Tag: Paradox
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Why things show up often, when we are set to give up!
Or things pop up, when you have already given up!! I came across a number of employees in the organizations, I have been associated with. These employees were sincere and hardworking; but like it happens in most companies, they developed feeling that they were not getting rewarded reasonably for their work and worth by the…
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Confusion in Corporates – lead by being Democratic, Autocratic or Authoritative?
Successful companies or their managers do not practice, what they preach generally! Everyone talks of empowerment and encouraging openness or dissent; but when it comes to doing it, people do it selectively or secretively. If you look at leadership forums, conferences, articles or development programs, everyone would swear by vision, farsightedness, focus, drive, dynamism, empathy…
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Unique relevance of Unclear and Uncertain Areas in setting and netting your goals!
If Lionel Messi of Barcelona club, who has been rated as the best soccer player today in the world, knows exactly how to break defense of opposite teams and score a goal, he would no longer be the best nor would he have thrill to play. If his tactics are clear and definable, he can…
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When Bosses talk of being open to getting challenged or criticism, what they really mean!
It is a common chore for most bosses to make holy statements of intents to the people they work with. How much they really mean? The pitch of holy statements goes higher, when people move to higher positions or are new in their positions! Higher the number of people in team, higher is the amplitude…
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You need right recipe to get great results; but getting addicted to it is regressing!
Recipe of Bill Clinton was right during his 1st term as US President and therefore, he got success in getting elected for 2nd term, during which he apparently got addicted to it. Therefore, he failed to notice which ingredient of that recipe was going wrong and got into serious troubles in his relationships! Michael Dell…
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Do you want to be Part or Standout of Crowd or be a Crowd-puller?
Everyone lives his/her life anyway. But, it is important to ask ourselves – do “we want to make a difference and leave our legacy behind” or “just live and leave uneventfully”! We have 3 choices in our professional, personal and social life – (a) do like others do, (b) do better than what others do…
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Why we have Natural Tendency to lean more on Negatives than Positives!
A charming and young lady was strolling in the garden and suddenly found a man chasing her. She got scared and thought that this person does not have good intentions. Before she could raise alarm, the man reached out to her and said you dropped your wallet few minutes back and requested her to check…
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Truth of the Moment – what Masses follow is mostly a Mistake!
This could come as a surprise to you; but research reveals that caption statement is not a mistake! This is not a rule, which applies 100% of time; but does apply most of the time. Action of masses being on wrong side is a high tendency and perennial probability. Look at the examples, which prove…
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The biggest bug of Corporates – Complexities!
Most corporates around world have no clue how complexities are silently and systematically killing them. Factually speaking, the killer bug has been inflicting damage to our private life and the most of public or private institutions too! Look at processes, procedures, policies, perceptions, behavior, basic needs and thinking, compare with what was prevalent say 5…
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Greatest Equation of Nature: You get = What you give
Science and mathematics have given us innumerable equations, which have immense impact on our life; but nothing is more influential and imposing than nature’s own equation: You get = What you give! The relevance and ramifications of this equation are colossal. It is so deeply ingrained in our day to day life; yet research shows…