Your Brain at Work: A Book Review
“How come I get so frequently distracted at work?” “How can I wade through stressful meetings and keep myself from losing my poise and temper?” “Why is productive collaboration with my co-workers so hard? Is it me or is it them?” “How can I improve my relationships at home to be more healthy and mutually […]
What is in a name.. many things?
Recently, I was at a conclave of NGO Federations. While moderating a session, I mentioned that we need to consider the eventual positive impact on the beneficiaries, while selecting technologies to enhance the effectiveness of our programs. One of the attendees wanted to share that the term beneficiary is not fair and we need to […]
4 Traits for a Product Manager
A trait is described as “a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one’s personal nature”. There is much written about attributes and skills of what it takes to be a great product manager (referred to as PM throughout this article). I have had the opportunity to work with some of the best. The job of a PM very […]
Not just planning, presentation too… and beyond
In the late eighties we were working on an enhanced version of the InstaPlan, a project management software for IBM PC Compatibles. Those were the days before the advent of email, the Product Manager was located in the US and the development team in India. We used to courier the software on floppies/3.5” diskettes, as […]
