THOUGHT FOR THE DAY  

Assertiveness 

You have the right to say NO, without feeling guilty. - Manuel J. Smith

TOPIC OF THE DAY  

Assert Yourself and Influence Your Organization 

Assertiveness often gets a bad rap. People who are self-confident and forceful can be cast as pushy and annoying. But when balanced with other critical skills, being assertive can help you excel at other things: Fostering teamwork: Teams thrive when their members are able to express not-always-popular points of view. Use your self-confidence to set a tone that allows other people to speak up. Leading change: Constructive change requires bold moves. Be assertive and break through the resistance that often arises during a change effort. Acting with integrity: When coupled with honesty, assertiveness gives you the courage to stand up for what you know is right. 

Acknowledgement:
Today's Thought is adopted from HBR's Management Tip posted on July 3, 2012.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Project Management

“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” - Will Rogers

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Top 10 project management trends for 2012

As the project environment grows in complexity, project management will require team, stakeholder and executive collaboration in 2012 like never before. On-the-job application of training, custom-made project approaches, innovative project tools and smarter resource management will be essential for driving the greatest business impact.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Purpose

“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” - Washington Irving

TOPIC OF THE DAY

What is Managing With Purpose?

Managing with Purpose is an integrated management program to obtain long-term behavior change. It is an engaging and intensive management development program providing managers and leaders with the breakthrough knowledge needed to achieve measurable and meaningful business success in today’s challenging global business climate.

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Learning

“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.” - Confucius

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Learning Charisma

Jana stands at the podium, palms sweaty, looking out at hundreds of colleagues who are waiting to hear about her new initiative. Bill walks into a meeting after a failed product launch to greet an exhausted and demotivated team that desperately needs his direction. Robin gets ready to confront a brilliant but under-performing subordinate who needs to be put back on track.

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Innovation

“Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation.” - Milan Kundera

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Logistics 2050 – From Science Fiction to Reality

A computer hacker, a neuro-scientist, and a female rabbi led an energetic discussion at the DHL Innovation Day – along with scientists and economists from around the world. The result: unexpected solutions and new questions.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Value

“Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day”- Chinese Proverb

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Pricing to Create Shared Value

The way most companies make money is not just broken; it’s destructive. From insurance and financial services to telecommunications and air travel, companies use pricing to extract what they can from every transaction. Look, for example, at how airlines siphon off value.
 
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Awareness

“To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.” - Eric Hoffer

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Will Digital Music Suffer If Universal Acquires EMI?

The top executives of Universal Music Group and EMI defend the proposed acquisition at a Senate hearing, saying the music industry has dramatically changed with the rise of digital platforms and their companies joining would have minimal impact on the market. However, critics disagree.

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