Secrets of Success

A manager most of the time just manages what his subordinates do and focuses mainly on achieving the goals. A leader however, in addition to managing, goes one step further and leads the team. A leader demonstrates through example, and shows the way. He is capable of doing that what he expects his team members [...]

Do you pressurize your subordinates in order to get work done or to get more done? Some of my colleagues boast of being able to push their subordinates into get more work done, and of being able to get it done faster as well. A few of them even take sadistic pleasure in exercising their [...]

In my earlier post, “Handle pressure the assertive way”, I wrote about the importance of being assertive in the context of handling pressure. It is important to note that pressure need not be only of an explicit kind, like for example, a manager pressurizing a subordinate to satisfy unreasonable demands, or a constantly nagging counterpart [...]

We all encounter situations wherein we are being pressurized into doing something against our wishes, or doing something beyond normal limits. Pressure from managers at work, family at home, customers at business, friends and colleagues every now and then,… there are so many different types of demands and associated pressure. Do you feel overpowered by [...]

In an earlier article, I put forth the question, “Do you lead your life, or does your life lead you?”. Here is a simple process using which you could lead your life and begin to live the life of your dreams:
1) Start afresh, leaving your current lifestyle out of thought for a while.2) Plan the [...]