Quite interesting book to read. The book is especially written with respect to developed economies like Western Europe and US ( as proclaimed by author himself) but many things talked of are quite relevant in general. It touches both on the managerial aspect and on personal aspect of living with paradoxes. I found the book a little confusing at times and hard to continue reading in one stretch. It talks about the various paradox which the people would have to live with. Throughout the book a good comparison is made between the US, German and Japanese management. A little insight on why is this so as well. Learned few new terms like Subsidiarity ( reverse delegation from lower rank to higher) , Sigmoid Curve ( know more). The author does a good job of looking how the organizations function as today and what ought to change in the future. The thoughts are quite insightful but confusing at times. A neat summary of the book can be found here.
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Empty Raincoat
Quite interesting book to read. The book is especially written with respect to developed economies like Western Europe and US ( as proclaimed by author himself) but many things talked of are quite relevant in general. It touches both on the managerial aspect and on personal aspect of living with paradoxes. I found the book a little confusing at times and hard to continue reading in one stretch. It talks about the various paradox which the people would have to live with. Throughout the book a good comparison is made between the US, German and Japanese management. A little insight on why is this so as well. Learned few new terms like Subsidiarity ( reverse delegation from lower rank to higher) , Sigmoid Curve ( know more). The author does a good job of looking how the organizations function as today and what ought to change in the future. The thoughts are quite insightful but confusing at times. A neat summary of the book can be found here.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Tragic Gaza war
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
The recent war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has left almost 400,000 people homeless with over 1000 + deaths of Gazans majority of which happen to be children and women. Now the latest news of a gazan doctor who is highly respected in Israel lost his 3 daughters aged 20, 17 &13 in the same war. He has devoted his complete life to peace and medicine. His grief is inconsolable but he still has an optimism of saying “I hope that my children will be the last price.” Hamas is holding victory rallies as UN chief tours Gaza.... i wonder what victory have they achieved after having all this bloodshed. I sometimes wonder why good people have to suffer so much while many crooks live their complete life in luxurious world ( they are materialistically well off but i doubt if same is the case for being mentally sound and at peace). Many thoughts have capture mind . Is it because as human is an animal too and there is instinct for survival ..so only the strongest survives....so no matter what war will keep happening and accept tragedy as part of it. Then we have so many religions all essentially preaching us to be at harmony with each other but now it looks as the institutions formed to promote peace and harmony in humans are themselves becoming the very source of disrupting it. Has world become a better place to live in or worse off ? Or Is it as long as something does not impact us as individual directly or indirectly we are least bothered about it. Is this the correct way ? maybe it is...I don't have an answer. Recent article in ET highlighting a report of what kids are being taught in madarsas in Pakistan as per books prescribed by government teaching alphabets as A for Allah, B for Bandook(Gun) and J for Jihad was quite shocking. Is this a big propaganda by government body or they are least bothered themselves to do a check of what is being published under their own institutions or system itself has been taken over by fanatics. As per my view no religion is bad....its only people who made it look bad for their own selfish agenda. The tragedy of all this is many religions are earning a bad name. Friday, January 16, 2009
Purvottari
Explored the culture of North East at Purvottari.
at Entrance gate of Tripura
cultural performance by Arunachal Pradesh artists. Here singing a local dialect song.
entrance gate structure
Rulpui- It is one kind of big python who lives in the jungles.During its worshipping , if someone promised to sacrifice animals but doesn't then Rulpui always comes in dream vision of that person and disturb him/her telling about the sacrifice.
mask
Assamese house
Chicken Momos
at Entrance gate of Tripura
cultural performance by Arunachal Pradesh artists. Here singing a local dialect song.
entrance gate structure
Rulpui- It is one kind of big python who lives in the jungles.During its worshipping , if someone promised to sacrifice animals but doesn't then Rulpui always comes in dream vision of that person and disturb him/her telling about the sacrifice.
mask
Assamese houseTuesday, January 13, 2009
Personalities Clash
Interesting article on Psychology Today which talks on the issue of personality clashes .
Some excerpts from article :
Personality, that quirky grab bag of traits, tics, reactions, and beliefs that distinguish one person's projected self from another's, is the wild card of the workplace. Whereas most of the stressors we encounter at the office can be scheduled, delegated, avoided, or at least reimbursed, the personalities of one's coworkers remain the uncontrolled variable. True, that variable largely recedes, swept under by the conforming tsunami of office culture, professionalism, and sheer workload. Still, our selves sneak out, and when they do they often offend someone. Of course, some selves are more offensive to us than others. Predictably, at one time or another you will share a work team, a cubicle, or a reporting relationship with one of those that offends you. Then you will get to experience first-hand that most commonly reported office problem: the personality conflict.
Cease-fire for a Personality Conflict
If you are caught in an unpleasant struggle with an irritating colleague, here are some ways to extricate yourself.
Resist recruiting allies. It's reassuring to find evidence that "I'm not the only one who thinks our boss is a disorganized mess." But the more you bond over the negative, the larger that negative looms in your own life.
Focus on strengths. Remind yourself of the contributions your adversary does make—to the team, to the company, and especially, if you can find it, to your own work. This will take the edge off your annoyance.
Get out of the way. Some personalities push buttons so personally sensitive that you are able only to cringe. If you can't diminish the intensity of your reaction, at least reduce your contact.
Look in the mirror. Not everyone at your office is as affected by the other's personality as you are. If you can figure out your role in the dynamic or the source of your response, you'll learn something important about yourself.
Some excerpts from article :
Personality, that quirky grab bag of traits, tics, reactions, and beliefs that distinguish one person's projected self from another's, is the wild card of the workplace. Whereas most of the stressors we encounter at the office can be scheduled, delegated, avoided, or at least reimbursed, the personalities of one's coworkers remain the uncontrolled variable. True, that variable largely recedes, swept under by the conforming tsunami of office culture, professionalism, and sheer workload. Still, our selves sneak out, and when they do they often offend someone. Of course, some selves are more offensive to us than others. Predictably, at one time or another you will share a work team, a cubicle, or a reporting relationship with one of those that offends you. Then you will get to experience first-hand that most commonly reported office problem: the personality conflict.
Cease-fire for a Personality Conflict
If you are caught in an unpleasant struggle with an irritating colleague, here are some ways to extricate yourself.
Resist recruiting allies. It's reassuring to find evidence that "I'm not the only one who thinks our boss is a disorganized mess." But the more you bond over the negative, the larger that negative looms in your own life.
Focus on strengths. Remind yourself of the contributions your adversary does make—to the team, to the company, and especially, if you can find it, to your own work. This will take the edge off your annoyance.
Get out of the way. Some personalities push buttons so personally sensitive that you are able only to cringe. If you can't diminish the intensity of your reaction, at least reduce your contact.
Look in the mirror. Not everyone at your office is as affected by the other's personality as you are. If you can figure out your role in the dynamic or the source of your response, you'll learn something important about yourself.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Harrapan Civilization excavations at National Museum Delhi
Currency
15.God of Wealth (Kubera) 16. Laughing boy
Woman in Grief 
Small pots
Female figures
Bronze images
Friday, January 09, 2009
Good Quote
Had been to latest Aamir Khan movie Ghajini inspired from Hollywood movie Memento. I had not heard of the actress Asin before this movie and she looked stunning. The movie was ok type....pathetic as per Suhas who was accompanying me in cinema theater in Pune.
Now today while going through the newspaper came across article on interview of the same actress. One thing which struck very right after browsing through some of the questions asked to her... she mentioned her dad telling her to stick to this: " Never let success get to your head and failure to your heart" . I wonder though how long she is going to continue on it in the glamour world ;).
I tried to look for who coined this quote first and this is what I could find out. " Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.~Daphne Maxwell-Reid, star from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ."
Now today while going through the newspaper came across article on interview of the same actress. One thing which struck very right after browsing through some of the questions asked to her... she mentioned her dad telling her to stick to this: " Never let success get to your head and failure to your heart" . I wonder though how long she is going to continue on it in the glamour world ;).
I tried to look for who coined this quote first and this is what I could find out. " Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.~Daphne Maxwell-Reid, star from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ."
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