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Time-Management For Aspiring Leaders

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   To be an effective leader, managing time is an important ability to have. There are literally, many things to do and  accomplish. Some things may be part of the daily routine, while some may not. Some things may directly impact  business, some may not but still be important. Some may just be tasks while some may be responsibilities that  cannot be done at one single go. There are 10 decisions that need to be made Now, 5 calls  urgently require a callback and 10 mails that need answering now . This is beyond the routine harried 7 hectic  schedules of meetings , briefings, and decisions . Welcome to the daily routine of a Leader .     Driving the organization , answering emails, devoting time to customer management , important phone-calls - there  are several things demanding the time of leaders and here is where time-management helps them to allot & plan  properly. Without deploying this skill , they just cannot hope to function well or manage things efficiently .  The option

Creative approaches to Team building

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    it is a common misconception that is rarely, if at all, corrected: Leaders build teams. Probably mouthed by  some enthusiastic half-wit to gain the attention of an audience. This is only half the story. The other half is the  obvious part, needing no guessing at all. It is that simple. Team-members, too, build teams. And make no mistake,  it is teams that deliver on the 100 different tasks that an organization is doing while keeping it on-track.  In the hype surrounding the CEOs, MDs, and the rising stars, we forget that it's not only the generals who win  wars, but also the soldiers too, so to say. And thus, it is finally the team-spirit and bonding that matters.  That alone decides how well the team collaborates internally and across the organization with other teams - That  alone decides the success or failure of many initiatives. It forms the core of organizational morale and what it's  most invisible ambassadors - the employees - feel & say about the business, in p

Harnessing Empathy as the Efficiency Driver

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    The ongoing Pandemic has resulted in the building of pressure on leaders and  managers -for delivering on time, according to the customer requirement and  as specified in the brief. For organizations coping on multiple fronts of business  activities, this causes untold problems. When some employees are working  remotely, delivery schedules cannot be judged as earlier because of  the enormous disruptions. This in itself is a huge setback and may result in  strained relations with clients. The point is no one is at fault - it is the strange  ongoing circumstances. While striving to ensure business continuity, leaders need  to consider harnessing Empathy for building and driving efficiency.    Effective Listening:  To empathize, you need to know. And to know, you first need to listen.  Too often, speaking, communicating well, being clear in your expressions,  having a good vocabulary etc...are being professed as the mainstay of  good communication. Books and blogs are written on how a