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Becoming a Winning Leader

7/9/2018

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Now-a-days when most people think of success, they think of constant striving and outrunning everyone else to become a “winner”! Even in team sports, where one needs to have complete support of the entire team we see those who incessantly work to ensure that maximum spotlight is on them. 

It is great to be a “winner” and be appreciated for being No. 1. But most interactions at work and in personal life involve group of people and when we have a true team mind-set it makes others trust our work, our motives and then they provide us unchallenged support. This in turn helps us to arrive at the top not just as an individual but as a team.

Being a leader, is not a ‘race’. It is more like a marathon… we need to think of not just immediate profits but long term positive growth and success. 

We need to have a far-sighted vision and a very accepting and including mind-set. When we continue to do the right things with the right attitude then sooner or later we will be recognized and shine thru- to obtain that recognition that most of us want and crave- even leaders.

When you lead with vision and strategy, when your actions exemplify your command and when you have a sympathetic and empathetic way of appreciating and engaging your people, you are bound to be a winning leader- someone who inspires his team, his organization to not just be the best that they can be- but to continuously strive to better their previous best!
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Keep these points in mind as you start to build your career towards becoming a leader- a winning leader.
Sandhya U Bhat MSc, CSSMBB, CSSE has developed several new (under patent filing) and enhanced existing strategic methodologies to improve technology and human capital utilization, produce greater ROI on investments and streamline service delivery. She is an acclaimed author, speaker, a sought after thought leader and an avid world traveler.
#LeadershipCoaching #LeadershipTraining #BecomingaLeader #CareerAdvancement #SandhyaBhat
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Training your brain to faster assess and evaluate asymmetric information...

6/4/2018

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Taking good meeting notes and sharing the minutes with all the participants to ensure all are on the same page is very important. Though it may seem tedious at first, but with proper structure and a little practice, one can get quite adept at taking great notes and to top it up, this is not just helpful in meetings, once learnt this becomes second nature and helps with taking good notes at seminars, learning sessions and so on.

​Above all- it develops the ability to hear, think thru, interpret and sort thru necessary/unnecessary information and finally to convert it to brain signals that jot it down (or type it out, as I prefer). Jotting down notes during meetings and conversations, helps to train our brain to faster assess and evaluate asymmetric information packets, make meaningful sense out of them and then take relevant/apt action.

This is a very helpful skill to develop if you aspire to be a leader- within your team, organization or any greater group. We are surrounded by asymmetric information and the faster one is able to process, analyze and evaluate a scenario, a situation; that much more easily you will be able to evaluate the best course of action- a necessary trait for a leader and any person who aspires to create and re-create an improved, enhanced version of themself.



#AsymmetricInformation #SandhyaUBhat #TrainingyourBrain 
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Sandhya U Bhat MSc, CSSMBB, CSSE has developed several new (under patent filing) and enhanced existing strategic methodologies to improve technology and human capital utilization, produce greater ROI on investments and streamline service delivery. She is an acclaimed author, speaker, a sought after thought leader and an avid world traveler.
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Continuous Learning is essential for a successful Career

3/25/2018

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Whatever your field of expertise, profession or trade, it is essential to maintain your expertise and knowledge of innovation and new developments. So, make Continuous Learning a part of your career plan. Spend some time each week, even if just couple of hours to go through trade news and magazines. 

If you are in technology, then you can always check out our news and commentaries section to keep abreast of the latest news about innovation in technology. You can also check out this site, which is fast becoming a comprehensive IT Knowledge portal; but even in general you may want to read up on reviews and commentaries about the "latest and greatest" happening in your field of expertise and where you intend to go. 

So for example, let's say you are a IT Service Delivery manager aspiring for the director position in the near future, then you should not only check out the various established as well as innovative ways to improve and enhance service quality and efficiency, but you may also want to check out some leadership books and courses that will help you to understand the subtle aspects and the fine nuances of becoming a Director. A Director is not just about managing a team but leading the team (and the organization) in a direction that is in line with Corporate Goals & Vision.

Make Continuous Improvement an essential part of your weekly work-plan and soon you will feel more empowered with latest information and renewed view-point for your work and career path.
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#BacktoSchool #ContinuousLearning #SandhyaBhat
​Sandhya U Bhat MSc, CSSMBB, CSSE has developed several new (under patent filing) and enhanced existing strategic methodologies to improve technology and human capital utilization, produce greater ROI on investments and streamline service delivery. She is an acclaimed author, speaker, a sought after thought leader and an avid world traveler.
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Journaling your work day will generate great reference material...

3/14/2018

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My clients are always amazed at how much knowledge, information and templates I have handy as ready reference material. Work-day journaling is something I have been doing for a long time. At the end of each work day, or atleast each week, I will take some time out to simply journal my work day (week). Ofcourse not client- proprietary information- but lessons, learning- what could have been done better, what were some of my key observances, how folks reacted in a scenario and what could have been done differently to achieve a better outcome. 

Sometimes I would re-create a document I had made for the client or wish I did since it made sense (to me atleast); but they were not interested at that time. I try to be as impartial as possible- almost as if I was a fly on the wall, watching all these on goings and writing from the perspective of a "wise consultant". Initially ofcourse, I needed to refer to industry documents on best practices etc. but as I started growing in my career, I also started having my own reference base! It has proven priceless- time and time again. 

All these learning, these valuable tidbits of information over time have created a huge content bank for me. It seems like for all main types of process, all key project methodology templates or even Continuous Improvement questionnaire sheets- you name it and I probably have something that I can easily modify and provide to a client.

This allows me to provide an extra value add to my clients. If someone had to create these documents or templates from scratch then it would take them several hours to generate it and for me it is simply a matter of tweaking a few things, customizing it to the client and viola- their scenario-specific document is done. It cuts down documentation time by almost half!

Starting today, give this a try. You will thank me and be very happy for having taken this extra time at the end of each day to recapitulate about your work life, strategize for the next day and create a memoir that you can read over the years- feeling glad for having had the grit and determination to survive those challenging clients and probably even more glad and grateful for those awesome ones who helped you to learn and grow- professionally and personally...
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#WorkDay #JournalExperience #SandhyaBhat
​Sandhya U Bhat MSc, CSSMBB, CSSE has developed several new (under patent filing) and enhanced existing strategic methodologies to improve technology and human capital utilization, produce greater ROI on investments and streamline service delivery. She is an acclaimed author, speaker, a sought after thought leader and an avid world traveler.
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Chalking out a Personal Career Development Roadmap

1/13/2018

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AI needs us to reconsider our Personal Career Development RoadmapPicture
​Almost every other day we hear news where robots seem to have been introduced into our workforce in a new and more evolved capacity. Though these are exciting times where we can expect precise and prompt service at a much cheaper price, the full impact of a robotic workforce needs to be thoroughly evaluated.

What does this mean for you as an employee or a contractor?
The first question you need to ask yourself is that- are you doing a job which can be done by a machine? This may sound callous and cruel, but we are at that point in technology evolution where such candid self-talk is very essential and will determine the ones who are well-prepared and ready to tackle work environment changes from the ones who are not and find themselves swept away by AI tsunami!

Let’s say you are doing a job which can be potentially replaced by artificial intelligence. Then you need to start considering other career development options. I do understand that it is not as simple as that for most people. Folks who are already stretched thin on their time between working two jobs and tending to family may not have the necessary resource of time and/or money to consider career advancing courses. But hang on a second! You are putting your cart before the horse.

The first thing you need is a strategic career plan- a Personal Career Roadmap. Next, you can put in actionable steps. It is at this point where you can consider and incorporate the ‘reality’ of your situation. 

Ask these three questions to yourself to start chalking out your strategic personal roadmap:
  1. Are you easily replaceable? Can your work be done by someone else? Can it potentially be done by a programmed machine?
  2. Do you like what you do or is your job a means to pay for your needs and lifestyle?
  3. What other skills do you have that are probably hobbies at the present time which you never thought of monetizing? E.g. you could be a great chef, an avid writer or a hidden fashionista who is always admired for the way you put your work wardrobe together.

Once you take the time and sit through and answer these questions, you will realize that when you deeply analyze and evaluate yourself and your current job situation, there is much untapped potential- these are your core competencies, and these are also specific to you. These could be in your current field of expertise or it could be in a completely new area. But one thing is for sure that this will be an area where you have passion and strong intent, which will not be replaceable. 

The thought of working at your chosen career options will not only inspire and motivate you but also help you to chalk out a better career path for yourself.  Seeing tangible results will help to further motivate you and enhance your self-esteem. This is just the first step of “knowing yourself”- the key questions of ‘What & Why’.

Next comes the how-s? We will look at how to address the process of formally chalking out your passion-path in another post. Do let me know your thoughts and comments below...

Sandhya is a Continuous Improvement & Technology Transformation Expert, a Thought Leader and a Visionary Entrepreneur.  Follow her work on this blog and on Linked In and other social media channels to keep up-to-date on emerging technology- how it impacts our lives and what we can do to ensure maximum benefit with minimal adverse impact along with host of other helpful ideas and tips on Continuous Improvement, Project Management and Business/Client Relationship Management.

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    Juma has more than nineteen years of experience as a senior strategic Management Consultant with Process Improvement, Business Relationship Management and Project Management specialization. She has particularly utilized Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and ISO principles along with Scrum and Kanban frameworks. 
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