Ideas at the Bottom

When you know its right

2013-11-13T16:44:00.000+05:30

I had been observing and thinking on what incentive are people choosing the wrong paths of short cut to everything…And could think of ‘To save time/efforts’ –but that doesn't yield often as expected! ‘To get more’ –but that doesn't hold good too at the first place when your most of the pay-out is for wrong reasons & at the same time you loose on possible recurring gain from doing right! ‘To abide by lethargy’ –but if that is true, then lazy ends up doing more! ‘There is nothing to lose’ –And that could possibly the strongest reasons why people cheat at the first place.

For more reasons that we can think of; people don’t even imagine to understand that, it is a short cut after all…and will cut you short of your purpose one day. The reasons which only attitudinal theory of one’s belief system developed over a generation of teaching/learning since his childhood can attempt to enlighten…

For your own future’s peace; it’s always right to support the right and act right. May this cause you a loss in near term or at-least create a murky situation, but definitely goes a long way to build your position & the credibility of the decisions that you take afterwards. It also sets a precedent on which precautions for future wrong doing with you are created.

On Mistakes...

2012-08-01T02:00:00.000+05:30

'Mistakes'

Problems with this word is that; we don’t have a word in English that means “a well-reasoned attempt that didn’t meet expectation.”

Here are a few attempts to define mistakes:

» Misjudgments and adverse consequences that were unplanned. The scale of the consequences differentiates mistakes from lesser errors or slips.

» The failure of a planned sequence of mental or physical activities to achieve

its intended outcome when these failures can’t be left to chance.

It is important to notice that, pointing any mistake is a judgement by someone, and hence can be misleading sometimes. It's our attitude that determins how we can convert mistakes into opportunities which draw useful learning for better performances in future.

Why not a Salesman?

2012-07-25T23:28:00.001+05:30

This is what I found on internet today...

Definitions of Designations:-

Project Manager is a Person who thinks nine women can deliver a baby in One month.
Developer is a Person who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver a Baby.
Onsite Coordinator is one who thinks single woman can deliver nine babies in one month .
Client is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby.
Marketing Manager is a person who thinks he can deliver a baby even if no man and woman are available.
Resource Optimization Team thinks they don't need a man or woman; they'll produce a child with zero resources.
Documentation Team thinks they don't care whether the child is delivered, they'll just document 9 months.
Quality Auditor is the person who is never happy with a delivered baby.
Tester is a person who always tells that this is not the Right baby.
HR Manager is a person who thinks that... a Donkey can deliver a Human Baby - if given 9 Months !!!

Why not the author of above definitions, talked about the Salesman?

Probably, he couldn't think of a perfect role for him. Here are some attempts, chose one you think suits best:

He Delivers (i mean, as a doctor) the baby,
He Tells his client, how the baby will look like,
He tells the client, it's client's baby!

Or it could be that, the baby was being delivered over the counter, hence no salesman was involved! :)

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

2012-06-12T23:55:00.000+05:30

'Kah Ke Loonga' -Philosophy of negotiations

2012-06-12T20:15:00.000+05:30

Title of this post is inspired by a recent movie, but the judgement drawn here have been used since ages by people in all walks of life, who excel in Chanakya sort of art of negotiations.

The philosophy of 'Kah Ke Loonga' says,

"Know your strengths, & know positional/moral/ethical/social weaknesses of your opponent which he is most afraid of getting public. Let your opponent know from your actions that you know everything about his secrets, but never tell him directly! And turn the game in your favor."

Notice the key point in this philosophy that, you never tell your opponent of your knowledge of what he doesn't want you to know; just act in ways which stimulate his intelligence that, you know everything! This uncertain fear of you knowing everything and possibility of you exposing him, makes your opponent sweat day and night.

Where can we use this philosophy:

1. Politics,
2. Work Life, 3. Negotiations, etc...

Though you may call it some kind of blackmailing, but what is not blackmailing? Is not the customer who starts talking about your competitors' pricing in the middle of sales negotiations, blackmailing you? Is not the conditions and alliances put forth by Powerful nations to smaller nations, blackmailing?

It will not be blackmailing if, the other person is involved in such activities which undermines your sense of worth and do an injustice to you.

Movie from which this phrase has been taken, has a very different take on the practical implementation of this philosophy, which can have dire short & long term consequences too! Controlled use in troubled situations is advised. :)

Some of my all time favorite books on negotiations:

1. Getting Past NO by William Ury, &
2. Getting to Yes William Ury

You may wish to read, "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China" for practical understanding of Real life tough negotiations.