I have been pondering & studying a lot lately on what makes us happy at work. One of the key elements that I have come to strongly believe is that "relationships" with our co-workers is a key ingredient to being happy at work.It is a known fact that man is a social animal and research has shown that depth and extent of relationships is a key factor in long-term ...
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Hidden messages
Bad economic conditions & outlook are forcing business to cutback on expenses. Leaders roll out austerity measures to cutback on spending. However, they fail to realize the hidden messages that they constantly communicate with the team. They set bad examples! Take the case of a leader who implements travel restriction in a group on one hand while he/she travels or ...
It’s PandaBoard !
It's been 8 months since we launched PandaBoard in ELC-E 2010. The response and acceptance to the platform has been simply great. We have now shipped several thousands PandaBoard and over 7 world-wide distributors sell the platform. OMAP processors have been leading the openess movement on Mobile ARM SoC space with Open TRM & datasheets. However developers had to buy ...
Smartphone device innovation – An opportunity up for grabs
Smartphones have been the cutting edge of mobile device innovation over the last 10 years with a few notable innovation periods: 2004 & earlier: PDAs integrated phones, RIM blackberry for corporate email 2005-2007 Multimedia computers: Nokia lead this effort with it's multimedia computers capable of excellent imaging capabilities, carl zeiss optics, xeon flash with devices ...
Adding Value!
One of the important lessons we often miss or fail to learn is on "Adding value!". As children we are taught to compete, achieve & win. Often this forms a ingrained habit - that leads us to approach situations with "what's in it for me" attitude. We tend to 'take' rather than 'give'. Eventually, people around you distance themselves & often avoid interacting with ...