http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog Team Building Singapore - Creating a Deep Impact Towards Fulfilling Human Potential Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:49:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most people tend to give up on making New Year’s Resolution simply because they claim they do not work. Below are some sure ways to totally sink your New Year’s Resolutions (if you have made any). 1. Create a Total Lack Of Clarity in What You Want Just make statements such as ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2009/01/four-sure-fire-ways-to-not-achieve-your-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions/ People love to be validated by their friends. We find a sense of approval and up-lifting of our spirits when people speak words of encouragement into our lives. Below is an excellent video that shares about how words can go a long way in building each person's life. It is a ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/12/do-you-need-validation/ Let's face it, people hate to fail. I don't like failing, but if I ever need to fail, I have to fail forward. Failing forward means to learn something from my experience and still do something good out of the situation. Donald Trump, America's biggest real estate tycoon shares in his ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/12/failure-is-not-the-end-but-the-beginning/ I know that this statement sounds like a mouthful. Before we answer that statement, we must first define the terms: Efficient- Being able to perform a task quickly without consuming too much resource (Eg, time, money and etc). Effective- Being able to do what is important. In your everyday work, just look around ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/12/are-you-efficiently-effective/ This is part 2/2 of the continuation in "Get Back 20% of Your Time Lost At Work!" 4. Reduce Meeting Time And Set Clear Objectives For It Long meetings with no clear objectives are often another potential time waster. It is always essential to have a clear agenda with a specific outcome ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/12/get-back-20-of-your-time-lost-at-work-part-2-of-2/ Believe me, I have been there. I used to think that being busy was extremely important, not till I found out that I was doing a lot of things, but nothing productive was done. In this world of multi-tasking, I asked myself is there something I could do to make ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/12/get-back-20-of-your-time-lost-at-work-part-1-of-2/ Here’s an important lesson that helped moved my business even in the dark times that we are experiencing. If you get this, it will totally change your perspective on things. What do I mean by this? In the current economic situation we are facing, listen to what people are saying. What are ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/11/one-of-the-most-important-lessons-of-all-time/ I recently came back from a 10 day trip from Japan and really had a great time with my family. It was really difficult to just let go of work but I felt that being able to let go and take a break is just as important as working hard. For ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/11/do-you-tip-in-the-workplace/ I recently went to Malacca, Malaysia to conduct a recce on a particular hotel for a huge convention slated in end 2009. The experience of being able to visit all the suites and rooms was rather pleasant and it gave me a good impression of the quality and services offered ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/10/empowerment-of-staff/ Here are some insights to Teamwork that I picked up from the Recent F1 Night Race in Singapore: 1. Clarity of roles Every single person in technical team knows what their job description is and they execute their task to perfection. The pit stop crew (which involves changing tires and refuelling) practices ... http://www.deepimpactonline.com/blog/2008/10/lessons-of-teamwork-from-f1-pitstops/