http://www.negrean.ro Working on a dream Fri, 27 May 2011 16:16:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eight Good Behaviors 1. Be a good coach Provide specific, constructive feedback, balancing the negative and the positive Have regular one-on-ones, presenting solutions to problems tailored to your employees’ specific strengths 2. Empower your team and don’t micromanage Balance giving freedom to your employees, while still being available for advice. Make “stretch” assignments to help them ... http://www.negrean.ro/eight-good-managers-behaviors-and-three-pitfalls/ In a quiet Mexican fishing village, an American who was on vacation saw a local fisherman unloading his catch. He decided to approach him. The American asked the fisherman, “why are you finishing your day so early?” The Mexican replied “Oh Senor, I have caught enough to feed my family ... http://www.negrean.ro/the-poor-mexican-fisherman/ 2009 was a good year. 2010 will be an Excelent year! I wish you all the best, and may all your dreams come true. In 2010 I'll sure be #WorkingOnADream! http://www.negrean.ro/all-the-best-in-2010/ I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! http://www.negrean.ro/merry-christmas/ I love the moral in this picture: Even if you have nothing, you can get anything. But your attitude & approach should be positive. I think this is very important to all the entrepreneurs out there. http://www.negrean.ro/positive-approach/ I've recently finished listening to Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business that I've bought from Audible.com It is a very useful book for those who are discovering the bennefits of social media and want to grow their business or adventure into new teritory. For the ones ... http://www.negrean.ro/the-shift-to-socialnomics/ I have recently listened to Blue Ocean Strategy - How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant. Yes, listen and not read, because I prefer to listen to a book. It's more convenient. It's easier to listen than read while I'm in traffic, or when I have short ... http://www.negrean.ro/blue-ocean-strategy/ 6 Key techniques to electrify your audience as done by Steve Jobs http://www.negrean.ro/present-like-steve-jobs/ Where are You on the road to success? http://www.negrean.ro/the-road-to-success/ Last week I attended Open Agile, a sub-event of eLiberatica 2009 conference. It was the first Agile event in Romania and I consider it a great success. I helped promoting the event through www.Lucrez.in/IT and I was also a speaker, talking about an Agile Startup (but more on this in an other ... http://www.negrean.ro/open-agile-2009-a-great-start/