2013-10-27

Become A Better Manager: 14 Simple Tips To Try Today

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-47541043/become-a-better-manager-14-simple-tips-to-try-today/

By 
AMY LEVIN-EPSTEIN / 
MONEYWATCH/   

Being an excellent manager requires trial and error -- figuring out what works for you as well as for your team. To give you some ideas as to what might improve your technique, I went straight to the source, asking high-level executives and experts what they do to get the job done.

Here, in no particular order, are 14 make-it-happen management tips:

1. Divide & Conquer "I have found that by creating a group of internal teams, we have made our business far more effective and efficient. Each team takes full responsibility for our work for specific clients. When a small team works together on a regular basis, they do a better job of communicating and understanding how best to work together." --Gabriel Shaoolian, CEO and Founder of Blue Fountain Media 

2. Show Your Passion "Unenthusiastic managers tend to lose the team's interest and therefore rarely succeed. In most cases, your team is more inclined to work as a team if they see the fire in their manager's eyes because they will not only want to succeed personally but will want to help the group overall."--Dan Martin, CEO of IFX 

3. Hire Up "When you hire new employees, make sure they are better than you are and they want your job. This will ensure your own performance is maximized and there is energy and drive within your team."--David Martin, Regional Director, Michael Page International 

4. Flip Criticism Around
"Don't ask 'how can a person be so stupid as to do X?' Instead, ask 'why would a smart person think it's right to do X?' The point is not that X is necessarily right, but that overconfidence blocks learning, imagination, and empathy. By the way, the flip-it tip works everywhere in life, not only in business."--Mark Chussil, Founder and CEO, Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc. . 

5. Be Super Specific "Manage with Yes, No or a Number -- anything else is a story. The process is clean, simple, and leaves nothing for interpretation." --Joel Russell, President/CEO,eImagine Technology Group 

6. Assign Projects In Pieces "When you have a large list of tasks, break them into small sections and feed staff pieces at a time. Otherwise they will become overwhelmed. They may finish every task, but often too quickly without the quality you are looking for. I call this the 'Make and Break' tactic for task lists...AKA the Baby Food Method."--Chris Wise, Director, Marketing Customer Rave 

7. Low, Flow, Grow "I've devised a technique I call the Low-Flow-Grow approach. When dealing with an employee who is less productive, first Lower their guard by suggesting rather than insisting. Next, cite the Flow of operations and modifications that can be made to it in lieu of a complete overhaul of his or her behavior. Finally, stress the Grow -- [what can happen with] concerted efforts."--Marlene Caroselli, Ed.D., corporate trainer and author

8. Squash It "In my opinion, dealing with things quickly is the most effective management technique. Taking issues head on and resolving them immediately can prevent an issue from getting worse. ?€?Many managers put problems aside and plan to deal with at a later time, which can cause a snowball effect."--Allen Ash, Vice President of Sales, Almar Sales Co. 

9. Smile Early & Often "Take a minute in the morning to stand at the entrance of your place of work and greet employees and staff as they enter the building or department. Thank them for being there. Smile. It's easy, fun and will go a long way towards boosting morale and making others feel valued."--Betty Shotton, CEO, Liftoff Leadership 

10. ?€??€?Be Old School "In our world of disposable tweets and emails, I have found that a hand-written and thoughtful thank you note, on stationery, goes a long way in rewarding employees who go above and beyond. These notes seem to always find their way to bulletin boards or are framed in offices and cubicles. People like the reminder of when they've made a difference."--Richard O'Malley?€?, President?€?, The O'Malley Project 

11. Fire People Up With A Friday Email "Send a regular Friday email. Make it personal by telling a story about what's happening in the company. This sends a message that you want to stay in touch and let people know what's happening, whether the news is good or not. In the age of social media, people want a leader who is candid and accessible."-- Suzanne Bates, Author,Speak Like a CEO,Motivate Like a CEO, and Discover Your CEO Brand 

12. Ask For Input "I ask my employees 'What would you do?' as often as possible and then I actually listen. ?€?This management style creates trust, understanding, involvement, true dialogue, and a shared team vision."--Bob Shirilla, Marketing Officer at Keepsakes Etc 

13. Get Rid Of Gossiping "There is no possible way to have unity with a group of gossips. I have fired people for gossiping, and I will again. Problems and gripes are fine but they must be handed up to leadership, not spread laterally or down. Stamp out gossip if you want to have unity in your company."--Dave Ramsey, CEO of The Lampo Group, Inc. 

14. Incorporate Campfires "A manager gets people in a circle to discuss one key accomplishment they are proud of and why. It's a method that encourages storytelling [and can be] used to shake people into creative brainstorming ahead of a project kick off, program development, etc. This technique helps people learn about what motivates others."--Tony Deblauwe, Founder, HR4Change 
What's YOUR best management tip? Please share in the comments section!

Home Sweet Home

End of the holiday,
new working day comes ahead!

Good Bye Bangkok

Day 6
Going home
bye bye
Thailand!



Last meal in Bangkok Airport - S&P Simply delicious
Club sandwich,
Mango and sweet rice!

2013-10-26

Weekend shopping in the biggest outdoor flea market in Asia

26.10.2013

Jatujak Weekend Market
J J Mall
J J outlet

lunch- Tum Yum (thai food) @ JJ Mall
snack- Swensens ice-cream
dinner-Asian Style Buffet @ibis hotel


2013-10-25

Walking trip in Bangkok

Jim Thompson House 金湯普森之家
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre  曼谷藝術文化中心
TCDC (Thailand Creative and Design Centre)
Emporium Complex
Near Equal (Phrom Phong area)

lunch-unknown Thai Restaurant  in Texeco
dinner - Emporium Japanese noodles桂花

highlight of the day-Amazed by the story and the collection/design of Jim Thompson
and the exhibition in Art and Culture Centre.....
street photos.

www.bacc.or.th
www.streetphotothailand.com

2013-10-24

Patpong Night Market

In the evening,
went out to the night market,
also stopped by Texeco Lotus,
the local people s' supermarket.
It was only one block next to the hotel.

As there was a rain earlier,
the streets were very wet.

Walked to the sky train station,
it was full of people,
as it was the time after work.
the passengers were packed inside the cabin,
the diatance among people was very close,
what a big international city.

Nothing was so excited in the night market,
wondering around for nice dinner.

Ate in a Thai restaurant -Zaab inside the Silom Complex,
inside the restaurant were full of customers,
while some were waiting for their turn outside.

Waited for a while and got the table.....
Thai food dinner!!!

China Town Bangkok

Walking along the streets in China Town area,
saw a lot of wholesale shops,
selling all kinds of daily food, clothes, bags, household items,
people were busy for all kinds of activities,
selling, bargaining, loading goods,…………
the market were full of colorful fruits, goods, ....
and of course a lot of walking people.

Ate in a Chinese restaurant,
the pictures of some famous eaters were displayed inside the restaurant,
however,
the food was so so.

From hotel Siam Siam design n spa hotel,
the taxi fare was 49B,
while on the way back,
checking with tuktuk,
it charged 200 B,
as knew the way and ended up to take bus 73,
less than 30B for two persons!

2013-10-23

曼谷印象

第一次往曼谷是1985年的生日,
跟旅行社的鸭仔團,
車出車入,
老虎,鱷魚,人妖表現,
吃的是團體餐,
樣樣都是一般般!
之後多次都是工作關係開會上堂,
每次都有小小自由時間,
找食,按摩,
總算有小小認識.
至多年前的十二月,
獨自慢遊曼谷十多天,
拿著地圖,
做個地道曼谷人,
坐巴士及步行走入民居,
享食街邊大眾化的美食,
不亦樂乎!
今次再度重遊,
原來已是n年後的事,
泰國给我的印象是充滿活力熱情,
創意無限,
購物天堂,
走在街上,
塞車塞人,
夜生活多姿多彩,
遊客處處!

今天下午在東急百貨公司,
因為是公眾假期非常多客人,
突然有一年長的印度人大聲叫thief,
往人群望去是一位美麗的南亞女子手持一手錢包怱忙逃跑,
估不到是異鄉客向遊客下手的地方,
且說公司內的各位職員很齊心追那位女子!

10.23 Thai Public holiday

Shopping day:
Big C
Central World
Digital City
Siam Square
Tokyu
MBK

lunch…Mango Tree Bistro
papaya n squid salad,
seafood with fried noodles
mango with sticky rice

tea break snack…chewy junior
creamy desserts with different kinds of favor

dinner…MBK Food Island
pan fried oyster cake
fried thai noodles

A lot of walking for the day!

Great value Japanese full dinner at Tokiya, Siam Discovery

陶板屋日本餐
No need to wait for long queue,
nice environment,
good service,
excellent food,
8 courses,
from starter, salad, soup, rice, hot dish,main course,
dessert, drink,
so wonderful,
at 499 Thai B.
varieties of choices for combination,
I had the Tokiya beef steak for main course,
juice and delicious!

2013-10-22

At Siam Bangkok

Day 1
Wrong information on arriving airport,
thus having doubt on finding exit to City lane,
ended up on taking bus to transit sky train,
smooth and quick to get in Siam area,
still spending time to get in the hotel in the street,
very nice and modern hotel,
successful to make the journey without taking the taxi!

2013-10-20

Line Dance * - The Moon Dance


http://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/the-moon-dance-ID80796.aspx

Count in 32 counts (start dance on lyrics) 

Step Lock Step, Rumba Box 
1-4Step diagonally forward on R, lock step L behind R, step forward on R, hold
5-8Step L to side, step R beside L, step diagonally forward on L to face front wall, hold (12:00)

Rumba Box, Step Lock Step 
1-4Step R to side, step L beside R, step back on R, hold
5-8Step back on L, lock step R in front of L, step back on L, hold (12:00)

Sailor ¼ Turn Right, Pivot ¼ Turn Right, Step Forward, Hold 
1-4Step R behind L turning ¼ turn right, step forward on L, step forward on R, hold
5-8Step forward on L, pivot ¼ turn right, step forward on L, hold (6:00)

Hip Sways, Hold, Full Turn Left, Hold 
1-4Hip sways on R, L, R, hold
5-8Step forward on L, step back on R making ½ turn left, step forward on L making ½ turn left, hold (6:00)

Start Again 

迷倒國際化裙下 驚醒難落地生根 內地尖子歎:香港磨滅理想

(星島日報報道)香港人口老化,勞動人口下降已是不爭事實,政府預期勞動人口將於二○一八年到頂,之後會逐漸萎縮。提高生育率固然是治本之方,但短期內亦要紓緩措施,有人口政策督導委員會成員認為,吸納內地或海外尖子來港,是最快又最有效的方法。自二○○八年起,特區政府容許非本地畢業生留港一年「搵工」,希望可留住這批精英在港發展,至今已有逾二萬八千人的申請獲批,但當中有多少人願意在香港落地生根?有多少人又選擇飄然遠去?

待用餐 Suspended Meal / Pending Meal


"待用餐"是指透過代為預付餐點的方式,由店家提供給有需要的資源匱乏者。
「好心人付錢」待用餐點助弱勢社群。

Learnt this term from tonight 's TV program,
in this society,
some of us are lucky,
while some of us not,
to the people with kind hearts,
we can do just a little thing,
then,
some people can be benefited,
what a wonderful world !


From: wiki
caffè sospeso (Italiansuspended coffee) or pending coffee is a cup of coffee paid for in advance as an anonymous act of charity. The tradition began in the working-class cafés of Naples, where someone who had experienced good luck would order a sospeso, paying the price of two coffees but receiving and consuming only one. A poor person enquiring later whether there was a sospeso available would then be served a coffee for free.[1][2] Coffee shops in other countries have adopted the sospeso to increase sales.

2013-10-19

2013-10-18

"Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One" by Thomas Sowell


Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
Borrowed the Chinese translation version from the library, 
interesting topics,
I need to get the original English version!



It reminds me my days when I was in College,
I like Dr. Stolte's classes,
we always analysed the economics issues by.....
in long run.....
but in short run....
we always didn't have the correct answers,
we knew,
as also in real world -
there is no black or while,
all we need is,
to exam the problems by all kinds of aspects,
and provide with reasons. 
CRITICAL THINKING IS IMPORTANT!

"那條時光流轉的小巷” - 劉墉

Line Dance # - Hey boy


Portuguese family tree.

While I was heading to the outdoor concert,
met my old uncle in the street,
he is my mother's cousin.

I haven't met him for long time,
we exchanged the update,
and he suddenly told me that the ancestors from my mother side came to Macau 200 years ago,
thus according to our family tree,
we are Portugueses.

It was very interesting,
when I was small,
I knew that the family members ( males) in my mother side have Portuguese surnames,
but I don't know the reasons.

According to my uncle,
after generations of mix marriages,
we still have Portuguese blood!





夜夏艷火 張懸與Algae(台灣)

2013.10.18 國際音樂節節目之一

周五晚上,
涼風的大炮台山公園上,
臨時加設的大舞台,
舉行美麗月色的户外音樂會.
一群群的年青人,
環境氣氛不錯,
強烈燈光下的樹影,
陣陣的清風,
惜人太多,
只能觀看大銀幕上的音樂人,
台下都是享受美妙音樂的知音!

ISAK - International School of Asia, Karuizawa - Cultivate the future leaders in Asia

As K.M told me that he and his family is moving back to Japan next year,
he will teach in ISAK - International School of Asia, Karuizawa
http://isak.jp/
I visited the web site of this new international boarding school in Japan,
as I want to know more about this school.

I would like to share this school,
as I found this school is really the one that I would like to go when I was young :
"a school culture for young people that rewards students who want to think creatively, take safe risks, and who want to be catalysts for change in the world"

a school with a good environment and atmosphere,
the passionate and bright faculties help the students to build confidence,
be creative, communicative and innovative,
students are motivated to reach their goals.

Students can be inspired and guided by the passion educators ( like K.M.).
The school aims to train leaders in all fields, 
not only just the successful business men, corporate executives nor politicians.  

In the video,
I also agree with  K.M.'s remarks that he would like to train the students
to understand the concepts as well as the theories in Math.
it is much more important to think about the process how to solve the problems,
rather than just getting the answers right.

Yes, I share the same beliefs.
as I am also a Math. person !

I would like to visit this school one day!

Holiday mood

After a complete year of busy work,
I am taking my annual leave eventually,
happy holiday!

I want to do many things other than the daily routines,
like stay late in the early morning,
browsing Internet!

Line dance * - I need to (cha)


2013-10-17

Song - I need to know


因.....果

今天知悉一個新聞,
不大不小,
但感覺是,
每樣事情都有因,
昨天種的樹,
今日結的果,
人在做,
天在看!

2013.10.16

2013-10-16

我的新食點

住處附近的司打口最近新開了廣潮福粉麵食館,
終於有口福,
不用跨區找食了, 
營業時間超長,
早上至零晨3時,
happy eating!!

另外,
F推介在雀仔園街市附近的清邁美食,
熱賣的海南雞飯,
超級美味,
只於星期一至五早上營業,
往很早賣完收市,
那天公眾假期的星期一早上前往,
欲嘗美食,
惜又是休息,
終有一天,
我要品嘗那出名的海南雞飯!

2013.11.18 - my holiday - I made it to eat the Hanan Chicken Rice, so delicious!

Song - 愛的海洋


身在他鄉 志在遠方 你的愛讓我堅強
歌聲蕩漾 你為我鼓掌 沉浸在愛的海洋
從不敢想 到想去做 到做到我想的
事實證明我並不像他們想像的那樣脆弱
我只是需要一盞燈 一架鋼琴 一支麥克風
身在他鄉 志在遠方 你的愛讓我堅強
歌聲蕩漾 你為我鼓掌 沉浸在愛的海洋
曾經想像過做一名醫生救死扶傷
也曾想像過做律師 做記者 做奧運冠軍 但是都沒有結果
因為我最想要的是一盞燈 一架鋼琴 一支麥克風
身在他鄉 志在遠方 你的愛讓我堅強
歌聲蕩漾 你為我鼓掌 沉浸在愛的海洋
身在他鄉 志在遠方 你的愛讓我堅強
歌聲蕩漾 你為我鼓掌 沉浸在愛的海洋
身在他鄉 志在遠方 你的愛讓我堅強
歌聲蕩漾 你為我鼓掌 沉浸在愛的海洋
沉浸在愛的海洋

2013-10-14

Practical Walking Stick and Beautiful Umbrella in Paper

It is Double Ninth Festival (Chung Yeung Festival again,
except having one day of holiday,
it is always part of my father's routines to visit my mother's tomb.

May be when one misses someone,
he or she can see this person in dreams,
as my father usually tells me that he met my mother, grandpa and grandmoms.

However,
I seldom!

Two days ago,
father told me he met my mother in the dream,
she told me that she needed a walking stick and  a umbrella,
thus,
for the preparation of offering paper gifts during the visit to tomb,
my father made a special order in the shop.

Yesterday,
I can see several bags of offerings -
clothes,
flowers,
food,
wine,
walking stick,
umbrella,
money,
silver,
gold,
all are colorful and in paper,
for the walking stick and the umbrella,
I find the works  are really amazing,
same size like the real ones we are using,
but the work is very constructive and the objects can be burned,
I believe that master designed them well,
I asked my father how much did they cost,
he didn't tell me,
as for him,
money is not important at all,
they are the gifts to his love one,
my mother!



Line Dance # - Walk Around the Clock


2013-10-13

Dinner at Porto Sol

Barbecued Suckling Pig
Sautéed Scallops and Shrimps with Seasonal Vegetable in Ham
Deep-fried Prawn Wrapped in Rice Paper
Braised Sea Moss with Whole Conpoy and Garlic
Double-boiled Sea Whelk and American Gingseng with Red Dates and Supreme Chicken
Steamed Sea Garoupa with Black Mushroom
Crispy Fried Chicken with Vintage Dried Tangerine Peel
Fried Rice with Scallops, Gammon Ham, Sea Whelk, Honey Beans and Egg White
Braised E-fu Noodles with Enoki Mushroom in Abalone Sauce
Double-boiled Snow Fungus with Lotus Seeds, Dried Longan, Medlar Seeds and Chrysanthemum
Seasonal Fruit Platter


Movie - 37°2 Le Matin

Herbsttag - Rainer Maria Rilke,


Herr, es ist Zeit. Der Sommer war sehr groß.
Leg deinen Schatten auf die Sonnenuhren,
und auf den Fluren lass die Winde los.

Befiehl den letzten Früchten, voll zu sein;
gib ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage,
dränge sie zur Vollendung hin, und jage
die letzte Süße in den schweren Wein.

Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.

Rainer Maria Rilke, 21.9.1902, Paris





小巷 - 顧城

小巷
又弯又长

没有门
没有窗

我拿把旧钥匙
敲着厚厚的墙

阮籍詠懷詩“夜中不能寐”

夜中不能寐,起坐彈鳴琴。 
薄帷鑒明月,清風吹我襟。
孤鴻號外野,翔鳥鳴北林。 
徘徊將何見,憂思獨傷心。

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