"Management is nothing more than motivating other people." - Lee Iacocca In previous post, I was discussing attributes of managers with differences between classical and modern management qualities and duties of managers. In this post I will discuss the first quality of modern management "Energizing Employees". Getting the best of your employees cannot be achieved by simply asking them to do their best....
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Our lifestyle and daily work pressures force us to become reactors rather than pro-actors. Things are done in sequence, you focus on one thing at a time and move to the second one. Attention cannot be divided....
“It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time.”– Wayne Burgraff During the last 12 months, I made around 42 presentations. Any professional will need to make presentation as part of his\ her work. Presentations are proven to be a very powerful communication tool. Many audience do not have time or capacity...
In this post, I would like to talk about a very important subject for every professional in IT industry: software systems testing techniques. This time I thought creating an Infographic would be more attractive and easier to read. You can click on below image for zooming. Also I made a PDF version available for download...
“A man’s mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Management is an essential part of professional (and even personal) life. It touches a lot of aspects of professionals daily activities. Every manager is asking "What I am supposed to do?" In order to answer this (complex question),...
“Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.", Dorothy Sarnoff I would like to write a hint about something we do so frequently and so poorly! It is 'Presentations'. In business world, there are very common activities. one of them is presentations. There are 30 million presentations are done every single business day around...
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place",George Bernard Shaw Effective communication is so important skill for everyone. It is even more important for professionals. This post tries to look at effective communication as a tool for increasing productivity and saving time. Herein below there are five tips toward effective communication. 1. Use...
With the entire world of knowledge just a few mouse-clicks away, it has never been easier than it is right now to learn something new and unexpected every day. I recall what Mahatma Gandhi mentioned someday “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” But first we...
"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts", Richard Branson It is very important to pick the proper partner in your startup. It is the most crucial part of any business. Who should you have a venture with? The most critical period of any startup...
We are still early in 2013, so it’s a good time to think about how to get the most out of this year. While there are several ways to do that, I’d like to focus on just one suggestion here: take a new challenge. Taking a new challenge is a good way to expand your personal capacity....
