Personal Development

The real reason we are buying branded things

sandara park

Why are we really buying branded things?

Short answer: Weakness and insecurity.

I watch a lot of Korean content -- I watch Kdrama and I also listen to Kpop.  There was an episode of "I Live Alone" where the guest was Sandara Park. 

In the episode, Sandara was known apparently for bringing the weirdest things in her bag.  Someone asked her, Why do you have big earrings in your bag?  (Note that she does not need to bring those where she was going).  Not verbatim, but she said:

Asking for feedback on performance as an IT professional

I have created a form to give out to our client-partners.  This will let me know how me and my staff members are doing.  

The questions on this form are based on https://bryanmanalo.com/how-do-i-evaluate-staff-member.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYjtGop7mXtg0gsTWzHaSc5XH4B0fDP6AdOz-wSDzX-g54-w/viewform

 

How do I evaluate a staff member?

Staff evaluation

As a team leader for software developers, how do I define good performance? 

Feedback is very important to me, I want to know from my manager how I am doing, whether my performance is satisfactory or not.  In the same way, I want it to be clear for the team that I manage, what I look for in a staff member.  I want to make sure that these things are very clear, and that my staff knows them by heart and able to tell me about these from memory.

1. Able to communicate properly.

What are my top things as a manager / supervisor?

Hand wokring on the garden

We have to step back and think about what are our priorities as managers and team leaders.  Otherwise, we will always be in "operation" and always be sucked in by what is urgent and not what is important.

From a book I have read on Project Management, we have two roles to play as leaders: chess master and gardener.  And we have to play both roles.