Author: vinodnarayan
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212/365 We all need that Thinking Time
‘Thinking’ or may be the time to ‘THINK’ is getting scarce now. Are people stressed and overworked because they don’t have enough time to ‘THINK’? Our little handheld devices take such a lot of our time. Distractions, incomplete work and jumping from one priority to other, all leave people stressed and overworked. I am just…
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211/365 Education For Free
Education in the new age is Free for those who are ready to be self driven. I am not talking about Training. Training and Education both have a significant difference according to me. Training helps you being equipped to perform a job better, or may be even landing on a job. Education helps you build your…
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210/365 Do you Time box Your Day?
How many of us start a day with the plan and goal to complete our work in 8 hours. Don’t you think that there is a higher chance that we will finish it on time than when we just get to work without that thought. This is a concept from agile and Scrum. If you…
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209/365 Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve
Daniel Kahneman, in the introduction to his book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow” says why we should be concerned of Gossip. “Because it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistake of others than to recognize one’s own” Gossip is dark inside but extremely illuminating outside and with excellent…
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208/365 How much does your meeting cost you
At work we all sit in meetings most of the days. We sit in both effective meetings and ineffective meetings. We sit in well planned and totally unplanned chaotic ones. We sit in meetings that have a clear outcome and we sit in those that just act as a primer for another longer one with…
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207/365 Building a Reputation
“Your Reputation defines who you are and it is your responsibility to protect and manage it” Your Reputation has become more important than it has been ever before, not because you have just become a celebrity. But because now there are so many ways in which it can be damaged. Without you knowing your name…
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EP 269 (205/365) Students should be taught to be Teachers
Technology can help solve the education problem to a great extend. The reach of online training has opened new avenues to both teach and learn, changing the education landscape tremendously… But that is not enough how do we ensure that there is an ongoing process to make everyone educated in the future. Something beyond the…
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EP 268 (204/365) Part-2 Transparency makes you visible and not invisible
Yesterday we spoke of Transparency and Visibility, but let us look at Transparency in the light of Mistakes, Ignorance and Ethics.. These are just starters for you to think more… Transparency and Mistakes Mistakes happen, and it is also true that based on the severity of the impact the mistake has on the organization, your…
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EP 267 (203/365) Part-1 Transparency makes you visible and not invisible
Visibility is the catch word very often used in the workplace. Often when related to career advancements, appreciations, recognition and promotions. And there are cases where the pursuit for visibility impacts performance of individual team members. These are primarily people whose effort is more on visibility than on performance. There are three aspects I want…
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