Category: Notes
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Dysfunctional team
Have you had this signal while the people are looking at different directions? These are the signals that the team is not effectively working together: Talk about each other (mostly blaming) but not each other No one feels empowered No… Continue reading
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We need to strengthen our vocabulary for feelings
When you’re expressing your feelings, it’s better to use words that refer to specific emotions rather than words that are vague and general. Don’t say you feel “good” when words like happy, excited, relieved, or anything else could describe how… Continue reading
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Mặt trái của nhân tính: Bạn càng nhân nhượng, người khác càng lấn tới!
Làm người có thể rộng rãi nhưng cần gặp được người biết báo ân; có thể lương thiện nhưng cần phải gặp người thông tình đạt lý. Những lời nói sau đây tuy chua chát nhưng lại chính là mặt… Continue reading
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My Office’s Greatest and Worst Moments
Yes, we all have had them for the greatest and worst moments in life as well as at our workplace. The good thing of experiencing these feelings is to have different emotions so when you face it again in the… Continue reading
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Like a Virgin — Richard Branson
What is the invention that you are grateful of the most? For me, it is not about high-tech even I am contributing a bit in making our world, a better place with high-tech. It is about the invention of Book… Continue reading
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Constructive feedback brings happiness
In the past 5+ years leading a software company, I have heard and listened to lots of nonconstructive feedback from many different people including our leaders and managers. These can lead to an unhealthy environment: unmotivated people and negative thoughts.… Continue reading
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Celebration Grid?
The Practises column is the most straightforward, if you do the right things the right way, you’ll likely be successful. Sadly enough, even the best tried-and-tested practises fail every now and then. But this is not necessarily a reflection on… Continue reading
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Building A Strengths-Based-Organization
Recently, I have participated in a training workshop to identify our strengthens and maximize our strengths. While reflecting on this workshop, I thought why should I not build an organization of connecting strengths of the people working together instead of… Continue reading