Friday, February 11, 2011

Decision Making Process

Ready, Aim, Aim, Aim, Aim,...., you have to Fire.
It is very important that we make decisions.

Decision making is about identifying a problem, generating alternatives, selecting a possible solution and evaluating the effectiveness of the choice.

Decision making process in 8 distinct steps. They are:
• Identify the problem
• Identify the decision criteria
• Assign weightage to decision criteria
• Develop possible solutions/alternatives
• Analyse each alternative
• Select the best alternative/possible solution
• Implement
• Monitor/Evaluate

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Learn to let go

9 stages of letting go

See it
Say it
Sense it
Stay with it
Relax
Respire
Reconnect
Reframe
Presence

"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that use and persecute you." - Jesus of Nazareth

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Some examples of planning

For example, planning involves:
• Determining the present position of the organisation
• Carrying out environmental scanning
• Formulating objectives/goals
• Identify specific activities to be carried out
• Set standards for each activity

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Be Responsible


Responsibility refers to the obligation of an employee to complete all the assigned duties. The job activities are normally spelt out in a document called job description. Responsibility is made specific, by dividing the job activities. By assigning specific individuals for the completion of specific job activities, manager can hold an individual responsible.
Managers must make sure that no more than one person is held responsible for the completion of same activity.

Monday, February 7, 2011

The Plan that you can manage

Planning is about deciding organisation’s goals. Managers think and agree on specific goals and actions. Planning is also about identifying strategies for achieving the goals. Planning is considered as the primary function, because it provides the basis for all other three activities.

• Planning involves short-term and long-term.

• Planning provides directions for the activities of the organisation and coordinate the efforts of various departments.

• Planning is aimed at making an organisation work more efficiently towards the achievement of goals.

• For example, when a manager decides to increase the sales by 15 per cent during the next 12 months by introducing new range of products is involved in planning.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Empowering life pt 2

Re presentation of your reality

Change is constant

Respecting others' model of their world

Choice of your words would determine your reality

Using your own internal propulsion system to do the change

The meaning of the communication is the response that you get

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Empowering life

Create powerful references in your life that could expand your world.

Replicate other people excellence

Model to produce results

Increase your financial vocabulary if you want more of the financial stuff

Similarity supports the long term and differences the short term

Values and Beliefs are shaped by the various experiences in our life