Archive for the ‘@work’ Category

How to know what you don’t know?

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Johari Window is a wonderful personal effectiveness improvement tool. Since most of the businesses today are people oriented, this can be a very useful guide for business effectiveness improvement as well. (more…)

Intellectual Laziness!

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Physical Laziness is easy to recognize, but intellectual laziness tends to be harder to spot and much easier to disguise with randomness and rationalizations it presents. Higher the advancement of human mind and technology, higher is the chance of getting bit by Intellectual Laziness! What a paradox! (more…)

No Pain, No Gain!

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Every fitness enthusiast understands and accepts this wholeheartedly. The idea that out of suffering comes a better body, mind and may be increased agility. Ability to stay longer and stronger… (more…)

Defect Normalization!

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

In modern, busy organizations of today, a defect or a problem may be observed so often that it fails to generate a question. Because it is so “normal’ to expect the problem, questions go unasked. (more…)

Challenging Jobs!

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Challenging Jobs are not for everyone. Rather, not everyone wants a challenging Job! Some of us prefer highly complex and challenging jobs, while many of us prosper in simple, routine work.LARGEVERSION[1]

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Social Masks!

Monday, August 8th, 2011

Masks – we all wear them – some – once in a while, some – all the time!

In societal setups, especially at work environments this is a common scene. We see it every now and then and ignore it too…. conveniently. We believe everyone wears one. So it is fine. (more…)

Laziness, an art?

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

It takes a lot of energy to be lazy, keep a job and not get caught.

It needs diligent planning, foresight, charm, effort, determination, intelligence, originality and understanding of the situation – same set of things needed for success in any field! Every ingredient required for a star performer!

A few folks, master this as an art and live on…. perhaps the issue is with their bosses, peers and the company who let them lead this form of life ….?

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Say – Yes! by mistake…

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

He is in a hurry. He is late for the meeting, even the next one. Coordinator gave one minute briefing on the decision required. Boss is quick. Asked for the RAG status. A’s the response. ‘Go ahead!’ Came the reply. Team felt happy. Thanked him for the new gesture. A quick, long stretch of beeps echoed.. ‘Hey, wait!’, (more…)