New Year's resolutions

I have been on vacation for about 3 weeks and I have been reading a lot of books to help me strategize for the new year. I am reading an excellent book 'Wikinomics' which offers a good view of the feature. The key ideas in the book is a good starting point to make a strategy for the future. Key points for next year coming from my other readings and reflections are:

1. Outsourcing
2. Global collaboration -> Looking for solutions outside the company
3. Building on core skills - interpersonal, technical
4. Finding your voice - what do you want to say -> Covey's 8th Skill
5. Learning a new skill -> growing your brain biologically
6. Define a Life Strategy

I think these are the main points to work on for next year. The specific tactical details need to be adapted or worked out on the situation on the ground. I think there are a few good works that I have read also that may be interesting to apply such as sense-making or situation awareness.

Know How

I attach a mind map of a book I recently read on management know how. Some good tips discussed in the book by a famous business consultant. As the year ends, good time to take stock of one's failures and mistakes and plan to improve for next year. I think I have weathered the storm going forward to the new year but still a lot of things to do especially focusing on the maintenance jobs. The other projects are still extremely important and one should not lose sight of the ball.

I am glad that I was able to escape from the debacle with my foes in disarray. Not really but they are no longer in the arena. SO I have to pay ball with the new team on the ground. A better team no doubt and I have to learn from them and listen carefully at the signals and the way they want to mve forward. Anyway the mind map gives some traits htat are important to develop.