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OVERCOME SETBACKS – LEARN TO WIN

Hard work..Determination.. New strategy PV Sindhu achieved her dream of becoming a world champion in Badminton after missing out often in the finals. What did she do differently to become the first Indian World Champion? She remained determined in her pursuit of gold.. never gave up on her dream to be champ. How often do…

MOTIVATING OLD GENERATION TEAM MEMBERS

Are subordinates older than you, a challenge to handle? In knowledge and technology-driven world of today, young managers are often promoted to a lead team of older managers. Commanding Respect and support from them is often challenging. Here are 9 tips to help: Think about how their experiences add value to your team. It could be their perspective on customers, suppliers’…

TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENTS

Be a decisive, resourceful and an independent manager Many managers run to the boss and seek help on every issue, situation, conflict or decision? Doing so can actually hurt your chances of progress. Here is why and what you should consider doing instead. Do not assume that boss has answers for every issue. There may…

PRIORITIZE YOUR WORK TO BE PRODUCTIVE

Drive your focus to value creation There is a constant stream of emails these days. Many of us spend enormous time managing them. It takes away time from our key priorities and goals. We need to follow a disciplined approach for maintaining focus on the priorities. Here are a few tips to help: Notice if…

CRITICISE AND STILL BE APPRECIATED

Give Feedback that Motivates  You know how sensitive youngsters are. However, you still need to provide them with inputs as part of their development. It’s part of your job as manager. How do you marry these two goals of communicating unhappiness with someone’s behavior or some outcome that he/she was responsible for? And, making sure…

REMAIN POSITIVE WHEN CRITICIZED

Smiling and learning from negative feedback Just like in negative cricket comments come at us as bouncers. We run the risk of getting hurt if not handled well. Here are a few points to help you handle: Duck: Learn to duck the bouncer emotionally. Avoid being hit (being upset). Treat the comment as a viewpoint…

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