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Friday, September 21, 2012

Give Employees Freedom, Within Limits

All managers need to decide how much latitude to give their employees. On one hand, micromanagement is demeaning and frustrating to capable employees. On the other, your job as a supervisor is to give your direct reports the support they need. To determine if you're giving employees enough latitude, ask them what decisions they feel they could make, but are not allowed to. Then, remove what impedes their ability to make those decisions, if appropriate. Make sure to communicate the boundaries. Clearly define what employees can and cannot do, or identify a core set of required standards. As long as those standards are met, people can have freedom to do what it takes to do their jobs. Cited from Harvard ManageMentor Online Module: Customer Focus.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

HBR Tip > 3 Ways to Cultivate Your Proactive Brain

Studies have shown that a good memory helps you better navigate the future. And in business, anticipating and negotiating future demands is an asset. A proactive brain uses details from past experiences to make analogies with your current surroundings. It then helps you determine where you are and envision future possibilities. We are all born with proactive brains, but these three things can help improve brain performance:

1. Give it a lot to work with. Create a richer pool of information to draw from. Expose your brain to diverse experiences and situations.
2. Borrow from others. Find out as much as you can about others' experiences by talking, interacting with, and reading about other peoples' lives.
3. Let your mind wander. Undisturbed time gives your brain the space it needs to recall and recombine past experiences in ways that help you anticipate the future.

Today's Management Tip was adapted from "How Your Brain Connects the Future to the Past" by Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Handle Distractions by doing nothing

How often does your day go according to plan? If you're like most people, your day is full of interruptions, distractions, and even surprises. Some of those twists and turns require you to react and adjust, but sometimes the best response is to do nothing. Otherwise, you can get wrapped up in trying to manage the distractions instead of letting them pass. For example, if someone interrupts you, it takes less time and energy to let him finish than it does to confront him about his rude behavior. This of course requires patience and restraint. Next time things don't go according to plan, before you jump out of your chair to react, take a deep breath and ask yourself whether it might save you time to do nothing at all.

Today's Management Tip was adapted from "Not Enough Time? Try Doing Nothing" by Peter Bregman.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Oh, courage!

Just only a few words I wanna let them out, but why it requires that high level of courage to do so.

Oh, doubt and low self-confidence!

 

Friday, October 30, 2009

Out of Energy?

Energy Zapper #3: Being Bored
Ever sat around for an hour or more not tackling a chore or work because it's just so darned monotonous? Mental foot-dragging, boredom and lack of motivation are draining, says Dr. Salerno. "Put simply, we like to see results, and getting things done gives us a mental energy boost." So avoiding tasks deprives you of that high.

Energy Fix
Find a partner for encouragement--a friend, a coworker--and call or e-mail to enlist her in a time challenge. "Say, ‘I'll check back in with you in an hour, and we'll see if we've gotten these reports/ organizing chores done.'" Or promise yourself motivational rewards for completing the task at hand, suggests Dr. Salerno.

it was on yahoo! Health

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Just Joking - The Phnom Penh Post

Fred is 32 years old and still single. One day a friend asked: "Why aren't you married? Can't you find a woman who will be a good wife?" Fred replied: "Actually, I've found many women I wanted to marry, but mother doesn't like them." His friend thinks for a moment and says: "I've got the perfect solution - just find a girl who's just like your mother." A few months later they meet again, and his friend says:"Did you find the perfect girl?" With a frown on his face, Fred answers:"Yes. She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very much." Then friend said:"Then what's the problem?" Fred replied: "My father doesn't like her."

Monday, October 26, 2009

As Long As You Love Me by Daisyv

I don’t care if we cannot met regularly
I don’t care if we just meet seldomly
I don’t care if you we cant be together the way I wanted to be
As long as you love me this much

I don’t care if you are far
I don’t care if we just sometimes chat
and if I need to wait for the chance to chat
As long as you love me this much

I don’t care if you can’t send email
I don’t care if I am always waiting
I don’t care if you just respond thru tx
As long as you love me this much

I don’t care if am here crazy for your love
I don’t care what others will say
I don’t care if I have a foolish heart
As long as you love me this much

Who cares anyway…
As long as we love each other endlessly…
But this I care to love you more than you’ll ever want me to…
For I love you more than you’ll ever know…

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Valentine by Caffrey

JUST ONE SMILE,JUST ONE LOOK
WHEN YOU TURNED TO ME,
THAT'S ALL IT TOOK
I HAD THIS FEELING WITHIN ME DEEP
WISH YOU WERE MINE FOR ME TO KEEP
MY HEART WOULD MELT
AT THE THOUGHT OF YOU
AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE I'M SO BLUE
SO TAKE GOOD CARE
OF THIS HEART OF MINE
BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO YOU
MY VALENTINE

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Tips before you commit

# Take the time to compare who you have with who you know deep down that you desire and deserve. Likewise, compare the relationship you have with the one you know you really want.
# Pay attention to how they treat their friends, family, business associates, and strangers. This is a good indication of how they will treat you over time and a big insight into their overall character.
# Ask yourself how well you know them and how well they know you.