All the so-called "secrets of happiness" will not work unless you do. There is no point in waiting for things to happen. The process of effectuation is not all that difficult, what is required a little bit of presence of mind. All the answers lie within you, all that needs to be done is cull out these pointers.
Not to forget that this universe itself is vast awning of innovation and inspiration. You can definitely draw out clues from the same to seek the answers to the problems in life.
Once you get into the habit of self awareness and observation then problem solving becomes alot more easier and enjoyable. Once you are able to clearly identify the gaps then you can also identify strategies for filling up these lacuna. It is a complete learning loop that you need to go through in order to add to your wisdom reserves and enrich your experience base.
©®Chitra Lele
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Implementing KM system - The Quality Perspective
Firstly we need to pinpoint what all elements will go into making a Total Quality Knowledge Management System, according to me the following elements form the substance of KM – quality oriented->Identify knowledge requirements,Obtain existing knowledge assets, Identify knowledge gaps, Address knowledge gaps to fulfill requirements, and Continually preserve and expand knowledge to reflect dynamic requirements.
Thus KM is a continuum perspective since it transforms data into wisdom.
When Knowledge management complements and enhances other organizational initiatives such as total quality management, business process re-engineering and organizational learning, then it begins to provide a new and urgent focus to sustain competitive position and enhance the quality aspect too.
Total Quality Knowledge Management can be described as the application of knowledge management practices to achieve quality management principles that include
Customer focus, Leadership, Involvement of people, Process approach, Systems approach to management, Continual improvement, Factual approach to decision-making, and Mutually beneficial supplier relation.
The Following points can be imbibed for implementing KM for improving quality processes
Develop Basic Process Competence.
Identify Missing Metrics.
Consider Benchmarking.
Work to Diffuse Internal Knowledge/Practices.
Provide Supportive Learning Environment.
Address Known Knowledge Gaps.
Check/Recheck Assumptions.
Make the Implicit Explicit.
Learn from Malfunctions.
Conclusion
Knowledge in and knowledge of the process is fragmented. No one person/group of people has a full understanding of the entire process. This points to the potential value of a KM effort that enables efficient access and sharing of high-quality, relevant, timely knowledge up, down, and across organizational lines, especially those functional and organizational lines that result in fragmented processes.
©®Chitra Lele
Thus KM is a continuum perspective since it transforms data into wisdom.
When Knowledge management complements and enhances other organizational initiatives such as total quality management, business process re-engineering and organizational learning, then it begins to provide a new and urgent focus to sustain competitive position and enhance the quality aspect too.
Total Quality Knowledge Management can be described as the application of knowledge management practices to achieve quality management principles that include
Customer focus, Leadership, Involvement of people, Process approach, Systems approach to management, Continual improvement, Factual approach to decision-making, and Mutually beneficial supplier relation.
The Following points can be imbibed for implementing KM for improving quality processes
Develop Basic Process Competence.
Identify Missing Metrics.
Consider Benchmarking.
Work to Diffuse Internal Knowledge/Practices.
Provide Supportive Learning Environment.
Address Known Knowledge Gaps.
Check/Recheck Assumptions.
Make the Implicit Explicit.
Learn from Malfunctions.
Conclusion
Knowledge in and knowledge of the process is fragmented. No one person/group of people has a full understanding of the entire process. This points to the potential value of a KM effort that enables efficient access and sharing of high-quality, relevant, timely knowledge up, down, and across organizational lines, especially those functional and organizational lines that result in fragmented processes.
©®Chitra Lele
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Energy sharing
Energy is the most valuable intangible asset of an organization.
Energy sharing is all about collaborative leadership. Each member is a leader in his own way as he comes with a unique baggage of skills, personality and myriad team experiences.
Energy sharing enables the teams to not only achieve the mission but also successfully set performance goals and develop robust strategies to manage change.
In the process of identifying star potential do not introduce unnecessary competition; rather look for ways in which knowledge energy can be shared by identifying the skills. Apart from building positive vibes in the professional setup the leader needs to have off-site team activities which will help foster cooperation and trust.
How do you eliminate negative energy or non-performing energy? ->The team members need to know their roles and expectations clearly. In spite of clear definition, if they still they do not give their best then merely removing them from the team won’t solve the problem. The leader and the concerned members need to discuss the gap and document the findings and problematic behavior. It may so happen that the concerned member may have been assigned a role not befitting his skills and that is why he is not able to contribute. Another example is that he has been trained for the assigned role but it may so occur that due to some internal structural changes he is assigned to a different role altogether. In such cases alternatives need to be worked out. This is where empowerment and cross-training comes in handy.
In case of members who act conversely to the team culture and their actions are against the team values then such members need to be dealt with on the highest priority level. The coach needs to act quickly to get these toxic members off board. Depending on the performance benchmarks and team feedback the leader can marginalize them and finally remove them. Toxic, non cooperative resources are the biggest threat to the leader’s status and team morale.
It is not about energy sharing within the team limits only; it is about energy vibes flowing from the management towards the team too. The management needs to ensure that the team believes that it’s not just about organizational growth but also about collective progress.
Advantages
A.There is continuous improvement.
B.‘Grow Together’ becomes the mantra for the climate of co-existence.
C.Energy sharing is a source of competitive advantage. It is the base of a knowledge economy.
D.Team members and top management will work in unison by deriving value from information energy shared amongst them.
©®Chitra Lele
Energy sharing is all about collaborative leadership. Each member is a leader in his own way as he comes with a unique baggage of skills, personality and myriad team experiences.
Energy sharing enables the teams to not only achieve the mission but also successfully set performance goals and develop robust strategies to manage change.
In the process of identifying star potential do not introduce unnecessary competition; rather look for ways in which knowledge energy can be shared by identifying the skills. Apart from building positive vibes in the professional setup the leader needs to have off-site team activities which will help foster cooperation and trust.
How do you eliminate negative energy or non-performing energy? ->The team members need to know their roles and expectations clearly. In spite of clear definition, if they still they do not give their best then merely removing them from the team won’t solve the problem. The leader and the concerned members need to discuss the gap and document the findings and problematic behavior. It may so happen that the concerned member may have been assigned a role not befitting his skills and that is why he is not able to contribute. Another example is that he has been trained for the assigned role but it may so occur that due to some internal structural changes he is assigned to a different role altogether. In such cases alternatives need to be worked out. This is where empowerment and cross-training comes in handy.
In case of members who act conversely to the team culture and their actions are against the team values then such members need to be dealt with on the highest priority level. The coach needs to act quickly to get these toxic members off board. Depending on the performance benchmarks and team feedback the leader can marginalize them and finally remove them. Toxic, non cooperative resources are the biggest threat to the leader’s status and team morale.
It is not about energy sharing within the team limits only; it is about energy vibes flowing from the management towards the team too. The management needs to ensure that the team believes that it’s not just about organizational growth but also about collective progress.
Advantages
A.There is continuous improvement.
B.‘Grow Together’ becomes the mantra for the climate of co-existence.
C.Energy sharing is a source of competitive advantage. It is the base of a knowledge economy.
D.Team members and top management will work in unison by deriving value from information energy shared amongst them.
©®Chitra Lele
Monday, April 27, 2009
Technology driven workforce
We are faced with technology by the bucket load both at home and work. At work technology and teams leverage one for the other. In current times teams in any organization act as enablers of business and this is possible due to the powers of technological innovations, by a large measure. In organizations it is the people who make the difference; hence organizations should exploit the powers of technology to capitalize on this human energy. Day-by-day technology is affecting employees at all levels of organizations, from the executives to middle management and the front line staff.
Integration of the two would mean not only harmonious co-existence but also leveraging one for the other. This influx in technology has caused changes in the way human resources plug in to the workflow. The following aspects have proven to be helpful in using technology power for the betterment of business results.
Tech Savvy
Tech savvy employees can handle most of the administrative aspects on their own due to the availability of online systems for aspects right from leave application to travel booking to time sheet logging. These online tools make life easier and help the organizational tiers to focus more on strategic aspects of work.
A Critical Tool
Technology is no more looked upon as an add-on business requirement rather it is considered a major tool for information gathering and sharing, knowledge management, data analysis and interpretation, problem solving, decision-making and communication.
Process Capabilities
Business is about managing capabilities and not mere task level functions. The power of latest electronic tools can be used to capture and integrate information and inputs on the current processes. The processed information can then be used to gain a better understanding of the loopholes in the existing value chains and in turn help to build robust strategies to overcome the loopholes. Modern technology in a way helps businesses to reduce operating costs and increase efficiency by automating and streamlining existing business processes.
Integration of technology and organizational workforce means not only harmonious co-existence but also leveraging one for the other. Leveraging of technology for workforce management implies digitizing and automating the workflow patterns thereby resulting in time and cost-savings.
To survive the shockwaves of turbulent times businesses, both large and small need to be upfront in building their technology base and also be willing to spend on training needs of the workforce so that they can harness the powers of technology in the right sense.
©®Chitra Lele
Integration of the two would mean not only harmonious co-existence but also leveraging one for the other. This influx in technology has caused changes in the way human resources plug in to the workflow. The following aspects have proven to be helpful in using technology power for the betterment of business results.
Tech Savvy
Tech savvy employees can handle most of the administrative aspects on their own due to the availability of online systems for aspects right from leave application to travel booking to time sheet logging. These online tools make life easier and help the organizational tiers to focus more on strategic aspects of work.
A Critical Tool
Technology is no more looked upon as an add-on business requirement rather it is considered a major tool for information gathering and sharing, knowledge management, data analysis and interpretation, problem solving, decision-making and communication.
Process Capabilities
Business is about managing capabilities and not mere task level functions. The power of latest electronic tools can be used to capture and integrate information and inputs on the current processes. The processed information can then be used to gain a better understanding of the loopholes in the existing value chains and in turn help to build robust strategies to overcome the loopholes. Modern technology in a way helps businesses to reduce operating costs and increase efficiency by automating and streamlining existing business processes.
Integration of technology and organizational workforce means not only harmonious co-existence but also leveraging one for the other. Leveraging of technology for workforce management implies digitizing and automating the workflow patterns thereby resulting in time and cost-savings.
To survive the shockwaves of turbulent times businesses, both large and small need to be upfront in building their technology base and also be willing to spend on training needs of the workforce so that they can harness the powers of technology in the right sense.
©®Chitra Lele
Sunday, April 5, 2009
My views of having an Object Oriented approach to Security
The need for a new approach arises because the existing approaches are unable to stem the security issues increasing day-by-day. The root cause of any security problem, be it a virus attack or hacking, is simply bad software, which in turn comes from incorrect application of Software Engineering principles.
My proposal will not address all security threats,but will definitely set stage for building a robust Security Architecture and System.
Building blocks of this approach
1) Any problem domain can be characterized as a set of objects that have specific attributes and behaviors.
2) Objects are inherently oriented towards security through scope specifiers for its attributes.
This makes it easy to view systems and users decoupled in a scenario background, taking advantage of the best features of Object Oriented systems, even for a system that was not specifically designed to be Object Oriented.
The Value Addition of OO apporach:-
The existing approaches are more of 'find-and-patch' or 'make-fix' nature. However, the object-oriented approach insists incorporating security mesaures into the system time and again at every stage right from the Concept initiation stage to Post-Implementation maintenance stage.
The second advantage of the OO Approach is based on the main principles of the Object Oriented Architecture - Reusability. Any project built using this apporach can be re-used elsewhere without any hassle.
©®Chitra Lele
My proposal will not address all security threats,but will definitely set stage for building a robust Security Architecture and System.
Building blocks of this approach
1) Any problem domain can be characterized as a set of objects that have specific attributes and behaviors.
2) Objects are inherently oriented towards security through scope specifiers for its attributes.
This makes it easy to view systems and users decoupled in a scenario background, taking advantage of the best features of Object Oriented systems, even for a system that was not specifically designed to be Object Oriented.
The Value Addition of OO apporach:-
The existing approaches are more of 'find-and-patch' or 'make-fix' nature. However, the object-oriented approach insists incorporating security mesaures into the system time and again at every stage right from the Concept initiation stage to Post-Implementation maintenance stage.
The second advantage of the OO Approach is based on the main principles of the Object Oriented Architecture - Reusability. Any project built using this apporach can be re-used elsewhere without any hassle.
©®Chitra Lele
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Geek and You shall find IT - Digital Delivery
Syndication is best described as the right content being received by the right person at the right time and right place. Users can consume the content in an experience they control.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a new technology you can use to have information sent to you, rather than having to go hunting for it. Many Web sites, offer RSS as a way to splash news and execute marketing strategies.These feeds are becoming more and more popular, more sites are offering these free services, and more users are streaming the content. No more hunting and rummaging, information comes to you on its OWN right at your doorstep...! RSS eliminates all the hassles associated with Email newsletters, which we typically call SPAM..because the user has control as to what he wishes to receive. In future alongwith Website management,Content Management Comapnies will have to plan for Syndication strategies as well to keep the users coming back to thier websites.
In technical jargon RSS may mean Really Simple Syndication, but for consumers/users all around it definitely stands out as Really Simple and Sensible.
Happy Streamin'!
©®Chitra Lele
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a new technology you can use to have information sent to you, rather than having to go hunting for it. Many Web sites, offer RSS as a way to splash news and execute marketing strategies.These feeds are becoming more and more popular, more sites are offering these free services, and more users are streaming the content. No more hunting and rummaging, information comes to you on its OWN right at your doorstep...! RSS eliminates all the hassles associated with Email newsletters, which we typically call SPAM..because the user has control as to what he wishes to receive. In future alongwith Website management,Content Management Comapnies will have to plan for Syndication strategies as well to keep the users coming back to thier websites.
In technical jargon RSS may mean Really Simple Syndication, but for consumers/users all around it definitely stands out as Really Simple and Sensible.
Happy Streamin'!
©®Chitra Lele
Monday, January 19, 2009
Quotes coined by Me
Offlate, I have started framing quotes churned out from my mind mill, ofcourse with a poetic twist to them.
1)Reach deep within yourself, transform the landscape of your life, and strengthen the moral frontier- to revamp the inner sphere.
2)The first toxin that should be thrown out from the emotional baggage is Anger.
3)Detach from external control to re-attach with the universal reality.
4)No More Excuses. Only deadline driven milestones!
5)Learn to move on. Stop worrying, stop moping and listen to the inner clarion.
©®Chitra Lele
1)Reach deep within yourself, transform the landscape of your life, and strengthen the moral frontier- to revamp the inner sphere.
2)The first toxin that should be thrown out from the emotional baggage is Anger.
3)Detach from external control to re-attach with the universal reality.
4)No More Excuses. Only deadline driven milestones!
5)Learn to move on. Stop worrying, stop moping and listen to the inner clarion.
©®Chitra Lele
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