PART 1: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People Chapter 1: “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and…
Chapter 1: Everybody Is Talented, Original and Has Something Important to Say Everybody is talented because everybody who is human has something to express. Everybody is original, if he tells the truth if he speaks from himself. But it must be from his true self and not from the self he thinks he should be.…
What’s your superpower Living the life we require not only doing the right things, but it also requires we stop doing the wrong things that take us off track. We already know what to do: what we don’t know is how to stop getting distracted. Imagine what your life would be like if your superpower…
WHY START WITH WHY? The goal of this book is not simply to try to fix the things that aren’t working. Rather, take this book as a guide to focus on and amplify the things that do work. This book is about the naturally occurring thinking pattern, a way of thinking, acting and communicating that…
Chapter I: The are of starting young while growing old What is your reason for being? Our IKIGAI is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it requires a patient search. Whatever you do don’t retire! Having a clearly defined IKIGAI brings satisfaction, happiness and meaning to our lives. One surprising thing you will…
Develop Vendor Management StrategyRemember the Stephen Covey Note “Begin with the End in mind”. Some Strategic points include: Budget High Level Market Research Determine User Requirements. Create Vendor Selecting Criteria The weighting system Create a Bid Document RFQ: Request for Quote RFI: Request for Information RFP: Request for Proposal Evaluate Offers and select suppliers Negotiate…
One of the critical factors for project success is having a well-developed project plan. This article provides a 10-step approach to creating the project plan, not only showing how it provides a roadmap for project managers to follow, but also exploring why it is the project manager’s premier communications and control tool throughout the project.…
Feedback is one of the most difficult and sensitive processes in groups. It is easy to hurt people with criticism, but false compliments are also unhelpful. Compliments often make us too complacent while criticism damages our self- esteem and can lead us to make unwise choices. The one-dimensional question ‘What did you find good, what did…
HOW TO MAINTAIN AN OVERVIEW Are you juggling several projects simultaneously? Then you are a ‘Slasher’ (/). The term was coined by the New York author Marci Alboher and describes a growing number of people who cannot give a single answer to the question ‘And what do you do for a living?’ Suppose you are…
