http://kareemshaker.com Everyday is a New Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:22:24 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=889 It is very difficult to select from the plethora of leadership skills which ones are the most effective ones. If you look at greatest leaders humankind have known you will realize that every leader has got his own personality that was formed based on the vision and set of experiences he had, although most of [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/10-ways-to-lead-effectively/feed/ 6 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:29:12 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=776 You want to know whether you are an authentic leader? Lead in touch times and strive to direct people towards a common goal. The hard circumstances will show your leadership style in its true color and will put your ability to motivate, inspire, and give people hope under real test. If you want to know [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/leadership-in-recession/feed/ 2 http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:10:21 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=604 Motivation is an art not a science! I have just watched a video about motivation that is based on a speech by Dan Pink author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us book. Dan believes that motivation can be achieved through three ways: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. he bases his conclusions on many [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/general/the-truth-about-motivation/feed/ 11 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:39:18 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=435 I have recently stumbled upon this quote and I did like it so much, I tweeted it and found that many people have retweeted it in a short time, it is a quote of William L. McKnight (1887 – 1978), a former CEO of 3M company, who saved 3M from bankruptcy and made it a [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/feed/ 14 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:29 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=349 You cannot manage people from an ivory tower, you have to interact with your team, speak with them on daily basis and melt the ice that may stand as a big demotivator in many organizations, Management By Walking/Wandering Around (MBWA) is a simple yet effective technique to have a robust relationship with your team built [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/management-by-walking-around-for-project-managers/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:49:02 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=285 Have you ever worked on a project where you noticed that some team members are not working as efficient as they can? Have you tried figuring out why those team members are acting the way they do? Have you tried adding more people to expedite execution and eventually it turned out you are not getting [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/social-loafing-for-project-managers/feed/ 6