by SP Singh | Jul 10, 2024 | Leadership
After working hard to attain reasonable positions of power, status, wealth, and luxury, I realised that they are reasonable goals to aim for. These goals are good because, when I attain them, I realise that they are not the end. They are rather a manifestation of my...
by SP Singh | Jul 9, 2024 | Leadership
My Karate Sensei teaches us to always be in a stance. As we move around, kick, and punch, we transition from one stance to another. A stance represents power and stability. When we maintain our stance, we have a better chance to protect ourselves, attack, and win....
by SP Singh | Jul 8, 2024 | Project Sponsorship
Business capability development requires our capacity. In other words, we must have the capacity to work on the business to improve its capability. However, if the entire staff is fully utilised in operations, we will continue to stay where we are today. So, if we...
by SP Singh | Jul 7, 2024 | Leadership
While playing it safe, taking little risks, saving cents but losing dollars, sweating the small stuff, keeping things secret, and trying to get more from others than we give, we are likely to make little progress. Big leaps of progress require a clear goal and the...
by SP Singh | Jul 6, 2024 | Visioning and Selection
You may have come across many labels, like: ‘99% fat-free’ on a juice bottle. ‘Dermatologist tested’ on skin care products. ‘Low carb’ on cheese products. These marketing labels are always true and misleading at the same time. Similarly, the software industry has a...
by SP Singh | Jul 6, 2024 | Leadership
Good leaders care about two things: the set goal their troops The troops have the potential to attain the set goal. So, the leader servers the troops to be at their best to reach the destination with minimum possible effort and damage. Perhaps, this gives a clear...
by SP Singh | Jul 4, 2024 | Leadership
What is the cost of my rigidity? The cost of advice that I ignored because I thought I knew more. The cost of not paying enough attention to listening while I was preparing my response. The cost of pretending to be busy and not giving my full attention. The cost of...
by SP Singh | Jul 3, 2024 | Leadership
Small, consistent positive actions have the potential to manifest big, transformative changes over time. These changes often appear sudden, like when a kid suddenly seems to behave like a grown-up, a player gains instant fame, or a performer becomes famous overnight....
by SP Singh | Jul 2, 2024 | Leadership
As professional problem solvers, our first task is to define the problem, even when faced with preconceived solutions or impatient stakeholders. This task is very tricky because when we are busy formulating problem statements, other stakeholders are ready to implement...
by SP Singh | Jul 1, 2024 | Leadership
‘Creativity’ sounds too positive. For example: The Project lead is creative in managing the expectations of stakeholders. We have to work under the given constraints and get creative in developing a solution. We cannot do what we have always done, it is...
