Ravi Bhuthapuri

We know from recent books and articles that surgeries started becoming more and more effective when surgeons discovered the power of simple management and process techniques such as checklists. Peter Pronovost, an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, found in a 2006 study that an alarming number of surgical teams were skipping one of […]

There will inevitably be moments when work will seem like drudgery. There will always be things that we must do in the course of our work-week that do not seem to make sense or add value to our job or even career. Such tasks can include making endless tweaks to a presentation, reviewing a sub-standard

In a Microsoft survey that was rolled out exactly 11 months ago, 40 percent of respondents across the globe said that they may leave their employer at some point during the year. And many did just that. If you are a manager, especially in Technology, this mass exodus has surely affected you. Reasons abound for

In my last post, I wrote about the two types of performance indicators we can define and track. These indicators or KPIs, when defined well, have several benefits. When we write down measurable goals, we are 33% more likely to achieve them; KPIs help us stay accountable to these goals. They are also an effective

Peter Drucker, the management guru, wrote in ‘Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices’, “Work implies not only that somebody is supposed to do the job, but also accountability, a deadline and, finally, the measurement of results —that is, feedback from results on the work and on the planning process itself.” Measuring results or outcomes is a fundamental

In 1945, Kikumatsu Ogawa, a publishing editor in Japan, was on a business trip when he heard on the radio something no one ever thought they would hear: the Japanese Emperor Hirohoto’s ‘unconditional surrender’ message. He returned to Tokyo, and took stock of a world that had changed irreversibly. In the words of John W.

Brigadier General Erwin Rommel, who led Germany’s 7th Panzer Division in World War II, was tasked with the 1940 campaign to take France. His forces broke through French lines within 24 hours of the battle’s beginning. Neither stopping to rest nor consolidate their hard-earned victories, the division raced ahead. They advanced a staggering 48 km

This post written by Sridhar Krishnan, was originally published in 2015 on the Transcend Talent Transformation Blog. Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and fearsome fast bowler, retired in 2015 from all forms of the sport. Over a successful 15-year international career, he represented his country in more than 300 matches and dismissed opposition batsmen more than

Our clients turn to us when they want help with a problem and they trust us to provide a solution. They lack either the expertise (their “core strengths” lie elsewhere) or the bandwidth (outsourcing the work to consultants is more cost-effective and quicker than having to recruit a team) to address the problem on their

delegate verb dɛ-lɪ-ɡeɪt to give part of one’s own work to someone else Most time-management and personal effectiveness training programs will teach you that leaders should delegate work to their team members. While it is true that effective delegation of work will lighten your workload, there are many more reasons why you should actively consider