Monday, February 15, 2010

Read “ Who moved my cheese” by Dr. Spencer Johnson

If you have not read the book,” who moved my cheese” , I do recommend you to read this book to understand the technique to sustain in the corporate world.
This 72 pages book is a magic and brainstorming session of reading. This is a book who tells you that how to face the changes in your life – personal or professional. Dr. Spencer crafted this book very well and tell a story in very simple way.

The story revolve around four character – two mice-“Sniff” & “Scurry” and two miniature human-“Hem” and “Haw” who lived happily in a maze but one day some changes occurs in their maze and how they sustained in that situation, this books tells you.

This story is not about “Cheese” , this story is about your strength of accepting the changes.

Moral of the story : Always keep your ears and eyes open and predict the impact of the small changes. If you don’t do this, you will not able to sustain.

I recommend this book to all my readers and advice you,” Keep your shoe ready, anytime you need them.”

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Play “Sudoku” for enhancing the decision making power…….

Sudoku is a number placement puzzle having 9x9 Grid which is subdivided into 3x3 Grid which has a objective to fill all the boxes containing 1 to 9 numbers.
Winning is only happen once the entire row, columns and grids has no repeating number and consist of all the numbers from 1 to 9.

What is the advantage of playing Sudoku ?
a) It enhances your analyzing power.
b) It sharps your brain.
c) It is very helpful to judge a situation vertically, horizontally and within the grid.

This puzzle was popularized by a Japanese company “Nikoli” and from 2005, it is very famous all around the world.

How it is helpful to you in corporate world?
When you start playing "Sudoku", you will find a change in yourself that now you care thinking a little bit more to take any decision after analysing all the pros and cons of it. This is important in sustaining your position.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Make your Goals – S.M.A.R.T

Make your Goals – S.M.A.R.T

During a training session to my juniors, I asked some of the trainee that what is their goal in life? And I found some interesting answer.
One said,” I want to be rich.” Other said, “ I want to buy a house in delhi” and someone said,” I want to a manager in a company.”

I objected to all these goals because these goals are not smart goals, all of trainees were surprised then I told them about the SMART goals.
I asked that how much money he requires to be rich, he had no answer. When I asked another that when he will buy the house in delhi.

The SMART goals are which are measurable and quantifiable. If you are not able to measure them , all goals are vague.
SMART is the acronym for Specific, Measurable , Achievable , Realistic and Time bound. So, Goals are to be assess in these parameters.

Example :

Personal Goals : I will complete MBA by 2011 or I will save 25% of my salary every month.
Professional Goals : I will change my job in before December,2010.

These above example of goals can be measured each day because you know your goal and its target date(s) and you will try something to achieve them if you are true to your goals.