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Why listening is too difficult?
The whole point of communication is to understand each other. The problem is that it is a difficult task. Here are a few reasons why listening is too difficult: It consumes a lot of brain power, and our brain often tends to wander on light topics. We seek pleasure and...
In the pursuit of goals acknowledge the person we become!
When we focus on our goals, our energy flows toward achieving them. Some goals may be easy, while others are more challenging. We may persist in achieving some while changing our minds about others. As we remain focused on our goals, we often notice our gains and...
The lifeline of projects: direction and progress!
When we are passing through a jungle, our direction must be right. However, there may be many ways to traverse through it, given that we are heading in the right direction. So, two things are essential: direction and progress. The analogy works with enterprise...
People who give us a nudge!
I want to take this opportunity to thank my teachers, parents, tutors, peers, managers, mentors, customers, board members, community, friends and family for checking on me. I would have had too much of lazy, incomplete work if you had left me alone. I would have taken...
I shamefully still make wrong choices!
To win something, I must lose something. I must, therefore, be mindful of what I am winning and at what cost. I don’t know how long I am here to play. Hence, I must be intentional in my choices. The game I play should be pleasurable and return value to the ones around...
Final decision about enterprise software procurement!
If I am asked to make a final decision about enterprise software procurement, here is what I will ask of the selection panel: Consider a selection of enterprise software as a project. Appoint a project manager. Seek outside help (a consultant) to facilitate the...
The strength of our character!
When a fighter is fresh in a ring, he may look strong and confident. The real test of his character is when he continues to fight strong with his swallowed face and bloody nose. We are all like fighters in the ring. Keeping calm in the face of adversity and giving...
Challenge common thinking patterns and lazy assumptions!
Imagine you are a Project Sponsor or executive Project Steer Co/Board member. Suppose I report to you as Project Manager that the project timelines should be extended because we have identified technical issues in development. Further, there are no resources available...
What has taken us here would lead us to our current situation, even if we start again!
Often, organisations struggle with a plethora of stand-alone, semi-implemented business systems. The staff hates to use the unmanaged systems and invents their own ways outside the business systems. Over time, more processing becomes manual and adds additional...
Before investing in the new software!
If my house is a mess, buying more fancy and new stuff will not make it any better. Instead, I may want to sit with my family and understand the root causes of a mess. Similarly, before investing in the new software, there is value in asking a simple question: Why do...
Asking right questions!
Bad marriages, failed software implementations, and bad major decisions are painful. To feel better, we naturally seek assurance from others that it is not due to us. Instead, it is the other’s fault. We tend to work hard to collect enough evidence to prove that we...
Doing anything new and big can be intimidating!
Doing anything new and big can be intimidating. We often throw such initiatives in the too-hard basket and tend to run back to the status quo. The transformation, however, comes at a cost— the effort of taking risks, making decisions without comprehensive information,...
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