The Masculine

PROJECT MANAGER SUCCESS CRITERIA

2009-04-02T08:56:00.000-07:00

The research resulted in defining the following eight behaviors of the best project managers:

1. Are strongly committed to a clear mission
2. Have a long term and big picture perspective
3. Are both systematic and innovative thinkers
4. Find and empower the best people for their teams
5. Are selective in their involvement in project issues
6. Focus on external stakeholders
7. Thrive on relationships and influence
8. Proactively gather information and insist on results

Professor John P. Kotter of the Harvard Business School published an article entitled,
What effective general managers really do, in the November-December 1982 Harvard
Business Review. This was a follow-up to similar research by others including Henry
Mintzberg in his book and article, The Nature of Managerial Work, Harper &
Row(1973). The conclusion of all of this research was to quote Kotter: “A rather large
gap exists between the conventional wisdom on management functions, tools and systems
on the one hand and actual managerial behavior on the other. The former is usually
discussed in terms of planning, controlling, staffing, organizing, and directing -”. Does this
sound like the PMI® PMBOK®? The study focused on a group of successful general
managers and consisted of interviews, questionnaires and observations. These various
studies all found that actual managerial behavior did not consist of Planning etc. but was
much less programmed. Project managers are in effect mini-general managers so the
results of Kotter’s and the others research are relevant for Project Managers also. In fact
the project manager track is an excellent way for organizations to develop future general
managers who gain a view of many different functions of a business in contrast to
someone who has grown up in just one function.
Kotter found effective GMs concentrated their effort on three behaviors as
follows:
1. Agenda setting
2. Network building
3. Execution: getting networks to implement agendas.
Kotter defines the dilemma facing a new general manager in terms that sound exactly like
the challenges facing a new Project Manager.
1. “Figuring out what to do despite uncertainty, great diversity, and an enormous
amount of potentially relevant information.
2. Getting things done through a large and diverse set of people despite having little
control over most of them”.
Effective general managers develop agendas for what they want to accomplish consisting
of “loosely connected goals and plans that address their long, medium and short term
responsibilities”. They do this with informal discussions with a very wide range of people,
especially by asking questions.
Kotter also found that effective executives, “allocate significant time and effort when they
first take their jobs to developing a network of cooperative relationships among those
people they feel are needed to satisfy their emerging agendas – including outsiders”. Does
this not sound like a Project Managers job? Does the PMI® certification process measure
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this? “They try to create the appropriate “environment” (norms and values) they feel is
necessary to implement their agenda”.
Then comes execution. “After they have developed their networks and agendas, effective
GMs tend to shift their attention toward using the networks to implement their agendas.
They marshal their interpersonal skills, budgetary resources, and information to influence
people and events in a variety of direct and indirect ways.” Does this again not seem to
describe the Project Managers job? Does the PMI® PMBOK® discuss this in a way that
a potential project manager could learn how to actually perform these behaviors in a real
situation? “Excellent performers ask, encourage, cajole, praise, reward, demand,
manipulate, and generally motivate others with great skill in face-to-face situations.” Are
these behaviors measured in the PMI® certification process?
Kotter draws several conclusions that are relevant to the project management
situation today.
1. “Management training courses probably overemphasize formal tools,
unambiguous problems and situations that deal simplistically with human
relationships.
2. Another example of inappropriate courses is those that emphasize formal
quantitative tools.
3. The formal planning systems within which many GMs must operate probably
hinder effective performance.”
For a conclusion I will quote from an article by Kate Belzer, Project Management: Still
More Art than Science, CNIDR Isearch. “Today’s project manager must be able to apply
the processes, tools, and techniques of the trade efficiently and effectively to be successful.
However, without mastering the timeless soft skills to supplement the hard skills,
few project managers will succeed.”

By Robert Youker

Aburizal Bakrie - Rich man from indonesian

2008-08-05T01:53:00.000-07:00

Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare, Aburizal Bakrie, along with his family was proclaimed as the richest man in Indonesia in 2007 by Forbes Asia magazine.

Ical, short for Aburizal, toppled the position of Sukanto Tanoto, Grup Raja Garuda Mas boss, as the richest man in the republic. Last year, Forbes placed Ical and his family at the sixth position.

Bakrie’s family is undergoing the mudflow case in Sidoarjo, East Java. Hot mud has been flowing from the concession area of PT Lapindo Brantas—the Bakries’ affiliated company. In line with Presidential Regulation No. 14/2007, Lapindo must pay compensation of around Rp3 trillion. This is excluding the US$40 million (around Rp360 billion) which has already been disbursed.

However, the Lapindo tragedy did not affect Bakrie’s family business. Bakrie’s companies are still ongoing . Forbes even reported that Ical and his family’s income rose four times from US$1.2 billion (around Rp11 trillion) in 2006 to US$5.4 billion (around Rp50 trillion).

The Bakries have business in infrastructure, mining, property and telecommunication sectors. The largest contribution to the wealth was the increase of PT Bumi Resources—his coal holding company’s—share price. “The company’s share price rose 600 percent,” Forbes reported.

The complete report of Forbes will be launched on December 24. The Bakries’ spokesperson, Lalu Mara Satriawangsa, asked that the issues not be made a big deal of in the Forbes’ report. “The Bakrie family has pioneered the business in 1942. The process also has the ups and downs,” she told Tempo via telephone in Jakarta yesterday (13/12).

The victims of the mudflow in Sidoarjo who still remain in the evacuation camps were surprised on hearing the news of Bakrie as the richest man in Indonesia. “If they are the richest, there shouldn’t be any more reasons to delay the compensation process,” said Sunarto, coordinator of the mud victims, in Pasar Baru Porong, Sidoarjo, yesterday. “What’s so difficult is for him to provide new land for us,” he said.

from : http://www.tempointeraktif.com/

Love and Money

2008-08-04T19:34:00.000-07:00

Love and Money
If you don't talk about it, you may end up with neither
By Carmen Wong Ulrich

How 'middle-class millionaires' spend
As if there aren't enough things you have to worry about when you're dating or falling in love or married with 2.5 kids, throw money into the mix and you've got a conflagration of emotional baggage, bad habits, control issues and earning limits that warrants its own federal bailout.

But ignoring the topic of money when you're in a relationship—or in the process of trying to form a relationship—is a recipe for bad moo goo gai pan—sticky and increasingly ugly over time. Maybe it's that she always expects you to pay, even though she makes just as much money as you do. Or that you have an expensive watch habit when you know that it's more important to pay off that nagging 5-figure credit card bill. Do you wish she'd go back to work now that your child is in school so you don't have to bear the full financial burden? Weighty stuff—but crucial to talk about, good to work through, and great to have a plan.

Here are some tips to make your money and love more peace-accord than escalation:

Start talking—early. Money talks don't begin with marriage or even when you move in together. They should start before you move in together and before you walk down the aisle, and then continue as your lives change and finances change. Find some entry points when you're dating and getting serious, such as, "So, how do you manage to afford this 2,000-square-foot loft on your physical-therapist salary?" Paying attention to how someone manages their money gives you a clue as to what kind of money match you'll be. Been together 10 years and still arguing? Take on a new attitude: partners in money as well as partners in love.

Learn from one another. My husband doesn't "do" credit card debt. Now, neither do I.

Have a joint household account plus separate accounts. If autonomy is an issue, do like one-third of British couples and one-quarter of Americans, according to a study by PayPal earlier this year—have one account that you both contribute to for household expenses, as well as separate accounts of your own. First, decide what expenses you consider "joint." Add up your monthly total. Next, since splitting things 50/50 only works if each of you makes exactly the same amount, add up your joint monthly take-home pay. What percentage of 100 is your contribution? For example, maybe you make $60,000 to her $40,000. You go in 60% percent of the monthly expense budget and she contributes 40 percent.

Appoint one in charge. Both of you don't have to sit hunched over a computer and paper shredder every other week, paying bills and balancing budgets. Which one of you pays better attention to calendars? Which of you is more on top of your credit? Or maybe one of you just enjoys dealing with money more than the other. The "winner" gets appointed household-finance manager. But, always make it a point to keep the non-number-cruncher in the loop. Allow room for veto.

Agree on a "reveal" amount. Last season my husband wanted this Italian stallion of a jacket that cost as much as a car payment. Thankfully, he mentioned it to me—household accountant—before plopping down the plastic. Our deal is that if either of us wants to spend a sizable chunk of dough, we have to run it by the other. One of us might know something the other doesn't and it may not fit into our financial plans. I knew that we had a lump tax payment in a few weeks and our bank account would take a big hit. Once he knew that, the jacket didn't seem as important. Whether it's $100 or $500, agree on a "reveal" amount. And no, skirting the deal by spreading out payments or buying piecemeal doesn't count.

In the end, it's all about what works best for you. If you're happy with your money/love situation, more power to you. Spread the word and your skills—the world can always use more financial cupids!

The Hindu : Characteristic of a good man

2008-08-04T06:21:00.000-07:00

Characteristic of a good man

What is the chief characteristic of a good man? Is it the generous charity he gives or is it his personal code of conduct amidst the deluge of everyday compulsions? Upholding conventions or embarking upon altruistic endeavours apart, one who is instantly moved by the plight of the suffering of his fellow human beings alone is hailed as a worthy personage. When he puts into action and channelises his energy and resources towards what his conscience tells him to do for the betterment of his brethren, such an individual is said to be a true follower of the holy edicts.

Due to various constraints, some may view with trepidation, the rites and rituals prescribed in sacred literature. Some others, out of sheer ignorance, may fear them as if they were a bogey and prefer to merely acquire spiritual knowledge. However, what is mandatory is a judicious admixture of both theory and practice of religion. None of us can claim total perfection, but everyone can, in his own small measure, tread the path of spiritual discipline. Guidance in this direction from several sources is available for a humble seeker. One such tool is the study of scriptures with the help of stalwarts.

The work by Vedanta Desika on the "Extraordinary Mercy" of Lord Srinivasa provides details concerning several aspects of spiritual knowledge and excellence of the path of Devotion, said the Jeeyar Swami of the Ahobila Math in a discourse.

The royal vista shown by preceptors is yet another source of helping a person to discipline his mind. They are champions and guardians of established religious orders. Based on scriptures and adopting the traditions handed over by their preceptors, these messengers will tell us how to observe purity and adopt the steps to adore God.

Among the ordinary rules of religious conduct are the wearing of caste marks, offering daily prayers and carrying out the minimum religious duty thrice a day. No one should fail to do them and for this the seed must be sown even in the formative period of youngsters. Why should one feel shy to follow his religion when others even take a few minutes out of their office time to do such a minimal exercise? Once in a train accident a boy of pious nature with his face adorned with sacred marks, miraculously escaped and his explanation to his saviours was that he was acting according to his preceptor's directives. There can be a perfect balance between religiosity and modernity.

from : http://www.hindu.com/

Huem..mm

2008-08-04T05:40:00.001-07:00

Genius man
from : www.ecademy.com

Head of a fat man
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Buster Pig Man - Baby Ray

2008-08-04T05:37:00.001-07:00

Buster pig man power-trips in lands of immigration
Packs a suitcase full of whips to beat some foreign cream
Calibre exceptional incarceration team
Buster you can count on him for influence correctional
Buster's pig-blue fighting suit relieves him of all duty
Pig department parachute in case of racey slurs
Watch the tv who's the thug?
The editing's superb
Flashy graphics utter fools slug armchair bud's for peace that he'll disturb
Doo doo doo
We assume you're with us won't you move into the light
But you're useless to us if you don't put up a fight
Buster pig-nose sniffs for drugs because this is his business
Chopper heat-seaks smuggle-thugs but don't get paranoid
There a glow lamp! Smash the door! Let in the camera crews
Buster loves you rich or poor as long as you make tabloid-front-page news
Front page news!
Come on out and play with us won't you move into the light
We assume you've missed the bus if you don't put up a fight
Buster banks when money call but banks a bit too tightly
Buster pig man power stalls while turning to the right
From the twisted motor-chips the hungry took their prize
Buster pig man's power trips have ended with a meat hook right in the eye
They got him right in the eye!
A meat hook right in the eye!

Zhou Zhengyi - Rich man from Hongkong

2008-08-04T05:34:00.000-07:00

The richest man in Shanghai, Zhou Zhengyi, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Zhou appealed on December 10 and claimed he wanted revenge according to a newspaper report. After the verdict, his sister stated he was a scapegoat.
Several media in Hong Kong revealed former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin’s oldest son, Jiang Mianheng, was involved in Zhou’s case. Human rights lawyer Zheng Enchong who’s been keeping a close eye on the case said in fact Jiang Zemin’s second son, Jiang Miankang, was also involved. According to Zheng, among the eight parcels of land that Zhou allegedly embezzled, two of them belong to Jiang’s two sons. Zhou was in fact the two brothers’ front man and they worked closely with one another.
On the days of Zhou’s trial (October 23) and judgment (November 30), the Hong Kong based Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy (ICHRD) released two news reports about Jiang Mianheng’s involvement in Zhou’s case. According to the Information Center, on May 26, 2003, the first time Zhou was arrested, the last person Zhou met with was Jiang Mianheng.
Later the Information Center released news that Jiang Mianheng and Zhou illegally borrowed 500 million yuan (US$68 million) from the Shanghai Agricultural Village Credit Union (currently Shanghai Agricultural Village Commercial Bank). The Shanghai municipal government ended up having to pay off the bad loan. Shanghai Union Investment Ltd., owned by Jiang Mianheng borrowed 240 million yuan of the bad loan.

Reports Are Consistent With Leaked Documents
Attorney Zheng Enchong said he believed the information releases by ICHRD were correct, “I saw what happened with my own eyes and what the Center said corresponds with a lot of what happened.” According to Zheng, after he was released from jail on June 5, he received more than 20 credible documents from residents in Shanghai including at least three retired high level officials and officials from the Shanghai Municipal General Office. These documents reported Jiang Zemin’s two sons were involved in Zhou’s case.
Zheng said Jiang Zemin’s political influence helped Zhou buy the eight parcels of land in Zhou’s name. Zhou only owns two of them. Jiang Mianheng owns one in the name of Shanghai Union Investment, Ltd. Jiang Miankang (Jiang Zemin’s second son) owns one in the name of the Shanghai Municipal Construction Committee. The rest of them belong to former Shanghai Party Chief Chen Liangjun, richest man in Hong Kong Li Jiacheng, and the Jing’an District Government.
“The Jiang family and Zhou work together as a criminal group. The Jiang family can’t borrow money in the name of government officials, they must make up titles. Zhou can borrow however much he wants in his name (being the richest man in Shanghai). Zhou is the real victim, a rubber stamp for Jiang’s political gangs to borrow money in Hong Kong,” said Zheng.”
According to the Information Center, Zhou and Jiang Mianheng are in debt. The 500 million yuan they borrowed illegally from the Shanghai Agricultural Village Credit Union became a bad loan and the Shanghai municipal government had to pay for it. Out of the 500 million yuan, 320 million yuan was for Zhou to remodel a non-performing real estate project and 180 million yuan was for Chen Liangyu to build two highways in Shanghai.
Based on a report from Qianshao Magazine, Zhou has borrowed at least 1 billion yuan (approximately US$135 million) from the banks- over 300 million from Bank of China, over 200 million from China Construction Bank, over 300 million from Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., and more from Bank of Communications, Agriculture Bank of China, and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China.

Central Government Stepped in
Zheng said, “Based on information I have, Zhou and Jiang had borrowed money from June to August 2003. On September 5, 2003, the central government commented on a report from the Bank of China ‘find out the details of how money was loaned to Zhou Zhengyi.’ After September, no more money was loaned to them.”
In 2004, Hu Jintao personally assigned the vice president of the Bank of China to go to Shanghai and strictly control loans made in Shanghai. This resulted in Chen Liangyu, at a Politburo meeting in July 2004, condemning Premier Wen Jiabao’s policy of using a macro economy regulation to weaken the economy in Shanghai.

from : http://chinaaid.org/

Mukesh Ambani - Rich man from India

2008-08-04T05:30:00.001-07:00

India's wealthiest businessman Mukesh Ambani has bought his wife a multimillion-dollar (euro) custom jet for her birthday, a newspaper reported Friday.
Ambani spent 2.42 billion rupees (US$59 million; €49 million) on an Airbus-319 corporate jet fitted with a plush bar with mood lighting, a master bedroom, showers and a state-of-the-art entertainment cabin.
The jet rolled into Mumbai's airport in time for his wife Nita's 44th birthday on Thursday, the Mumbai Mirror newspaper reported, citing unidentified individuals.
Ambani is the chairman of Reliance Industries, a diversified Indian business conglomerate. His wife runs a top school in suburban Mumbai and heads a host of charitable trusts.
A Reliance company spokesman said he was not authorized to confirm the news report.
According to the paper the jet has a separate cabin for business — fully equipped with wireless and satellite communications systems — and another entertainment cabin with games, music and movies.
Reliance Industries is largely focused on petroleum and petrochemicals.

from : http://www.iht.com/

Shigeru Miyamoto - Rich man from Japan

2008-08-04T05:25:00.000-07:00

The real world is beginning to slowly accept the fact that the videogames culture is both profitable and relevant. One of the most important signs came about a week ago, when TIME conducted its poll to name the Most Influential Person of the Year. That person is Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary game designer that works for Nintendo. Another sign is the person that tops the list of the wealthiest people in
Japan, as compiled by Forbes.

The man that tops the Forbes classification, which relies on public financial data and limited disclosures from various audit firms, is Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man that used to be the president of Nintendo, now retired both from his business position and from the public eye. His net worth has gone up by about 3 billion dollars last year, which was enough to beat former number one, Akira Mori, a property developer, to the number one spot on the Forbes list, as Akira only gained 2.2 billion dollars in the same period. The former president of a company that creates mainly consoles, handhelds and games for the above has risen to become the wealthiest man in all of Japan, a society that values videogames, their culture and the people that stand behind them. It must be a sign of new times.

No points will be awarded for the people that guess which is the main reason for the sudden wealth gain of Mister Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yes, it's the same now apparently ubiquitous Nintendo Wii console, which has taken the gaming world and the real world by storm in the last months, making Nintendo a very profitable company, while making its top managers extremely rich in the process. Creating a few big game hits, like the Wii Fit, also doesn't hurt one bit.

Forbes states that the 40 wealthiest people in Japan are now worth about 89.9 billion dollars together, a rise of more than 10 billion from last year. Six people on the list, Mr. Hiroshi Yamauchi included, added more than $1 billion apiece to their fortunes.

from : http://news.softpedia.com/

Body building

2008-08-04T05:03:00.001-07:00

What body do you like bro?

Hidden facial features make man sexy

2008-08-04T04:40:00.000-07:00

Forget jutting jaws, pheromones or hypnotic stares. What has made men sexy since they lived in caves could well be a foreshortened face, according to a new study.

Theories abound as to why humans are attracted to each other, and on the role facial features might have played in the human evolutionary saga.

But palaeontologists at the British natural history museum have uncovered something that had somehow gone unnoticed: for at least the last two million years, the space twixt brow and upper lip in hominids has been, proportionately, shorter and wider in males than in females.

"There has to be a reason for why at puberty the face of men and women develop differently," said lead author Eleanor Weston, pointing out that there is no plausible mechanical explanation for the divergence.

"There is evidence to suggest that sexual selection, operating mainly through mate choice, has shaped the human face," she said.

Over the course of evolution, she conjectures, females may have been drawn to males whose smaller middle face accentuated all the peripheral trimmings: bushy eyebrows, strong cheekbones, squared jaw.

A man with a compact face, in other words, is a turn on.

Weston, who describes her work as ‘pioneering’, said that her hypothesis on human evolution has yet to be tested, and would surely prove controversial.

She also acknowledged that -- even if upper face size may turn out to have be a critical element in the sex life of early hominids -- the same facial features may have lost some of their magnetic charm today.

from : http://www.expressindia.com/

Masculine Vs Feminine

2008-07-30T20:54:00.000-07:00

Characteristics

Janet Saltzman Chafetz (1974, 35-36) describes seven areas of masculinity :

Physical — virile, athletic, strong, brave.
Functional — breadwinner, provider for family
Sexual — sexually aggressive, experienced. Single status acceptable;
Emotional — unemotional, stoic, for example, the proverb "boys don't cry";
Intellectual — logical, intellectual, rational, objective, practical,
Interpersonal — leader, dominating; disciplinarian; independent, free, individualistic; demanding;
Other Personal Characteristics — success-oriented, ambitious, aggressive, proud, egotistical; moral, trustworthy; decisive, competitive, uninhibited, adventurous.

from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinity

How about feminine? Any suggest?

Man From Mars - Joni Mitchell

2008-07-30T20:34:00.001-07:00

Since I lost you
I can't get through the day
Without at least one big boo-hoo
The pain won't go away
What am I gonna do?
Man from Mars
This time you went too far

I fall apart
Everytime I think of you
Swallowed by the dark
There is no center to my life now
No grace in my heart
Man from Mars
This time you went too far

I call and call
The silence is so full of sounds
You're in them all
I hear you in the water
And the wiring in the walls
Man from Mars
This time you went too far

Hem..are you agree with this lyrics? I don't ...