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7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Managers

In my decade long career, I’ve observed different types of managers: Good and bad;  effective and ineffective; powerful and poor. Different. Today I’m going to write about some of the common acts; one or more usually found in the…

Contribute beyond your title

Easier are the decisions where one side is right and the other is wrong however in many situations, leaders have to choose one from the two rights. Here is a story about Peter, the project manager, who assumed responsibility,…

Heroic titles without on-key leadership

I have worked with team leaders, project managers, and technical leads during my decade-long career. Many effective, many ineffective. Most ineffective middle managers/leaders have one thing in common: they see their primary role as spoon-feeders, epic problem-solvers, and fire-eaters. More often…

Mini Saga – Focus

Many people fail to understand the crux of what matters to them and hence they end up practicing their focus ineffectively. Often they feel unhappiness because of their unfocused actions. Here’s a mini-saga that talks about it: Essence of…
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