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Innovation is much simpler and more profound than you may think!
When you hear the word innovation, what comes to your mind? You may think about new or emerging technology. For example, Blockchain, Crypto, IoT, AI, and Robotics. Other things that come to your mind may be a lot of capital investment projects. It may sound too much....
Beware, educating customers is overrated!
We all are busy doing productive or unproductive work. We like to follow easy steps to achieve the outcome as soon as possible, with minimum effort, cost, and risk. A Business owner may not be interested in tax calculations. However, he may love to know all about tax...
How to manage the byproducts of meeting discussions?
It is excellent to stick to the agenda and tightly run meetings. However, we must allow freedom of new thoughts, ideas, and questions. These are all the byproducts of discussion. These topics may not directly relate to the meeting agenda but are essential to note. The...
We do it right rather than proving ourselves to be right!
We may have no idea about art, but we may not hesitate to tell an artist where to improve. We can have strong opinions about the look and feel of the software but no clue about user experience. Yet, we tell designers how to design all the time! As...
Are you telling the narrative that helps you win?
He made me cry! She gets on my nerves! The team is useless! My manager doesn’t have a clue what he is doing! My employees make me mad when they continue to work from home! We make such complaints all day. Although we may not say it out loud, and tell such narratives...
Give your employees the right arms; they will win every battle!
Give the best employees the convoluted software systems and see their motivation dissipating into thin air. Give average employees modern business systems and see their productivity skyrocket. No one likes to find information. We like the information to be available...
Which type of buyer are you?
We buy for different reasons. There is nothing good or bad with our buying habits, but few practices are better than others. Let us look at the following three types of buyers: Demand-specific buyer: This buyer goes to the market to satisfy the demand. For example, if...
Are you a decision maker or decision facilitator?
The Project team expects you to make all the major project decisions as a Sponsor. It may be a default position and expectations, but you have a conscious choice. You can choose to be a decision maker or decision facilitator. There is a big difference between them. As...
Are you building your dream house in the swamps?
As a business executive, you are responsible for making major business decisions. The challenge is making decisions in an area where you may not have the required domain knowledge. Often one such area is Information Systems. The entire business and organisation suffer...
The best team members expect much more than their salary!
Forming a Project team is one of the most crucial tasks for the Project's success. However, it is a challenging task to get the best people to work on your Project. Why? Because, firstly, they are already in demand. Secondly, there are in scarcity. Thirdly, the best...
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There!
"What Got You Here Won't Get You There" is one of the great books by Marshall Goldsmith. The central theme is that the tools and habits that have helped us to achieve what we have now may not help to get to the next stage in life. Hence, we must find new tools,...
Playing pass-pass, or heading toward the goalpost?
The Project teams juggle multiple balls (tasks). They often wear multiple hats and pretend that they have got things under control. To demonstrate this, they must have a few balls with them. There should not be anyone waiting for a ball from them. Hence, it is common...
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