Every leader wants a motivated group, but many find that motivatingtechnology workers is quite different from motivating other employees.Here are a few tips from a book “Leading Geeks: How to Manage andLead People Who Deliver Technology” 1. Select Wisely. The most important thing a leader can do toencourage intrinsic motivation is to assign work to …
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Whoever you are , whether self-employed, or whether you are anemployee, whether you are parent, whether you are a student we allneed to be learning. To stand still, to learn no more, or worse thanthat to think we know all there is to know, is a major mistake.Standing still, learning no more can result in …
The Galatea effect is a compelling factor in employee performance. The manager who can assist employees to believe in themselves and in their efficacy, has harnessed a powerful performance improvement tool. I’m sure you’ve heard of the words, “self-fulfilling prophecy.” Applied as the Galatea effect, these words mean that the individual’s opinion about his ability …
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A void negative sources, people, things and habits.B elieve in yourself.C onsider things from every angle.D on’t give up and don’t give in.E njoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.F amily and Friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.G ive more than you planned to give.H ang on …
Address by Subroto Bagchi (a man who was vice- president for Lucent Technologies and Wipro with just a Political science degree from Utkal University )Chief Operating Officer, Mind Tree consulting to the Class of 2006 at the IIM, Bangalore on defining success. July 2nd 2004 I was the last child of a small-time government servant, …
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. – Gandhi I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think – Socrates Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. – Winston Churchill Knowing is not enough; we must …
When your abilities are really being used in your life and work, you’re fulfilled. Happy. You have an enthusiasm and dynamism which is attractive and inspirational to others. You go to work with excited anticipation, not a leaden heart. When they aren’t, you’re bored, frustrated, dulled and deadened, maybe feeling life is pointless and purposeless. …
An officer in charge of one of Dominica’s many forest reserves comes across as someone who wouldn’t have seen much life outside the dense tropical forests here. Soiled shorts, rugged shoes and a double barrel shotgun is all he has as he moves around in the jungles that make for the island’s most cherished treasures. …
1. I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any …
Most failures could have been converted into successes if someone had held on another minute or made more effort. When you have the potential for success within you, adversity and temporary defeat only help you prepare to reach great heights of success. Without adversity, you would never develop the qualities of reliability, loyalty, humility, and …
