What you do as your
profession is something which gives significance to your life. Often you have
to start some new project even though you are working in the same job. A new
project could mean an altogether new situation. At the same time it may mean
developing a new client or creating a new product.
Your professional work also gives a social significance to your life. It is
difficult to imagine living life alone. You need people around. And so also
they need you. Society gives you a lot and rightfully expects that you must
also contribute in return. It must work both ways. Whenever you start something
new, it is necessary to thoughtfully consider all the necessary details.
Besides, you must generate enough enthusiasm to ensure a good beginning:
Beginning of a new project
so that it may aptly reflect
the strength of earnest desire
Keenness of what you aspire
Well-begun will always inspire
Focused approach; friends will admire.
Without proper planning, you may expect
flaws in the project, in time, you detect.
Necessary details may not neglect
And, capable personnel you may select
Doubt, suspicion you may dispel
your faith in project may always dwell
your mind remains searching better ways
improving your efforts for the goal you chase.
Clarity of vision replacing your haze
making your attitude worthy of praise.
All above tasks you may achieve
Anxiety and tension, it will relieve
with honest prayer to God, you believe
His blessings for success, you will surely receive.
As a manager you must, first of all keep yourself motivated and then motivate
your team members involved in your work.
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Modern manager’s main tool
is motivation made to rule.
An organization may be big or small
Motivation always stands a tall.
The objective of getting the best,
from everyone you lead, is your test.
You let their confidence build strong
Tolerate their dissent, but never prolong.
Discussion with juniors must conclude
with welcome decisions or success will
Elude, your core objectives;
will give you a tough time,
Force you to review your own paradigm.
Having motivated yourself and your team, you are equipped to achieve your objective. However, for greater ease and joy while doing your work you must apply mind to improve processes.
Applying mind to develop
new better processes
to achieve your defined objective
is the development of technology
Just as technology is upgraded
you hope to achieve
Greater objectives, higher goals
the winner, indeed is technology
Technology gives you
Confidence to accept
Greater challenges
History of human development
Stands witness to the
Victory of technology
And let application of mind for improvement become your habit.
Habit, practice, use of mind
Winning tools; develop and find
nature helps, and remains kind
Baser tendencies you’ll rout and grind
Clarity in thinking you must school
In a competitive world there is no better tool!
In the pursuit to improve and gain more, it is necessary to maintain your perspective at all times. Technology and improvement tools should always be regarded as means to an end your final mission
Your mission in mind
Desire working strong
once loose your perspective
many matters may go wrong.
Meeting many-many people
Friends and hidden foes;
always keep your perspective,
Caution comes
you remain alert, on your toes
just the best way to grow.
In a competitive world, you have to do your very best remembering always that the best is ever yet to come. So
Belittle your own intelligence, never!
Let fear of opponent’s intellect fade
the best in battle achieved ever
is own with courage and mind’s aid
Think of your strength
Weaknesses underplay
Improve your attitude
your mind, never allow it, to dismay.
Age is no bar for projects great
let intelligence work at length
Go right ahead rather than wait
Purge and, define your latent strength
Whatever be Your Business, You must be a Good Listener
In today’s fast paced
world, communication is extremely important. In fact, in business it is
critical. However, communication is equally important at home when interacting
with your own near and dear ones. It is also important during social
interactions, when you meet people. There is no doubt that your speech should
be very articulate. The speech will communicate the ideas that you want to
convey. However it is even more important to be an active listener!
Communication is always is a two way process. Your articulate speech will go in
vain if you are not listening to the person you are speaking to. You can even
listen to the person with your eyes. Body language tells all. Facial
expressions clearly denote whether the opposite person is listening to you or
not. This means that the best vocal capabilities will not be effective until
these are matched with equally attentive listening abilities.
Now let us examine how to be a good listener. Some of the qualities of a good
listener are as under:
1. You should listen as a friend. Often your opinion will be different from the person who is speaking. We are all individuals and therefore no two persons think alike. Listening as a friend enables reconciliation of contradicting opinions.
2. Furthermore, it is necessary for the listener to make the speaker appreciate that you are an attentive listener. When somebody is speaking try not to fidget with anything on your table. You should not gaze at the news paper / magazine on your table. Even looking at the speaker with a lost expression, will convey an impression that you are brooding over something else and not listening to what is being said. Thus you should not only listen actively but you should also show to speaker that you’re listening actively.
3. Encourage the speaker to join you in the comfort zone. When you have removed all distractions and you make the speaker aware that you are listening to them, you must encourage him to open up by your friendly nodding of the head smile wherever desirable and maintain a comfortable eye contact. While speaking on telephone you can use words and expressions like – ‘yes’, ‘go ahead’, ‘hmmm’… etc. These are the voice symbols which tell the other person that you are actively listening during the phone conversation.
4. Act but never react. Whenever the discussion is held around heavy states one as to be extra careful. If the speaker raises the voice it is necessary for you to maintain calm. However you must never give an impression that anybody can take you for granted. This can be achieved by not reacting to any unsavory remarks by the speaker. Instead you should use such words and expressions which will make it explicit to the intruder that you are unshakable. It is this state of calmness which will unnerve your opponent. The expression with ‘Act never react’ simply means to use your mind and reply appropriately, firmly but without raising your voice if the opponent has raised his.
5. You need to comprehend whatever you have listened. It is always a good idea to summarize and repeat briefly the points you have just heard. It will help you to understand all the points clearly; and in case there is any confusion the same will be clarified there and them.
6. As a good listener you have a right to ask questions to the speaker. The speaker will never object to relevant questions which are briefly asked.
To conclude, good listening skills is not a rocket science. It just requires an empathetic attitude and an attentive mind, and forms that basis for long lasting relationships. And allows you to attain greater success in your
Meetings constitute a part of your work. You hold meetings almost every day or you attend these. Therefore, it is very important that the meetings are conducted or attended to the best of your ability. Your conduct in the meetings should be such that meetings give you the maximum dividend.
Making Meeting Work
Lots of meetings are
conducted by each organization every week. Often the participants are senior/middle
level executives. The cost of the time spent by the participants is very high.
Besides, if a meeting is a not successful in achieving the objectives, the
frustration and interpersonal conflict add to the cost.
However, if meetings can be held effectively, these are invaluable techniques
of taking strong decisions after thorough discussion. It’s necessary to
understand for the coordinators and even the CEO’s to have adequate knowledge
of how to make meetings effective and productive. The chairman of the meeting
plays a very important role for the efficacy of the meeting. Besides, meetings
must give a satisfaction of openly discussing the ideas which you may have but
you may not find an opportunity to express. Thus while on the one side we find
that the poor meetings can be waste of expensive time of the executives, on the
other these can be very helpful. If the meetings are organized effectively,
they can be tools for resolving many managerial issues. These can thus be very
helpful for the Management. The first important question, therefore, is the
real need for the meeting. The coordinator has to clearly workout the
objectives of the meeting. He or she has also to clarify how best the
objectives can be achieved.
In order that we make the meetings productive and helpful we should attend to
the following points which are often ignored:
1)
Planning and preparation: we should define the objectives of the
meeting.
2)
We should select the participants and prepare a list of the proposed
attendees. We may also invite their suggestions on the proposed agenda.
3)
The organizer needs to set the ground rules off the meetings in
consultation with the chairman. In his brief introduction before the meetings
starts the chairman can explain these ground rules. These could be summarized
as :–
a) Participants should speak precisely
and avoid verbosity.
b) Only one person should speak at time.
c) The point which is already made by
one participant should not be repeated by the other and
d) No one should take the discussion on
a personal level.
4)
The organizer must contemplate on what could be the problems. Necessary
steps to avoid these problems should be taken.
5)
Getting results and action: minutes of the meeting should be written
sooner than later, these should be circulated among the participants with or
without a note by the chairman.
6)
There should be follow up action plan and the action need to be
monitored.
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