It was much later we came to know the real rank and the difference between a JCO (Junior Commissioned Officers) and a NCO (Non-Commissioned Officers) who were simply called ‘Ustad Ji’ or ‘Sir Jee’ by the Cadets all across the country, but that did not diminish the value of the ‘Slog’ they made us go… Read More #163 – 24 Virtues we learn in National Cadet Corps Training

I like to learn new laws. No Not the Legal legal Laws. The Laws mostly Unwritten, yet everyone knows them OR Laws of the workplace which are Good to Know to MUST KNOW for Productivity or for Simple Survival :P. I mostly find them on Wikipedia. Like the one I found below which is called… Read More #162 – Time We Spend on Trivia And Parkinson's Law.

Murphy’s mothers laws Mothers only offer advice on two occasions: when you want it and when you don’t.. A mother’s love is a better cure than chicken soup, but chicken soup is cheaper. Your mother is the only person that knows more about you than you know about yourself. Any time you are unable to solve a… Read More #161- 48 Mother's Murphy's Laws – Weekend Humor !

Are Leaders Born or they are made? Very old debate indeed. Is Manager the One Who Pushes and the Leader who Pulls as this Diagram below shows? Or it is the Lean Management Definition which better explains the Difference? Reminds me of a Hindi Phrase “Honhar birwan ke hot chikne paat” which means “महान लोगों… Read More #158 – Leaders are Born and Leaders are Made. Are you Leading or Managing?

” DMTGP” Deliver More Through Great People : This was a slogan for a Great Employer I worked for, for over 20 years. It had received European Best Employer Awards and not just in Europe it followed the ‘Investors in People’ Standard in countries like India as well. More and more Companies are these days trying to PMWFE “Produce… Read More #157 – Is the Talk about Igniting Employee Passion A Myth?

A reader kindly asked me to elaborate on the Role of the C Suite in Owning and Promoting CSR within the Organisation and outside. The prior article was bit lengthy and I could not add it there. First, Let me Give you 6 P’s of CSR Success: They are… Let me explain. I consider myself… Read More #155- 6 P's of CSR Success in the C Suite.

Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility is not a new concept in India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India has recently notified the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 along with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 “hereinafter CSR Rules” and other notifications related thereto which makes it mandatory (with effect from 1st April, 2014)… Read More #154 – How will India's New CSR Law- Influence and Impact the C Suite?

Among the ethical precepts of his “Eightfold Path” was “Right Action,” which included avoiding all killing. A legend is told of two kingdoms on the brink of battle. Each claimed the right to irrigate lands from a river flowing between. The Buddha asked the two kings, “What is the water worth?” “Very little,” was the… Read More #153 – How Violence Is Ended – Buddhist Legend

My boss gave me two books as Gift. The first one was “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and the Second one ” 8th Habit” – both by Steven Covey. I am sure, Many of the Readers would have read them too and many of you would have liked them. The Team also attended a… Read More #152 – 7 Habits of the Highly Effective People – My Takeaways.

Ministry-wise PIB releases President of India to visit West Bengal on August 23 and 24 President calls on council of IITs to draw up a roadmap for governance in line with global practices Delegation of Gujjar and Bakkarwal Youths from Jammu & Kashmir Calls on Vice President Haryana CM calls on PM Shri Saurabh Patel,… Read More

Of all Buddhist tales, the best-known and best-loved is the story of Buddha’s own birth and youth. Buddha—“the Enlightened One” or “The Awakened One”—is the religious title given to Siddhartha Gautama, a prince of the Sakya clan, which ruled an area that today straddles the border between Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar. He… Read More #151 – The Prince Who Had Everything – Legend of the Buddha

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