Abraham Lincoln once said that if he were given eight hours to chop down a tree, he would spend six hours sharpening his ax and two hours chopping down the tree. That is one of the true characteristics of a leader. We all should take time to sharpen our axes - by reading! Believe it or not, the average American reads just one book a year. What that means to you and me is that if we only read one book a month in our field, we will be twelve years ahead of the average person! The late Earl Nightingale, in his book, The Strangest Secret , said that if we read for two hours every day on any subject, in five years, we would become national experts on that particular subject. And in ten years, we would have the equivalent of a Ph.D! Reading quality books is the ultimate joy in life. It rekindles hope and takes a person to new heights. It rejuvenates and gives a boost to any person. We can no longer make excuses about not having time to read. Today we can even buy most books on...

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Is it good to go technical or switch to management?

	Posted by: Senior Software Engineer, Activity: 1 referals , 12 arguments, 251 views
	For all those who work in IT field,whatever one works currently on is either because this was what you got it when you started the carrier, or one choose to do a specific job function and worked towards it.At some point in one's career, we would......

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VISIONARY INNOVATORS IN INDIA

	Posted by: Lawyer/Attorney, CHENNAI Activity: 2 referals , 2 arguments, 327 views
	WE HAD A GOOD NUMBER OF INVENTORS WITH GREATER VISION ABOUT THE SOCIETY. INVENTORS HERE NEED NOT BE A PATENTED. BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BREAK THROUGH IN A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY. EG. 1. FILM-SATYAJIT RAY, 2. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION-J.C.BOSE 3.......

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Management By Cartooning

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The other day I was in a restaurant and saw a sign advertising "Sliders Fridays." From what I gathered, they offered a deep discount on tiny hamburgers, called sliders, on Friday nights. The interesting thing about this discovery is that I own the restaurant and it's the first I knew of it. (Stacey's at Waterford: www.eatatstaceys.com ) I don't just own the restaurant. I also manage it, although I use that term loosely. I've taken the concept of hands-off management to the next level. Most of the time I have no idea what the staff is up to. They organize customer events, execute marketing ideas, hire and fire, change the menu, and pretty much anything else they want. I only get involved if there is a largish expense that needs to be approved. I see the financials daily, by e-mail, but I'm mostly about the bottom line. As a well-known critic of managers, I painted a big red bulls eye on my back when I started managing the restaurant. For the first year I was involved in the details...

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All Time Great Management Funda's

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17 Management Funda's1. "We will do it" means "You will do it" 2. "You have done a great job" means "More work to be given to you" 3. "We are working on it" means "We have not yet started WORKING on the Same" 4. "Tomorrow first thing in the morning" means "Its not getting done "At least not tomorrow!" 5. "After discussion we will decide-I am very open to views" means "I have already decided, I will tell you what to do" 6. "There was a slight miscommunication" means "We had actually lied" Office-management-fundas 7. "Lets call a meeting and discuss" means "I have no time now, will talk later" 8. "We can always do it" means "We actually cannot do the same on time" 9. "We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline" means "The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time." 10. "We had slight differences of opinion "means "We had actually fought" 11. "Make a list of the work that you do and let's see how I can help you" means "Anyway you have to...

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