Loud Thinking

Make Email More Efficient with Built-In Rules

A mail rule tells your email program how to handle certain kinds of messages. Each rule is made up of two parts: the criteria that determine whether a particular message will trigger a rule, and the action or actions that run once the rule is triggered. Rules can have a dramatic effect on your email efficiency. For example, set up a “scheduling” rule to shunt all scheduling requests, meeting invitations, and meeting acceptances to a separate folder for review once or twice a day. You can even write your rule with exceptions so that anything marked urgent lands in your inbox, not your “scheduling” folder.

Adapted by HBR from Work Smarter, Rule Your Email by Alexandra Samuel.

I’ve learnt…..that being kind
is more important than being right.

Mentoring is to support, encourage and teach others.

“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings.”

Ann Landers (1918-2002);
advice columnist

Matches schedule of Asia Cup ODI tournament in Bangladesh.

Date and Time Match Weather

Tue Feb 25 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 1st Match – Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah 15 – 29° C

Wed Feb 26 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 2nd Match – Bangladesh v India
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
N/A

Thu Feb 27 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 3rd Match – Afghanistan v Pakistan
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
N/A

Fri Feb 28 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 4th Match – India v Sri Lanka
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
N/A

Sat Mar 1 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 5th Match – Bangladesh v Afghanistan
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
N/A

Sun Mar 2 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 6th Match – India v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

Mon Mar 3 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 7th Match – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

Tue Mar 4 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 8th Match – Bangladesh v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

Wed Mar 5 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 9th Match – Afghanistan v India
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

Thu Mar 6 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT 10th Match – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

Sat Mar 8 (50 ovs)
08:00 GMT | 14:00 local
13:00 PKT Final – TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
N/A

“Smile every chance you get. Not because life has been easy, perfect, or exactly as you had anticipated, but because you choose to be happy and grateful for all the good things you do have and all the problems you know you don’t have.”

— Author Unknown

If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight like a lion.

Leadership is one of the most important factor in any fight.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Hope is a feeling of expectation, belief and desire.

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826);
3rd U.S. President

Maintain Motivation in a Troubled Organization

No company’s future is completely secure. When your business is facing declining sales, a potential buy-out, or even certain closure, how do you manage people who are likely panicking about their future? Even if it’s clear that your organization is in trouble, you can still help team members stay focused and deliver results.
Be as honest as you possibly can. Whatever you know, share it with your employees. Don’t try to protect people from the truth or ignore what’s happening. In tough situations, people are on high alert for lies and inauthentic messages.
Give your team a larger purpose. People want to believe their work matters in any situation. When the company’s success is no longer the goal, you might identify something that employees value personally, like leaving a legacy or proving critics wrong.

Adapted by HBR from “Managing People on a Sinking Ship” by Amy Gallo.