Professionalism in Action

Shiv Khera, a renowned author and management trainer writes about his experience in Singapore and here how it goes

Six years ago in Singapore I gave a taxi driver a business card to take me to a particular address.

At the last point he circled round the building. His meter read $11, but he took only $10.
I said Henry, your meter reads $11 how come you are taking only $10?

He said Sir, I am a taxi driver, I am supposed to be bringing you straight to the destination. Since I did not know the last spot, I had to circle around the building. Had I brought you straight here, the meter would have read $10. Why should you be paying for my ignorance? He said Sir, legally, I can claim 11$ but Honestly and ethically I am entitled to only $10.

He further added that Singapore is a tourist destination and many people come here for three or four days. After clearing the immigrations and customs, the first experience is always with the taxi driver and if that is not good, the balance three to four days are not pleasant either.

He said Sir I am not a taxi driver, I am the Ambassador of Singapore without a diplomatic passport.

In my opinion he probably did not go to school beyond the 8th grade, but to me he was a professional. To me his behavior reflected pride in performance and character. That day I learnt that one needs more than professional qualification to be a professional.

In one line be a "Professional with a human touch and Values" that makes all the more difference.

Knowledge, skill, money, education, all comes later. First comes Human Values, Honesty and Integrity

How to install Android 4.4.2 on the Galaxy Note 3

Android 4.4.2, aka kitkat, update to Samsung Note 3 is now available but comes with a warning of  "AT YOUR OWN RISK", otherwise wait till the smartphone update by itself.

Installation of Kikat to Samsung Note 3

The news of Kitkat update to Samsung Note 3 came from Android PT website. Here is the overview of the upgrade installation procedure:

• Download the firmware here: Android 4.4.2 firmware test Samsung SM-N9005.
• Unzip the zip file, and you will get two files with the extension .tar.md5 and a file with the extension .tar
• Download Odin 3.09, and unpack the .zip also.
• Launch Odin.
• Reboot your Galaxy Note 3 in download mode (Volume Down + Power + Home button).
• Connect your Galaxy Note 3 via USB cable to your computer and wait for Odin to recognize it. A blue box should then appear (in the program).
• Add:

AP_N9005XXUENA6_340325_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to AP box.
BL_N9005XXUENA6_340325_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to BL box.
CP_N9005XXUENA2_REV03_CL1277177.tar.md5 to CP box.
CSC_OXX_N9005OXXENA5_327209_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to CSC box.

• Make sure that the re-partition box is not checked.
• Click Start and wait a few minutes until the procedure ends. Do not disconnect your Note 3, be patient.
• Once your Galaxy Note 3 restarts, it's over!

How to make a hard reset a Samsung Note 3

In case you have a bad installation, don't worry, the Samsung Note 3 can be restored using the following procedure:

• Press the buttons Volume Up + Power + Home . This will perform a factory reset.

Reference:

 http://www.androidpit.com/install-android-4-4-2-on-note-3

Stars Above.. is that Pegasus Constellation

Astronomy class is not very common in a public high school, yet I was fortunate enough to attend that class during my Junior and Senior years in Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School.

Although I am fascinated with the astronomy, sci-fi like the star wars and star trek, however, I missed the most important part of all which is to read the constellation. I tried hard, yet, still not enough

Now, thank you to technology and GPS, that the hazzle of locating constellation and star is a thing of the past. visit the site http://www.nakshart.com/ with your smartphone with enabled GPS and you will see the map of the sky right away. Make sure you have internet connection when you do this.

Pillars of Enchantment

Reading blogs was becoming a habit especially during lunch, when everybody is taking their nap. Here's one that is eye-catching and it pertains to how you are going to enchant people and basically like you.

The Pillars are  as follows:

1. Likability. If people don’t like you, they’re not going to listen to you, let alone purchase your product or service. People prefer to do business with people that they like, so it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that one of the best ways to develop relationships with your audience is to be likable. You smile when you meet someone in real life, and you can send a friendly greeting when you meet someone online.
2. Trustworthiness. You must do what you say you’re going to do when you say you’re going to do it. If you develop a reputation as unreliable, dishonest or questionable, you won’t enchant people. You develop trustworthiness by trusting others first, dealing fairly with everyone you meet, and making your conflicts of interest visible to people.
3. Quality. Arguably the most important of the pillars, everything you produce must be worth reading, buying, or just spending time thinking about. Great products and services are DICEE: deep, intelligent, complete, empowering, and elegant. Think about Apple’s products – you want to be the Apple of your market.

According to the author, the foundation of social media are elements that are timeless – they worked in Dale Carnegie’s time, and they still work today, which is likeability, trustworthiness and quality as indicated above.

You can read more on the article at The Guy Kawasaki Guide to Rocking Your Online Marketing in KISSmetrics.