http://www.geraldheralds.com Success is just a few posts away Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:44:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is nothing wrong with a finance manager good at just managing finance. Nothing wrong with a Business manager good at just securing business for the company. Well, that's what they are paid for anyway. But is it enough? In today's business world, it is not enough for anyone to be ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/04/roles-of-manager/ There was an article on managing your boss in April issue of Fast Company. It was written by the author of "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die", Dan Heath and Chip Heath. "But let's apply Sutherland's approach to another irritable mammal: your boss" In the article, they ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/04/getting-your-boss-do-what-you-want/ Change is always a constant fear. We don't know what will happen after the change. When it comes to career, It's even worse. We need the income, and we want to progress up the corporate ladder. Any wrong move will lead us back to the starting point but this time, ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/03/how-to-be-successful-changing-career/ Basketball is once my passion. I would play basketball everyday and not get tired of it. But, I have to give up since basketball will not be my bread and butter. Now that I think of the good old times, playing all day long while working on my blog. I realized ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/03/learning-from-team-sport/ Do you need to attend a weekly meeting which you think it's a total waste of time? Why don't you put some number to it and propose to the chair person to reconsider the format of the meeting or even cancel it? Here's how you can put numbers to the meeting 1) ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/03/whats-the-cost-of-meeting/ We all have been through it. We scheduled a meeting. The attendees arrived late. The meeting interrupted by the attendees walking in and out, answering their mobile phone. And worst of all, the meeting got sidetracked and everyone walked out of the meeting, more confused than ever. I’m sure productive meeting ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/03/productive-meeting/ LinkedIN has always been a powerful tool for networking. But, most people didn't realize how to use LinkedIN for their benefits. I have listed 4 sites where you can learn almost everything on LinkedIN. 1) Linked Intelligence 2) LinkedIN's blog 3) I’m On LinkedIN - Now What??? 4) Job Machine And if you still can't get ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/03/top-5-resources-using-linkedin/ What's missing? That's the question that puzzles senior management when a team of super-star does not provide the expected result. There can be lots of reason but here are some of the crucial one. 1) Lack of purpose For any team without purpose is like a human being without a direction. Employees would ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/02/whats-missing-in-all-star-team/ Do you think you deserve more since you have put in your best in your job? But, you may not get what you want if you fail miserably during your performance evaluation. Here's how you can get what you want in your career. 1) Performance evaluation happen the moment you step ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/02/get-your-next-promotion-in-your-career/ "Nolens volens" From the Latin, it means "whether unwilling or willing". In everyone's career life, there will be times when your immediate supervisor had quit unexpectedly or going to take 3 months leave. And you will need to step up and lead, nolens volens. This can be a chance to excel ... http://www.geraldheralds.com/2008/02/how-to-lead-when-given-the-chance-unexpectedly/