If you get the chance to walk into your managers’ room or cubicle, scan what books are on his desk or shelves. Most likely they are all related to management, leadership or any high achieving and inspiring topic. Look at the desks at the staff area and you would most likely find technical books related to their job description. Go around the room and you would clearly distinguish a clean desk from piled-up area which immediately gives you a perception of the person.

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I have worked with perfectionists who treat tiny details serious enough to make a dent to project timelines and work plans. As it turned out, customers don’t notice these things and their appreciation is far less than the time spent to refine details.

What really matters?

I have written a post commenting on the Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management by Wayne Turk. I would look for the link where you can download the document since the file has been sitting on my harddisk for quite sometime and I can’t seem to recall who I got it from. Anyways, Wayne Turk the author, has commented on the post and have written very good thoughts about it. Below is his actual comment:

I am reading a post from Slacker Manager about finding a mentor. Everyone needs a mentor and mentor themselves indirectly need mentees to help them stay sharp and focus. Finding a mentor outside the workplace would not be as complicated as finding a mentor inside the organization especially when stewardship is not a core value of the business.

One of the regular sections in our company’s internal newsletter features an interview to a chosen senior management about the core value he holds at the highest regard. Ninety-nine percent of senior management interviewed says integrity is the value they value the most and should be at the core of everyone’s character.