A hurried manager rushed into a lift to reach 11th floor of the building so that he can get to the meeting for which he is already 2 minutes late. This was a meeting between him and the Vice President of his Business Unit who recently joined the organization. This is their first meting. HeContinueContinue reading “A lift journey”
Author Archives: Sakti
Red Stars – How many you earned today?
While coming home for lunch after picking up my kids from school Navneel was in full excitement. He did a quick mathematics and told me that another 3 red stars will get him a gold cheque. He also quickly listed his friends name who are almost at the same level. He was very optimistic aboutContinueContinue reading “Red Stars – How many you earned today?”
Religiously
“Ramesh followed every processes and procedures religiously and encouraged his fellow team members to follow the defined processes religiously as well.”, I wrote my feedback as manager for Ramesh as part of the appraisal process. I stopped for a while thinking the choice of words and the truth behind this statement. It is not newContinueContinue reading “Religiously”
Anger Therapy!
“What makes you happy?”, few seconds pause. “Okay tell me, what makes you sad?”, again another impatient pause. “Tell me what motivates you?”, too many questions asked in a very short span of time and I was expected to answer immediately. Difficult question because the answers come from heart for these questions and heart isContinueContinue reading “Anger Therapy!”
City of Chaos/Joy
Trying to avail the best suited shortcut to reach destination sacrificing physical comfort of self as well as others, frustration of not achieving goal, disturbance in the emotional space for undue expectations at home as well as work place, inconveniences caused by government or opposition and unkind nature (sun in specific) has irritated each and every passerbyContinueContinue reading “City of Chaos/Joy”
Real vs. Physical World
It takes just a moment to make or break a persons spirit, who is looking outward. 3 or 4 people gather around a person and talk about something that embarras the person will bring the person’s confidence down but at the same time if they appreciate or talk good things about the person it willContinueContinue reading “Real vs. Physical World”
Tommy
A wave of thoughts from the memory lane were coming and drenching Tommy again and again. His eyes were red, full of tears and anger was visible clear enough. He was standing on a river bank at the end of the jungle. His teacher, brother and close friend Moti used to stop him to goContinueContinue reading “Tommy”
Leadership – Spiritual
Leadership is a spiritual activity. You lead by your spirit, thought, your devotion, not just by action. If you act like a leader without the movement of your inner world then you are faking leadership. A churn of thoughts must happen within your mind before you even make a single move. You must believe inContinueContinue reading “Leadership – Spiritual”
Good and bad
“Good and Bad!!” “Good or Bad!!” “No I would say Good and Bad” “It is sometimes good to be bad and bad to be good. As goodness of good sometime hurts and badness of bad when predictable feels good”, Rohit, was blabbering,”What are you blabbering?”, I asked. “It hurts when somebody talks about goodness oftenContinueContinue reading “Good and bad”