Most people do not know or are not honest with themselves regarding their weaknesses. Many companies use a 360 degree assessment tool which is very effective in identifying an individual’s weakness irrespective of his personal belief. This tool is online, discreet, and administered by Human Resource (HR) Department. The questions covers all aspects of the subject person’s personality, management style, strengths, weaknesses, and performance. Each person was required to conduct a 360 degree assessment which meant he/she would identify 3-4 peers each for subordinates, supervisors and management people to conduct the assessment. HR would send the notice out requesting inputs […]

People management is tougher than managing any project or program and is the key to success for every project. No matter how well the planning of the project is, it is of no use unless executed properly. The execution part is done by the project team, so they need to be managed really very tactfully and carefully. Many managers lack basic training in managing people, they even lack the values, and sensitivity required to interact effectively with different types of people. Top 5 Mistakes made by managers in managing resources  Make decisions before discussing with the team members- Some managers

“Feedback” is generally an “opinion” about a person, a group or a process, people are directly or indirectly related with. It can be given as a balanced advice based on facts or one’s own view point based on limited or incomplete information.  Be very careful while sharing the feedback specially feedback regarding your superiors, as nobody likes to hear negative comments about themselves, irrespective of how constructive these may be. And it can return back to you any day. Feedback is one of the “ideal” noble ideas that companies want to put to use, and they are sincere in instituting

Predictive analysis of employees is a type of data analysis done basis assumptions and unknowns, to make predictions about unknown future events. Consider a scenario: A manager walks towards one of his team member and tells him/her that they did a data analysis, and it predicts that some of the key resources similar to his/her profile would soon get restless and think of leaving the company, so the company want to make an offer basis data which shows how they had retained people of similar profile in past. What reaction is expected from the team member? Would s/he welcome the offer,

When people join a new organization, they join it with the mindset to give their best and not to repeat mistakes done in past. A new joiner needs a comfortable and healthy environment to cope up with the new company, culture and people. Setting a target or expectations on the very first day can result in negative impact. Don’t make him feel regretted on his decision of leaving his previous organization. If you have a new team member and you have evaluation period to evaluate whether the member is suitable for your project, what are the factors you would evaluate

Before getting into the discussion of correct assignment of task according to bands and grades, let’s first understand various levels in a large or medium sized organization. Level 1 – This level includes junior members like trainee, data entry operator, call center operator, helpdesk staff, analyst or level 1 support staff. Level 2 – This includes operating consultant like associate, developer, data base operators, management consultant, and consultant. The operating consultant is the front-line professional generally work at the client’s organization. Level 3 – This includes supervising consultant like team leader, project manager, senior manager, senior project consultant, and manager. The main responsibilities

At times things become really complicated for the project managers, and it does. You have multiple teams, multiple resources, and multiple stakeholders. Everybody wanting something in a different way, in a different format. People speaking different language, communicating differently resulting in things becoming complicated. We all learn from experiences sometimes very hard lessons. Some tips how to simplify complicated tasks Check if all your team members are doing their tasks honestly- Once you succeed in identifying the weak links of your project just pick up the phone and give them a call. Maybe text them. But, if there’s someone that’s

Project Managers often tend to hide changes from negative stakeholders, who focus more in creating roadblocks than contributing in the success of the project. An example of this is, in case of organization restructuring, those affected most would likely oppose everything, so you hide all changes initially and the first visibility of it occurs at implementation time. There are people who talk a lot without understanding the actual impact. This kind is interested in making noise so, at times, just to let the things move smoothly, project managers are bound to hide changes from them. But be very careful and ensure

When one business or company acquires or is merged with another, the result is a brand new organization. Managing that change is a complex and time-consuming process, with significant implications of tough time in terms of people management. Scenario: You are working as a Project manager in a multi-national company and were performing fairly well. Due to merger and acquisition your top management gets changed. Your new boss starts bothering the entire department with new policies and procedures. Projects priorities change, project managers were changed without any justification or criteria. Suddenly it became very difficult for you and your team