Archive for February, 2015
February 16th, 2015 | 
Author: Loud Thinking February 16, 2015 at 07:50PM
“I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.”
— Mark Twain
Loud Thinking February 16, 2015 at 06:58PM
“All things are bound together. All things connect. Whatever happens to the Earth happens to the children of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
—Chief Seattle (1780-1866)
Leader Of The Suquamish And Duwamish Native American Tribes
Loud Thinking February 16, 2015 at 02:59PM
Yuvraj sparks IPL bidding war, goes to Daredevils for record Rs 16 crore..!
No bidder for Hashim Amla..!
Reason being everyone knows he will never be a part of spot and match fixing and that Amla is NOT a saleable material…!
(Earlier, Amla, with a base price of Rs.200 lakh, was the first player to go under the hammer but remained unsold.
Amla, who is currently on national duty with South Africa in the World Cup, averages an incredible 55.93 in 108 One-Day Internationals (ODI) played).
Link:- http://m.timesofindia.com/ipl/news/Yuvraj-sparks-IPL-bidding-war-goes-to-Daredevils-for-record-Rs-16-crore/articleshow/46259163.cms
Loud Thinking February 16, 2015 at 02:20PM
THE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY: Harvard Business Review
February 16, 2015
Build the Right Virtual Team
Virtual teams are hard to get right. If you want to effectively lead and manage one, start by assembling the right team. You won’t get anywhere without hiring and developing people suited to virtual teamwork, putting them into the right-sized groups, and dividing the labor appropriately. When building a team, conduct behavioral interviews and personality tests to screen for qualities like good communication skills, high emotional intelligence, an ability to work independently, strong resilience to recover from snafus, and sensitivity to other cultures. If you inherit a team, use the same tools to assess people’s strengths and weaknesses, and then train them in the skills they’re lacking. The most effective virtual teams typically have fewer than 10 people, so keep it small. If a project is too complex and requires more people, divide everyone into subteams that can focus on a narrower goal.
Adapted from “Getting Virtual Teams Right” by Keith Ferrazzi.
