Loud Thinking

Archive for April, 2013

My tweet message on a Dawn news item.

This scandal is a fit case for suo moto action of the superior judiciary. Rs10bn to be injected into power sector | Pakistan | DAWN.COM http://dawn.com/2013/04/17/rs10bn-to-be-injected-into-power-sector-80pc-of-outstanding-power-bills-found-fictitious/ via @dawn_com

My tweet message on a Dawn News.

@nayyarahmad: Mush must thank his stars bc losing with security forefeiture is bigger disgrace. Musharraf thrown out of election race |@dawn_com

Determination is firmness of purpose.

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

Henry Ford (1863-1947);
founder of Ford Motor Company

How to Connect With a
Remote Colleague

It’s challenging to work with someone you don’t chat with every day at the coffee station. But you can still build strong connections and work successfully together. Here’s how:

Talk openly about the challenges. Discuss obstacles on both sides. Clarify expectations up front, and agree on how you’ll communicate.

Use technology. Include someone in a meeting with a laptop and Skype. Use Google Docs to simultaneously work on a file and watch one another’s edits or comments in real time.

Err on the side of over-communicating. Set up regular times to catch up on the phone. Keep a running list of things to discuss and share important announcements. Communicate even little details — the fact that someone has had a death in the family, for example, or is under pressure with a big project deadline.

Today’s Management Tip was adapted from the
HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across.

“Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.”

— Author Unknown

Gold prices plummeted by $114 to the lowest rate of $1348 per Ounce.

Teaching-By-Example is serving as a desireable model to others.

“Every one of us receives and passes on an inheritance. The inheritance may not be an accumulation of earthly possessions or acquired riches, but whether we realize it or not, our choices, words, actions, and values will impact someone and form the heritage we hand down.”
Ben Hardesty –
musician

“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice cream
cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you’re free.”

— Ray Manzarek