Being An Effective Leader

By: Arzoo Zaheer
Date: Aug-31-08
What are some key characteristics of a leader?  Are people born to lead or is it possible to develop leadership skills later on in life?
After brainstorming, I came up with five key skills a true leader must possess:
1-Willingness to Listen to Bring Change for the Positive:
Listening to one’s colleagues and subordinates is a key skill. [...]

Professionals! Keep Your Learning Radars Active

By: Arzoo Zaheer
Date: July-13-08
As one matures professionally and gathers new skills, it’s really easy to fall for “I know all about my field” mentality. This mentality leads to a stagnant attitude towards learning. Knowledge never ends so acquiring it should never end. Believe me, arrogance can truly damage your relationships with your colleagues/subordinates who as [...]

BCC not CC

By: Arzoo Zaheer
Date: July-13-08
Its common for several professionals to make real friends with their colleagues. And then when you are friends, its common to forward them emails in an attempt to share something insightful and entertaining. There is one mistake any professional is bound to make while forwarding emails to more than one of your [...]

Think it All Through

By: Arzoo Zaheer
Dated: June-22-08
Have you ever been in a situations where you blurted out your first thoughts without realizing the impact it would have on your colleagues?  Well, its natural if that happens. However, its best to avoid that if you really want to stand out from the rest of the crowd. Avoiding any frustrations, [...]

Avoiding Nosy Questions

By: Arzoo Zaheer
Date: June-22-08
Today as my mom was about to throw out some Chateline magazines, I hurriedly collected them. They were in mint condition and I thought there might be some useful articles there. I came across this really interesting article titled “How to Answer Nosy Questions” in Chateline June2007, pg. 235-236. [...]