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JANUARY 2, 2013

In software world, cohesion is referred to as a degree to which modules belong to each other. If modules have little in common, performs varied activities based on unrelated sets of data, it is a low cohesion software which is difficult to maintain and understand. Drawing the same analogy for an organization’s leadership, cohesion is the degree to which senior leaders belong to each other and to the collective goal as a team.

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Team Leadership Software Objective 156

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

I used to get angry and preachy when my kid threw tantrums till I heard this wonderful statement from a leadership expert, “The more you tell, the less you sell.”. Leadership starts with listening. In face of a conflict, reacting is our natural instinct. We want to tell/justify immediately without an attempt to completely understand the problem. The better alternative is to step back and ask open ended questions.

Team 108

Team Leadership Team Building Management 108

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JANUARY 1, 2013

New year brings with it a lot of excitement. It is always fun when people extend new year wishes followed by a very predictable question, “So, what are your new year resolutions?”. It makes me think. If you are on a journey of self-improvement, you cannot afford to have once-in-a-year resolutions that fade away with time. Each day has to start with a resolve.

Management 157

Management Career Leadership 157

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JANUARY 3, 2013

In that management development program, the teacher asked participants to think deeply about how they would like to be remembered after they died and write it briefly. One common thought that figured on the list of all 45 participants was, “I want to be remembered as a good human being.”. The teacher then extended the learning, “We spend majority of time and energy in being successful, rich or famous and sometimes, at the cost of being good.

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Participative Energy Cost Goal 148