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Find New Go-To Employees

Many managers have a small circle of “usual suspects” that they trust to handle key projects or initiatives. But relying on these key people too often – and constantly piling special assignments onto their regular duties – can wear them out and make their performance suffer. Take a step back and think about how to expand your talent pool to get the results you want and ensure that no one is being stretched too thin. Map out your committees, task forces, and other special assignment groups to see if you have a “usual suspect” bottleneck. If the same names keep coming up again and again, it’s time to prioritize assignments, consolidate teams, and, most importantly, add other people to your list. Think of other employees who might welcome new assignments. Are there some high potentials who aren’t being fully challenged? Can you find other people to trust outside of your circle?

Adapted from “ Good Managers Look Beyond Their ‘Usual Suspects’” by Ron Ashkenas.

Can anyone imagine that a MUQADASS parliament will be discussing the dog of Imran Khan..?

At least this proves one thing for sure that Imran khan’s opponents have left with no ammunition..!

My letter titled “Poor MPs! Beware masses.” today published by the daily “Pakistan Observer”.

Link:- http://epaper.pakobserver.net/201409/10/comments-2.php

My article titled “Why not Younis Khan Captain for the Pakistani Test and ODI teams?” today published by the daily “Pakistan Observer”.

Link:- http://epaper.pakobserver.net/201409/10/intl.php

“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.”

— C. JoyBell C.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ”

—Aristotle (384-322)
Philosopher

Use Smaller Rewards to Foster Innovation

Offering big rewards for innovation can produce a flood of ideas – but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. Too many projects can overwhelm the pipeline, leaving you unable to execute and demoralizing employees who keep walking away empty-handed. Try using low-powered incentives (e.g., 10% of an idea’s value) because they produce a healthy number of small ideas, which are easier for a company to act on. Because true breakthrough ideas are so rare, the best approach is to focus on increasing the variety of ideas – and to weave smaller-scale incentives into a culture that encourages experimentation and doesn’t punish failure. Some companies even reward failures that are informative. Steps like these help employees get over the fear of failure and think beyond the “acceptable” innovations that they think management wants to hear.

Adapted from “ Don’t Offer Employees Big Rewards for Innovation” by Oliver Baumann and Nils Stieglitz.

CM Punjab, must immediately sack the provincial health minister, for the reported 7-8 deaths of infants, at the ICU incubators of a Vehari DHQ hospital, due to severe medical negligence.

Ajmal banned from bowling

ESPNcricinfo staff
September 9, 2014
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In a huge blow to Pakistan, offspinner Saeed Ajmal has been banned from bowling in international cricket by the ICC.

“An independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan’s off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be illegal and, as such, the player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect,” an ICC release said. ”

The analysis revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.”

Some people move our Souls to dance.