Leaders Don’t Stop at the Decision - They Ensure Success

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
That about summarize this for me. I've spent 4 years in the military leading and cultivating leaders, and the last 12 years leading project teams. Nothing irks me more than having leaders that lead from their ivory tower, or think that a loud hailer is all they need.

Following through, in my opinion is one of the most important trait of a successful leader. It doesn't always mean doing it by themselves, it could be through structure and behaviors that they setup and enforce.

Who were your the best leaders you have encountered?

Read more here.
http://www.pmhut.com/leaders-dont-stop-at-the-decision-they-ensure-success

14 Emerging Digital Technologies that will Change the World

Can we predict the future?
Probably not.

What about the future of digital technologies?

Technologies are moving so fast that it seemed we are always trying to catchup. What would be the next big thing that would shake the digital world?

Here's an interesting article that looked at various categories of technology like electronics, networking and interfaces. Remember Minority Report?

Read more here.
http://vanspost.com/14-emerging-digital-technologies-that-will-change-the-world/ 

5 TED talks on leadership worth watching

I love TED talks.

Download a bunch of them, great for the commute to work. If I'm to bury my face into my phone while I'm on the train, it might as well be for something enriching. Rather than gossipy, voyeurish, stalkerish Facebook. :)

Here are 5 TED talks on leadership that are gems. Where else can you learn from every-day-joes like a  former orchestra conductor, entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor and retired U.S. Army general.

Enjoy the sardine packed trains and buses. And the talks.

Read more here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/03/21/five-ted-talks-on-leadership-worth-watching/ 

Apps that makes managing projects remotely a breeze

Companies in the digital and technology world are typically first movers in adopting new technology to improve productivity and collaboration.

The company I worked in (POSSIBLE), is no different. With our decentralised way of working and closely collaborative studios (aka offices) spread globally, any tools and processes that facilitate collaboration is welcomed.

This article is quite godsend when we recently had a reorg and i wanted to try something new in connecting the teams. Email as a channel is messy and difficult to track and hold accountability. I wanted a way to assign tasks, have followups and oversight without searching thru emails and holding inefficient catchup meetings. But i also wanted something simple to use. Used basecamp in the past, find it bloated.

Picked up Asana instead and gave it a test drive. Looked good so far.

Here's other apps that could be interesting to you.

Read more here.
http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/10-apps-that-make-managing-projects-remotely-a-breeze.html 

3 ridiculous mobile design assumptions to avoid

There's no doubt that mobile as a channel and device is important, especially to brands and marketers.

But often, its a uphill task trying to educate clients and stakeholders. That the mobile is not equal to a smaller desktop. Users have sometimes very different intent when browsing the same site from their mobile devices and/or at different time of the day as well as location.

The objective of the website in relation to its mobile users must be clear. And the recommendations backed by data and insights. Assumptions like "I think my mobile users would like this" or "these are the most popular pages on my website, so they should be present on my mobile site" or "i want everything on my website to appear on mobile" should be put down with extreme prejudice.

Read more here.
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/33877.asp#singleview