Overpromise or Couldn't say 'no' while accepting the responsibility. This is primarily because of fear of conflict. Finally when it comes to delivery, there is a problem. Forgot about a clashing interest or task. Forgot about the task totally Avoid failure or embarassment Delaying because it is already delayed and there is no clarity on …
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
It is the title of an award winning book written by Patrick Lencioni. The pyramid shows the five dysfunctions of a team and the comments show about what needs to be done. The number 1 thing that leaders should do for effective team management is to build trust. #1. Build Trust #2 When people trust …
Optimality
Our life is all about optimality. In any situation, it is not about the best response but it is about the optimal response. But often, when we are evaluating other people or ourselves we judge or think with respect to the best response in the situation.
Leadership – Goal Management – How to approach goals?
GUAGE THE SITUATION RIGHTLY AND HAVE THE RIGHT APPROACH Any business situation can be defined as a goal that needs to be achieved and the assumptions, constraints and resources available under that situation. One needs to use those resources and work with certain constraints and assumptions to make an approach towards achieving a goal in a situation. …
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Your Emotion Is Not Your Will
The feeling of being controlled makes you feel 'defeated' because humans do not like to be controlled. It is in their fundamental nature to resist control and it is through resisting control that they assert their independence. When we don't listen to our emotions, it makes us feel 'defeated'. This is because we feel like we are being …
What to do about low self-esteem?
This is an article from Psychology Today and the link to the original post is here. A woman responded anonymously to my most recent blog post by saying, “…I really have nothing to offer. I can’t see why anyone would want to marry me.” Then she goes on to add, “I’ve been treated like a …
Why are some people always late?
I read somewhere 'Discipline is the art of checking how late the other person gets'. Business schools teach that discipline is used by people to make the other person feel guilty and then ask for favor in return. Whatever it is, discipline is one trait that really matters in job success. But, we see some people …
Unhappiness and Procrastination
The more unhappy you are, the more you wander or think to solve that unhappiness. This implies that you are not in the present. Therefore, the more unhappier you are the more you procrastinate Or probably unhappiness is just created within to serve the purpose of procrastination. Refer to Psychology Today's article on Depression and …
Procrastination As A Virtue For Creativity, Why It’s False
This is a post from Psychology Today and the link to the original article is here. What better way to attract readers than to say that up is down or in is out. When we challenge basic assumptions about the world, we attract that limited resource of attention. Moreover, when what we say is that …
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Self-efficacy, Autonomous motivation and procrastination
This is a post by PsychologyToday and the link to the original article is here. The bulk of the research on procrastination has been conducted on undergraduate students. This isn’t surprising, as most psychological research has been conducted on this captive group of willing volunteers who often earn grade-raising credit for their participation. However, as …
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The Psychology of Laziness, Procrastination and Idleness
This article is from Psychology Today and is actually adapted from the book "Heaven and Hell: The Psychology of Emotions" A person is being lazy if he is able to carry out some activity that he ought to carry out, but is disinclined to do so because of the effort involved. Instead, he carries out …
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Procrastinating an already delayed task
Procrastinating is simply a lack of prioritization and this can really go to huge proportions. Sometimes one keeps delaying a task even if one knows that the task is already delayed a lot and is important and urgent. To work on such a task, one must first accept that one has already delayed the task and failed in completing …
Stop slouching to work smarter – Bloomberg
This is a Bloomberg post and the link to the original article is here. Posture matters more than you may think. In fact, there’s evidence that whether you sit up straight or slouch affects the quality of your work. To understand why, it can be helpful to look back at our evolutionary ancestors. Millions of years ago, if you were …
Emotion vs. Mood
Emotions are intense feelings that are directed at someone or something. Moods are feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that often (though not always) lack a contextual stimulus. Most experts believe that emotions are more fleeting than moods. For example, if someone is rude to you, you’ll feel angry. That intense …
Why is the current self wrong about the future self?
We always procrastinate our work telling that we will handle the work in future time. Basically, the current self of yours hands over the work to the future self. Your current self says I will have this pleasure now (delaying the work) and my future self will take the pain (doing the work). The current …
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One Line On Why Entrepreneurship?
Because it helps you realize your fullest potential. 🙂
Difference between an academic exam and a job interview
difference between an exam and an interview
Conscientiousness – The Personality Trait That Most Often Predicts Success
This is an article from the Business Insider and the link to the original article is here. The only major personality trait that consistently equates with success is conscientiousness. "It's emerging as one of the primary dimensions of successful functioning across the lifespan," Paul Tough writes in "How Children Succeed." "It really goes cradle to grave …
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