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By Steve Wilheir

'Time and tide wait for no man' is an old saying that never loses its propriety and relevance. We always find people everywhere in the society, who murmur repeatedly, that scarcity of time made it impossible to carry out anything worthy in their lives.

Numerous leadership books will tell you that having a vision is important. But for many people, the idea alone is difficult to understand, which makes developing a team vision elusive.

Having a vision for your team is critical because it gives the members clarity on the team's purpose and where it's going. That clarity helps in day-to-day decision making, prioritizing, and understanding expectations.

One of my long time friend who is working as a Senior Project Manager for a well-known company was looking for a change and applied for a Director position in another reputed organization in India. He was called for an interview on a Sunday evening. It was not really an interview. It was a dinner request with the Vice President (VP), who handles customer support operations for that company. He went there and met him. They had a casual talk at
first. Then, the VP started to ask a few questions.

The following is an excerpt from my new book, "MORPHING INTO THE REAL WORLD - A Handbook for Entering the Work Force" which is a survival guide for young people as they transition into adult life. The book offers considerable advice regarding how to manage our personal and professional lives. As a part of this, I found it necessary to describe the four types of personalities commonly found in the work place.

Seems like everyone is talking about innovation these days.

Most of the discussion centers on the need to add value to customers through innovative products and services. But according to Gary Hamel, a leading expert on business strategy, there's more to innovation than just bringing new products to market.

I attended the SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) National Conference this past week in Chicago and there was a common theme running throughout the conference:

It's all about your people.

By Heidi Gorell-Hay

There has been a lot in the media lately about bad bosses, largely due to the new film 'Horrible Bosses'. This article isn't about the things that bad bosses do, it's about what bad bosses are costing businesses. Incompetent managers, supervisors, and team leaders cost businesses real money due to high staff turnover, low productivity, and lack of innovation.

Learn to negotiate with difficult people in workplace with these tips.

Difficult people who you have to deal with on a day-to-day basis can give your management education and skills a run for their money. They also mean a difference between a walk-in-the-park and a session with shrink on a couch.

The world has almost seven billion human inhabitants; with this many people, social interactions happen every day in every place where there are people, from the small tribal groups situated miles away from civilization to the millions of residents in a big, bustling city.

Without a doubt, employee motivation is first of all dependent upon superior direction. A member of staff is far more likely to actually feel motivated by a leader that shows up and really gets results.