Right size your “To do list”… Delegate and follow-up!
I recently wrote about the importance of having a “To Do List”. That applies to everyone in general. But if your To Do List is over 2 pages long and you have your items...
Category: Execution
Planning…
A plan cannot make you successful but not having a plan will definitely make you unsuccessful… Focus on planning… have a macro plan and ensure it is a composite of micro plans which together...
Often times, the problem is not lack of capability… it is inability to “manage sideways”…
Most individuals are capable, and most organizations are able to hire talented people. And most professionals believe sincerely, that they are contributing at their potential… In fact, it is common for individuals to go...
Expect indiscipline but do not give up on individuals being disciplined…
If you have dealt with people, you will agree with me that as a human race, we have indiscipline engrained in our DNA… People will in general not do what you expect, rather what...
Only if you are impelled to orderliness…
I would like to draw your attention to two of my previous articles… 1. ‘Building and Sustaining’ dated the 10th of October/2016 where I made the point that over 70% of the project cost...
Not everything needs to be discussed…
If you think about the number of discussions that yield any meaningful, less… definitive result, you would probably desist the overwhelming majority of them…. The biggest reason why most of us enter into long...
A job well done
No words can convince people like a job well done…. And the way I define a job well done is: 1. It is planned well 2. The plan is published for all to know...
Building and Sustaining
We learn in Engineering that more than 70% of the product cost goes into maintenance and support…. People that have developed and managed large scale products can easily argue that the sustenance cost could...
The To Do List!
To accomplish anything meaningful or sizable, you need a to do list…. This one simple chore can ensure you stay on your task, provide you with feedback on how far you have come and...
EXECUTION…
“The Preface or the Forward” Today I start a series on the one word/subject that determines the (level of) success or failure of anything that we undertake… I have been writing on disparate topics...
