, through identification, crystallization and implementation of the correct values by you...

Keep Calm And Transition To A New Development Team

It is common for a software product to transition from one development team to another during its lifetime. Different stages of the product may call for a different type of development team: a consultancy to build the initial version, a solo  freelance developer  to maintain it, an in-house team to bring it to scale, or a professional designer to add some “pop”. Despite how often this occurs, many non-technical founders and product owners find themselves unprepared and scrambling when the time comes to bring on the next team. This often results in an inability for the new team to make fast progress, wasted time, and frustration for everyone involved. If this sounds like it could be you, either now or in the future, then you should be somewhat concerned. Luckily, we are going to walk through the steps you can take to prepare for this eventuality and make the transition as smooth as possible. Passing The Torch: Onboarding A New Development Team In this article, I will provide yo...