April 2008 Blog Posts (243)

To Manage or Not to Manage....That is the Question?

My friend, colleague and blogger (she is also a Web 2.0 Nerd!) Nikki Gordon brings up a great point in her blog entry yesterday. She talks about a friend of hers who is talented at what he does. Talks about his strengths and the things he loves about his job. The interesting part of the conversation is he never talks about his managerial/leadership skills. He… Continue

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April 2, 2008

Claudia’s Wednesday Wisdom

Claudia Faust advises on tricky situations, answers members' questions...

Today, 'Smack Down' asks:

I’m working with a perfectionist hiring manager who always has to be in control, and is never wrong. His mantra is “I’m the customer,” and he says it frequently as he micromanages every detail of my work. We are both under pressure to get this difficult job filled, but every time I talk to him I just want to tell him off --…

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Behavior Based Training & Development

Behavior Based Training & Development – Take the Right Step Today

Training today is not just about delivering the subject matter. It is a science and art that caters to the requirements of an individual holistically. Behavior based T & D approach deals with the individuals considering the psychological concepts of learning and unlearning: Mindsets, Attitudes and Habits to ensure that learning is not just implemented but motivates to use and reuse the same. It ensures that the… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 2, 2008 at 2:05am — No Comments

On Walking the Talk..

Employees are more likely to learn from what you do & not from what you say. Many job performance problems could be headed off by more attention from management. Treat employees with same respect as you treat guests & involve them in decision-making process. Make sure employees understand their job description & reinforce it by providing training.

Recently I was talking with a retailer in his store, and as we were walking around the floor, we came to a rack housing… Continue

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Developing Personal Effectiveness

1) LOVE CHANGE :

You can love and embrace change or hate and reject change. Change is the only constant happening. Water is more powerful than rock. Water flows and adapts to its surroundings while retaining its power. Given enough friction, solid rock can turn into a sand pile.

To choke back your resistance to change.

Adjust your…

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Alphabet of Happiness

A--Accept

Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

B--Break Away

Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.

C--Create

Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness…

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Wednesday Wisdom: Hiring Manager Smack Down. Justified, or just crazy?

Hi Claudia,

I’m working with a perfectionist hiring manager who always has to be in control, and is never wrong. His mantra is “I’m the customer,” and he says it frequently as he micromanages every detail of my work. We are both under pressure to get this difficult job filled, but every time I talk to him I just want to tell him off -- honestly, it seems like I spend more time managing him than I do actually recruiting. Any ideas for getting this guy out of my… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on April 1, 2008 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

Trapped into Leadership

I have a friend that has worked for the same (stuffy, old school) firm since graduating college over 10 years ago. He worked in the same department for years and at one point managed a few people and that was OK...

read more Trapped into Leadership

Added by Recruitnik on April 1, 2008 at 8:20pm — No Comments

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AAR Aircraft

Hello All,

AAR Aircraft has alot of exciting job opportunities. If you know of anyone with aviation experience (technicians, Product Line Directors, Sales, etc), please refer them to our website at www.aarcorp.com

Thanks for your help

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Ten Steps to keep Cool after a Big Hit.

Has your product become a hit and are orders pouring in? This 10-step survival guide will help you think fast and react quickly when you wake up one morning to find the world beating a path to your door.

For futher details, check out the link:
http://entrepreneurexpress.blogspot.com/2008/04/ten-steps-to-keep-cool-after-big-hit.html

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 12:21pm — No Comments

The Google of Mobiles.

WILL COME FROM INDIA

Over the past decade, Google has been every entrepreneur’s benchmark for success through innovation. Besides its founding duo, Sergei Brin and Larry Page, there were a handful who saw the internet search engine’s potential and backed it when it was still being run from a garage. And here’s the Indian connection. Ram Shriram, who went to school in Chennai and later migrated to the Silicon Valley, was one of the pillars that built Google. Ram Shriram… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Shally - who do you want to meet at the ERE Expo?

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Leadership through Delegation

HERE are five steps, each with specific actions you can take, to get you on the road to delegating effectively.

For further details, check out the link:
Entrepreneur Express

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 10:56am — No Comments

Seven ways to defuse angry customers

IT’S the nightmare that every businessperson experiences: a shouting match with a customer or client. Here are seven at the-ready responses that may help tame even the most unpleasant situation:

For further details, check out the link below:
Entrepreneur Express

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 10:45am — No Comments

Sometimes it's the only way

Some people love them (count me in) and some hate them, but analogies are what assist many people in getting their point across where otherwise it would have fallen on deaf ears.

So it was funny for me to read in the Brazen Careerist the other day as Penelope Trunk was making several very valid points about how people should invest in their careers and make decisions that will help them along the way, and to see her use a rather interesting analogy (that of Ashley Dupre – call girl… Continue

Added by bill martineau on April 1, 2008 at 10:34am — No Comments

There is always a way to do things... if we really WANT to do it

Lessons of the Square Watermelon

Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than shops in the USA and therefore don't have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it.

That is how majority of people would respond. But some Japanese farmers took a different approach. If the supermarkets wanted a square… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 10:23am — No Comments

Attitude.

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."

Viktor Frankl

Attitude is everything!! Yes, Everything.!!

It is more vital than events. It's more important than what's happened. Because attitude determines whether we are happy or unhappy, fulfilled or empty, the positive perspective assures us that we can never fail. A hopeful attitude… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Biggest Customer Service Blunders..

While howls of protest over poor customer service continue to be heard worldwide, there remain some businesses that manage to consistently deliver superior customer service year in and year out. Foremost among the lessons to be learned from such flashpoint businesses are the blunders to avoid — those fatal mistakes that trip up just about everybody else.

For further reading please check out the link below:…

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:34am — No Comments

Start-ups need to balance processes with CREATIVE FREEDOM..

As an entrepreneur, your idea of the business needs to be complemented with your sensitivity to the demands of the creative team.

ANYONE who has watched music channels in the late 1990s will recall the MTV Lift Man. It was a 70-plusyear-old man, with a horrible set of teeth, standing in a iron-grilled lift, cursing MTV in a raspy voice. Does “Mad in India” and “Blousefull” ring a bell? It did for Amitabh Bachchan. The Lift Man’s popular impact was so widespread that at a social… Continue

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