February 2015: Are you adept at applying conflict resolution techniques? Conflicts arise in all possible kinds of situations and in various contexts at different levels. Being in the conflict situation, either as one of the conflicting parties or in another capacity of involvement, means that you can contribute to resolving the conflicts in hand. While it is some sort of personal soft skills, conflict resolution can be learnt and facilitated by common recommended techniques. Win-win resolutions are the most desired outcomes, and sometimes each party needs to compromise in order to reach this end. Facilitators for conflict resolution need to avoid taking sides, unless in case of absolute truth, so that they don't end to win-lose abrupt evacuation of the conflict.
January 2015: Should we avoid a spaghetti-on-the-wall strategy? Mostly attached with technology companies, the spaghetti-on-the-wall strategy mainly refers to a trial and error marketing approach. Cook spaghetti, throw it on the wall, if it sticks then it's well cooked (a successful strategy), otherwise, it's a failed strategy, try cooking again. Since changes in technology products are fast and with short spans, facing a difficult to predict customer appetite, they apply this strategy by developing new models every now and then, and watch customer reactions to them. A spaghetti-on-the-wall strategy can be viewed as an agile way of planning, but needless to say it's very risky and vulnerable to losses. Aside from marketing and R&D activities, such strategy is an evident indication to deficit in vision and planning capabilities. It is one of such things that are toughed to be avoided.
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