Loud Thinking

Archive for February, 2015

“We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.”

— Barbara de Angelis

THE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY: Harvard Business Review

February 3, 2015

Assign New Challenges to Keep Your Employees Satisfied

Employees don’t just want their skills used, they want them stretched. If your team members are spending a lot of time fixing other peoples’ problems or have become increasingly, but inexplicably, negative, it might be time to make them feel challenged again. Just remember, the goal is to stretch them, not break them, so offer guidance along the way.
Increase the difficulty. Try giving them higher-stakes work that addresses more complex problems and a more diverse set of stakeholders.
Turn them into rookies. Invite people to tackle projects in which they don’t have the full knowledge and skills required. Their comfort zones will expand, and they’ll take pride in mastering new things.
Pivot them to a new problem. Have people point their existing expertise at new problems.

Adapted from “An Easy Way to Make Your Employees Happier” by Liz Wiseman.

My proposal to the PM discussed in Dunyanews Program video of 40 seconds from 28.8 -28.48 minutes. Link:- http://www.livemedia24.com/videos/4029-nuqta-e-nazar-2nd-february-2015

We must forget about the outcome of the match and enjoy the glorious batting of Ahmad Shahzad..!

Hafeez is playing as if he was a hockey player, sent in to bat for the first time, for killing the flies..!

Last night I gave this advice to the board and the team management:

Some tips for the Pakistani team management to at least put up a semblance of a fight in 2nd ODI Vs NZ:

1. Shunt out Younis Khan from the playing eleven.

2. Must play with 5 repeat 5 regular bowlers.

3. If an early wicket falls in the 1st ten overs send Sarfraz as one down batsman.

Pakistan has a target of 370 runs.
However, I will be satisfied if they score anything above 170 runs..!

NZ’s batsmen are in a murderous mood..!

The 10 overs of the fifth bowler bowled by Younis, Harris and Ahmad Shahzad cost 79 runs for 1 wicket.

ASSESSING PERFORMANCE

If Your Boss Thinks You’re Awesome, You Will Become More Awesome

Jack ZengerJoseph Folkman

Link:- https://hbr.org/2015/01/if-your-boss-thinks-youre-awesome-you-will-become-more-awesome/?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_hotlist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hotlist112612&cm_lm=nayyar51%40hotmail.com&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-weekly_hotlist-_-hotlist112612&referral=00202&cm_ven=spop-email&cm_ite=weeklyhotlist-020215+%281%29