THE CODEX

Dumb Vs. Clueless

Your crucifying client or your difficult programmer… probably are not dumb, probably just clueless. There’s a distinction between two. Every person takes actions based on their climate of opinions and

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Serve a Great Sandwich

Many businesses strive to chase the numbers by offering a number of products and services. Piles of bread, hundred different types of sandwiches. Doesn’t matter if their product X is

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Waiter Vs. Grabber

Are you waiting for the right time to start working towards your major career goal? Let me tell this up front – you’re NOT going to make it happen. “Now, that’s rude. Tell me

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Be specific

Observe the conversation below: “When I say that Jack is the Module Lead and anything that goes right or wrong in the module, Jack is responsible, I’d like to know

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Prevent your project from collapsing

Most projects don’t collapse sensationally. They collapse slowly. But you wouldn’t know that just by sitting in the steering meetings or reading monthly project status reports. Same way, businesses, families,

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A case against urgency

Haven’t you heard the word ‘urgent’ used even when the matter is not so urgent? It’s a known tactic which might be effective in the short term but not otherwise,

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Smart as a Whip 101

Read. Read more; Read meaningful books; Read meaningful books and blogs; Keep reading; Keep reading something you would like to learn from; Walk. Walk more; Keep walking; Keep walking; pause; Keep

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Value Vs. Inputs

Undelivered value and just applauding inputs…is easy compared to delivering something that makes a difference. Applauding your Service Delivery Manager being online at 2:00 am to handle client escalation is easy.

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