We have all come across that elder sibling, or the boss’s wife, who demands that you fall in line, because of their assumed superior status. The people at the receiving end chaff and churn, or stage a rebellion to cope with their oppressive behaviour. The behaviour can be summed up as follows (Source: psychologytoday.com) … Continue reading The ‘Entitlement’ Issue
Jackie is a conscientious and hard-working individual. He wakes up in the morning, dresses up to go to work, and breaks into hives exactly at 9 a.m. The doctors have not been able to diagnose a cause, or offer a cure for the problem. He tried various para-medical treatments. Then, a friend suggested that … Continue reading Neuro-Logical Alignment (Internal & External)
What will make companies spend more on Training and Development ? A compliance clause similar to the one on Corporate Social Responsibility. Reduction in attrition rate. Measurable Returns on Investment. ….. The list can go on endlessly, with conflicting opinions and viewpoints. The targets of criticism are often : Lack of follow-up. Lack of … Continue reading Why Behavior Training Fails?
A kid with bright eyes and an inquisitive demeanour was asked for his name, during a school inspection. The prompt answer was “My name is Johnny Don’t”. It appeared to be an improbable name, so the Principal of the school decided to probe further, asking about his family background, and who had given him … Continue reading Zero-Based Thinking
IIT-Aspirant Allegedly Commits Suicide In Kota, 6th Death This Year | NDTV.COM, May 2016 Over 4,400 students drop out of IITs, NITs in three years The Times of India, August 2015. Medical capitation fee zooms as seats go under knife Business Standard, June 2014 I read only one word in all these news … Continue reading When young people call it Quits
Happiness is an overrated concept. Clap along if “you know what happiness means to you”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM Most of the people will not be able to pinpoint what exactly is ‘happiness’ to them. It conjures up images of success, luxury satisfaction, contentment, celebration of achievement, elation or just absence of pain or struggle. I have … Continue reading Happiness is what We like to see in Others
Everything needs an impetus, more so, the mental processes. A few articles were causing a mental churn, and upsetting me in the last few days. 1. Women and Success One was a Washington Post article, trending in the Professional Training and Coaching Industry group on LinkedIn Pulse: “The Real Reason that so many women have … Continue reading Equilibrium
Greg Anderson has put it so succinctly and beautifully in the above quote. And yet, do we really comprehend the depth of the sentence? I came across a short story by Prashant Sharma on Quora. A bus full of passengers was on its journey. Suddenly the weather changed and there was a huge downpour … Continue reading When you Blame, you give away your Power
The Business Standard today morning carried articles on two maverick personalities in different segments – Rahul Yadav in the business world, and Kangna Ranaut in Bollywood. I choose to call them mavericks, for want of a better term in my limited vocabulary. And I do not wish to label them as ‘rebels’, without a … Continue reading Rebels or Revolutionaries?
I had to look this up. Who invented the term SMART Goals? The acronym had first appeared in the November, 1981issue of Management Review by George T. Doran. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound) is commonly attributed to Management By Objectives by Peter Drucker. Thank you, Mr. Doran and Mr. Drucker, for giving … Continue reading Chuck out the SMARTs
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