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The Top 200 Secrets of Success (1-10)

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 7th, 2008

By : Robin S Sharma

1. Sleep less. This is one of the best investments you can make to make your life more productive and rewarding. Most people do not need more than 6 hours to maintain an excellent state of health. Try getting up one hour earlier for 21 days and it will develop into a powerful habit. Remember, it is the quality not the quantity of sleep that is important. And just imagine having an extra 30 hours a month to spend on the things that are important to you.

2. Set aside one hour every morning for personal development matters. Meditate, visualize your day, read inspirational texts to set the tone of your day, listen to motivational tapes or read great literature. Take this quiet period to vitalize and energize your spirit for the productive day ahead. Watch the sun rise once a week or be with nature. Starting the day off well is a powerful strategy for self-renewal and personal effectiveness.

3. Do not allow those things that matter the most in your life be at the mercy of activities that matter the least. Every day, take the time to ask yourself the question “is this the best use of my time and energy?” Time management is life management so guard your time with great care.

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The Four Steps to Positive Momentum

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 6th, 2008

We will explore all the necessary steps to stop and intervene the downward spiral towards depression. If you want to make positive progress in your life, then you need to think about how to apply these four steps.

1. Begin believing you can change.

Often we try improving our physical, financial and emotional circumstances so many times, without success, that we are afraid of trying to change again. This naturally leads to skepticism. People are not skeptical by nature, people are skeptical as a result of past failures. It’s impossible to stop and intervene into your present downward spiral unless you believe you can. Aren’t there people who seem to have everything in life going against them, who have nevertheless intervened and stop the momentum of a downward spiral? Of course there are. The truth is that you can change anything you want if you have a BIG enough why. And this is the first step to intervening in your downward spiral.

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SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [7]

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 5th, 2008

7 THE BUSINESS HAT: WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER

As a professional in some discipline your perspective of the business of the organization was limited. You had knowledge of the purposes and objectives of your group but limited knowledge of the organization. As long as the organization was meeting its objectives there was not much reason to go beyond the interests of your group. Your manager filled you in on what was necessary. As a specialist you probably didn’t take an interest in the decisions of upper management unless those decisions affected your working conditions in some way. Only a small percentage of professionals even know the names and contributions of upper management.

Academia, government, industry, and not-for-profit organizations are all involved in some form of business; I use the word business in its broadest sense. Each expects a result from the investment of its resources. Each has or should have defined purposes, objectives, and strategies to reach its objectives. The business of academia is to educate. The business of government at all levels is to provide the social infrastructure. The business of industry is to provide the products and services that meet society’s needs. The business of not-for-profit organizations is to provide those social services that enhance the human condition.

As a new appointee to a management position you will become more closely allied with the business of the organization. The work and actions and decisions taken in your unit will impact other organizational units. You are no longer an island unto yourself. As a manager your responsibility is to open the doors to those other silos and explore their content. Your future and that of your unit depend on discovering what’s in those silos.

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SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [6]

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 4th, 2008

Managers also often wear the high-anxiety hat. These tasks are performed without any joy and become a painful reminder of problems managers face. These are challenging tasks that test a manager’s competence to function when faced with critical decisions. They may not occur often but they define the manager’s character and involvement. Fortunately there are not too many. The following examples define the high-anxiety hat:

❑ Dealing with Harassment and Addiction.

There is no doubt that you will encounter problems regarding harassment and addiction of various types. You will most likely resolve such issues with interaction from the human resource and legal departments. These become serious matters because if the wrong perceptions persist careers can be destroyed. But your role is to ask the right questions. You cannot sit on the sidelines and leave the decision to the human resource and legal people. You must actively participate. You owe it to your employees. You don’t take sides. You demand that company politics not enter the discussion.

❑ Coping with the Death of an Employee or an Employee’s Close Relative. What would you do if one of your team died when on an assignment in another city? Could you approach the spouse or the parents and pass on the sad news? How would you approach the immediate family? You can’t just leave it up to the human resource people. This person worked with you; at the very least you have responsibility to be the messenger. You can’t pass the buck to some unknown person.

❑ Having the Courage to Discipline.

Most organizations have policies and procedures (P&P) related to employee disciplinary

action, and the fewer the better. Interpretation and implementation of those policies is left to the manager’s discretion.

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TNA Series 10 : 14 KEY ELEMENT IN WRITING SURVEYS

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 3rd, 2008

Use this checklist and list of questions when developing written surveys:

1. Write your objective for the assessment.

2. Decide what will be done with the results of the assessment.

3. Decide who will interpret the data, report data, and so forth.

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SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [5]

Posted by Yudha Argapratama on May 2nd, 2008

5 THE ACTION HAT: DOING THE WORK

The action hat describes some of the real work of the manager. As a professional you have probably heard a lot about managers delegating. While managers do delegate many activities, there are others that require a full understanding and cannot be delegated. For the inexperienced manager these activities may seem not only extremely challenging but a total departure from the experiences as a specialist. They involve:

❑ Reviewing and understanding the workload

❑ Reviewing the people competencies

❑ Linking competencies to workload

❑ Developing budgets and forecasts

❑ Focusing on the customer

❑ Managing the manager’s work

Source : Gerard H Gaynor. 2004

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