Monthly Archives: May 2010

23 May 10

In the jobmarket, everyone is a used car salesman!

While being in the jobmarket is hard for most, it also evokes romantic visions of getting a great career break at this fabulous company known for its excellent culture, cool products, bleeding edge technology and cut-above-the-rest compensation! Most of us use that as an opportunity to critically examine our strengths and weekenesses, our USP, our inner calling - and last but certainly not the least, our market value. In a freemarket economy, that’s a lot like selling your used car . Selling a used car is tough. I don’t know too many people who trust a used car salesman, but here’s the …more

The Axe Defect!
14 May 10

The Axe Defect!

Those racy commercials look so unbelievable and comical - a scrawny half-man-half-boy drowns himself in a chemical that promises to be the Aphrodisiac Ultimate, and in comes flocking an army of semi-nude women and mob him comprehensively and the Axe Defect is complete! The chemical instantly obliterates all imperfections and …more

63 Things it Means to Be a Project Manager!
7 May 10

63 Things it Means to Be a Project Manager!

Let’s face it – being a project manager is not for everyone. We place a truckload of expectations on a project manager and then use an extremely asymmetric yardstick to evaluate their work – when a project succeeds, we attribute it to the organization, the culture, the team, and the …more

Is appreciation the most underappreciated tool in your toolkit?
1 May 10

Is appreciation the most underappreciated tool in your toolkit?

In today’s times when budgets are tight, promotions are slow and the amount of new product development opportunities rare, it is not easy to motivate your team members. As a project manager, you don’t have so many tools or resources at your disposal to engage your team members in a …more

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