Effective Delegation of Work

Effective managers and leaders know that they can climb greaterheights and achieve remarkable goals only if they delegate workto the good, able and talented people around them. The logic issimple – if they are able to rope in more brains and bodies to dothe tasks, they are able to get more things done within the sametime frame. Having these tasks out of the managers' hands willfree up their

Workaholics with No Balanced Life

There is no indefinite job security. Market conditions fluctuate sofast that workers would rather play it safe by working into thegood books of the employer. What better way to do that than tobe the first person to step into the office and the last to leave. Whatstarted out as pure work enthusiasts end up being workaholics.Workaholics' lives center around work and nothing else.Workaholism was

My Boss is an Idiot

Working hard and being extremely competent in what you do isnot the key to getting a promotion. Not when you have an idiotand a fool as a boss, supervisor or manager. All of us may at onetime or other work with bosses who belong to that “no-brain,no-skill” category, and our favorite happy-hour conversationsalways center upon how these bosses got to that position ofpower in the first place. It

Control and Overcome Procrastination

Procrastination – putting off till tomorrow things that we shoulddo today. At some point in our lives, we are either guilty ofprocrastination or know of friends or colleagues who are. Isprocrastination a bad thing? Would you call procrastinators lazy?Are they poor decision makers? Would you marry or stay marriedto a procrastinator? As you will read, we do not viewprocrastination as an act of

Self Help, Perseverance and Success

A startup business crumbles after 2 years and needs a couple ofmillion dollars of funds to keep it afloat. Entrepreneur A seeksfinancial help from banks, negotiates scheme of arrangementwith creditors, and when all these don't materialize, he praysthat a white knight will come to his rescue. Entrepreneur Badopts a similar approach with banks and creditors. However,instead of waiting for help,

Higher Purpose and Job Satisfaction

A purpose is a mission statement. An organization invariably hasone, which it expects every employee to live up to. Sure, theemployee will do what he is told to do, but he is motivated towork for a different reason. He works because he has to supporta family; he has to work in order to survive. Although theemployee is committed to the work, there is no alignment betweenthe employee's mission

Turn Adversity into Opportunity

A life without obstacles is as good as dead. Whether they areeveryday problems or crisis situations, how we handle them willdetermine how good we are as a leader. The weak leaderscrumble when the odds stack up and surrender even before anyattempt to overcome the obstacles. The great and successfulleaders on the other hand see adversity as a challenge. Againstall odds, they rise above the

Teamwork - A Competitive Advantage

To value the importance of teamwork, we have to appreciatethe value of every individual. Many managers think that theyare good team players. When they get into action, they beginto “take charge” of the whole process and dictate their beliefs.They are deaf to other people's inputs and suggestions.Sometimes, they may ask for ideas from the members andappear receptive. At the back of their minds,