The newsletter document provides a summary of management strategies and company updates in 3-4 brief sections. It discusses signs that a leader's focus may be too narrow, ways to leverage old data, how to attract top talent, and things to consider before promotions. It also includes a new employee joining, movie review, product updates, inspirational quotes and keyboard shortcuts. The overall document aims to share best practices and updates across various parts of the business.

1. February 2012
Newsletter
Contents
Management Quotient ................................................................................................................................. 2
3 Signs You Need to Broaden Your Focus ................................................................................................. 2
3 ways to turn Old Data into Gold ............................................................................................................ 2
3 Ways to turn into a Talent Magnet ........................................................................................................ 3
3 Things to Do Before Giving a Promotion ............................................................................................... 3
New Joining ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Movie Review................................................................................................................................................ 4
Product/ Project News .................................................................................................................................. 5
Refresher....................................................................................................................................................... 7

2. Management Quotient
Following are the Excerpts from the blog posts by the well known
Management Gurus, Thinkers and Leaders from around the world.
These would certainly help you in your endeavors:
3 Signs You Need to Broaden Your Focus
The lens through which leaders view the world can help or hinder
their ability to make good decisions. If your lens is too narrow, you
risk making everything all about yourself or your team. While it can be
Each of us is motivated by needs.
helpful to see the fine points, you might be missing the big picture.
Here are three signs it might be time to zoom out: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
helps to explain how these needs
1. You're overwhelmed by details. Being too focused on small motivate us all.
things can be overpowering. Ask yourself what really matters
most and focus on that. Maslow’s Need Hierarchy
2. You put yourself first. A tight focus doesn't leave room for
others. Consider the needs of those around you. 1. Physiological needs - air, food,
3. You treat every situation as unique. Narrowly focused leaders drink, shelter, warmth, sleep, etc.
tend to reinvent many wheels because they treat every project
or issue separately. Look for similar situations to use as analogies 2. Safety needs - protection from
and make your job easier. - adapted from "Zoom In, Zoom Out"
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. elements, security, order, law,
4. limits, stability, etc.
3 ways to turn Old Data into Gold 3. Social needs - work group,
family, affection, relationships,
There's no rule that data has to be new to be helpful. In fact, using old etc.
data can sometimes save you money and time in the collection
process. Here are three ways to make sure the data you have now 4. Esteem needs - self-esteem,
remains available and relevant for future use: achievement, mastery,
independence, status,
1. Develop a policy. Decide what information you should keep or dominance, prestige, etc.
discard based on a set of criteria. Remember that data storage
costs are dropping all the time, so lean toward keeping things 5. Self-Actualization needs -
whenever possible.
2. Make data future-friendly. Create accompanying technical realizing personal potential, self-
documents that explain how the data is used and describe any fulfillment, seeking personal
gaps or limitations. growth and peak experiences.
3. Convert when necessary. No one can predict the future, but be
thoughtful about what format you use. Try to keep data in Only when the lower order needs
formats that will be readable in 10 or 20 years. - adapted from are satisfied are we concerned
"How to Turn Old Data into Business Gold" by Robert Plant.
with the higher order needs.

3. Contd.
3 Ways to turn into a Talent Magnet
The most successful businesses often thrive because of their talent.
Getting the best people should be at the top of every manager's list. To
become a talent magnet, try developing these three habits:
1. Get to know talent before you need it. Spend time networking in
your industry. Figure out who the shining stars are and what
excites them about their work. Fostering these relationships early
will pay off later.
2. Sell yourself, not the business. The most talented people get
excited about working with leaders they can trust and learn from.
Be sure people know why they should want to work for you.
3. Take time to cultivate. The best talent is likely busy with other
projects. Think of recruiting these people as a long-term game:
regularly update them about your business and vision for the
future. - adapted from "The Six Habits of a Talent Magnet" by
Tsun-yan Hsieh with Anthony Tjan.
3 Things to Do Before Giving a Promotion
Promotions are a useful tool for recognizing and motivating top
employees. Next time you consider moving someone to the next level,
do these three things first:
1. Assess current performance. Be sure the employee can do the
job you might promote her into. Take a look at her current
performance and the markers that indicate future performance.
2. Make sure there is a match. Consider whether the new job is
something she will enjoy doing. Just because someone is good at
a job, doesn't mean she will take pleasure in it.
3. Experiment before pulling the trigger. Design an assignment that
is similar to the tasks and challenges of the new job to test the
employee's ability. - adapted from "When to Reward Employees
with More Responsibility and Money" by Amy Gallo.

4. New Joining
Mr. Ravi Kumar has joined us as Software Engineer on 23-Jan-12. He possesses a MCA from IGNOU with
experience of 2 years. His Date of Birth is 11th-May. He can be reached at
ravi.kumar@Companysoftware.com.
Movie Review
‘Agneepath’
Director: Karan Malhotra
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra
Story: Vijay’s father is killed by drug lord ‘Kancha Cheena’ even
while Vijay is still a child. He grows up with the astute desire to
seek revenge and joins the gang of another drug lord, Rauf Lala.
Does he succeed? Or is ‘Kancha Cheena’ too mighty for him?
Verdict:
‘Agneepath is a surefire hit, no questions asked!’ – Komal Nahta ‘koimoi.com’ - 4/ 5 stars
‘Like its original, Agneepath is loud and lengthy revenge sage. And while not as blood-soaked or explicit,
it bombards the screen with its escalated, larger-than-life tone, vivid colours and robust imagery.’ –
Rediff.com – 3/5 stars
‘With Bollywood being obsessed with remakes in recent times, Agneepath is an important lesson on
how to pay proper tribute to the original. Despite the original being his home production, Karan
Johar attempts playing with fire (treading uncharted territory) with Agneepath and emerges
victorious. Agneepath has the fire for a lustrous entertainer!’ – Gaurav Malani, TNN - Better than Good

5. Product/ Project News
 Company among top ranked vendors
Company is proud to add ‘Fone’ to the esteem
eMaps
list of clients for its path breaking product –
Enterprise Access. AE will provide Business
 Regularly engaged in updating and
Planning, Inventory Management and
maintaining 20 agencies data across
Feasibility solution to Vodafone.
India.
Status/ Update:  Planned to add 1 more agency in
current quarter
CLE:  Getting work done from far locations
 Attribute update - overlapping line and with lesser difficulty.
point feature
 Section - multiple cables Land
 Core wise update in section
 60 new models created in three cities
TuSa: (Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi NCR)
 Better control on 3D quality.
 Ongoing - First phase UAT (User
 Use of better Techniques to make
Acceptance Test)
models with less faces.
SiLO:
 Ongoing - Second phase UAT
 Wireless feasibility independent of state
and city
Accem
 Data and Layout for Indoor Destinations
 30/152 malls updated in January
 Frequently updated to keep pace with
frequent changes in Malls
Rkaj Project
 New dimension in company's expertise
portfolio
 Project of eleven towns in UP is nearing
to its end.
 Got engaged with 4 new towns

6. Contd.
Product Logo
The update can be summarized by the following
story: ‘A toothpaste manufacturing plant had a
quality issue where not every box that came off
the line contained a tube of toothpaste. This
was a headache to the consumer, the seller and
the company.
Simplicity is the
They hired an engineering firm to correct this ultimate sophistication.
problem, 6 months (and several crores) later
they had a sophisticated system involving a high
sensitivity scale which set off a loud alarm when - Leonardo da Vinci
an empty box passed over it.
It was, apparently, highly successful, as their
defect rate fell to zero and everyone was
thrilled. Only one problem…anyone with 6
Sigma experience will tell you that a zero defect
rate just doesn’t happen. So they investigated.
During an inspection of the line, they found that
a few feet before the scale was a Rs. 200 fan
which blew any empty boxes into a recycle
bin. When they inquired further they were told:
“One of the guys put it there because he was
tired of walking over to the scale every time a
bell went off.”
The moral of the story…keep it simple, smarty!’
In a feature rich application like Market Pulse,
our motto is to keep feature delivery very
simple yet useful for the end user!! Well, we
wish simplifying was itself not that complicated
though.

7. Refresher
Inspirational Quote:
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
- Steve Jobs
Word of the Month:
in•vig•or•ate
Steve Jobs was an American tr.v. in•vig•or•at•ed, in•vig•or•at•ing,
business magnate and inventor. He in•vig•or•ates
was the co-founder and chief
To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to;
executive officer of Apple Inc.
animate.
Jobs was a demanding perfectionist
Use in a sentence: “the invigorating
who always aspired to position his
mountain air” and “the bright sun and
businesses and their products at the
invigorating northern air”.
forefront of the information
technology industry by foreseeing Synonyms:
and setting trends, at least in
innovation and style. Refreshing, stimulating, bracing, fresh,
tonic, uplifting, exhilarating, rejuvenating, energizing, healthful,
Jobs earned only $1 a year as CEO of restorative, salubrious and rejuvenative.
Apple, but held 5.426 million Apple
shares, as well as 138 million shares
in Disney. Forbes estimated his net
wealth at $8.3 billion in 2010,
Tips and Tricks: Some Important Keyboard
making him the 42nd wealthiest
Shortcuts
American.
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert
Jobs died at his California home
around 3 p.m. on October 5, 2011, Copy the highlighted text or selected item.
due to complications from
a relapse of his previously treated
islet-cell neuroendocrine pancreatic
cancer, resulting in respiratory
arrest.

8. Contd.
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert
Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard.
Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y
Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it.
This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes.
Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.
Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc
Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.
Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.
Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are
pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move
backwards to that program.
Windows Vista and 7 users can
also press the Windows Key + Tab
to switch through open programs in
a full screenshot of the Window.
Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow /
Right arrow
Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full
word at a time instead of a single
character.
Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time
instead of one character at a time. If you want to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl +
Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while
highlighting each word.
Ctrl + S
While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file.
This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important.
Ctrl + Home / End
Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.

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