| Can someone ... |
[Jan. 28th, 2009|04:37 pm] |
... trained to be a leader?
Is leadership an acquired skill? Or is it in-born? One can definitely be trained to be a good worker; a skilled worker; but a leader ... I do not know. It sometimes seems stupid to me that I see these sessions for leadership skills. People pay huge amounts of money to go on these sessions and I am not sure they come out as leaders.
I am not discounting the value of these sessions, they may definitely make me a better leader if I already am one. But then if I am not a leader - I am so because I am good at it. So...
So... in effect - I think leadership is either a quality that I possess or I do not possess ... what say? |
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| Mumbai 26/11, 27/11, 28/11 and continued to 29/11 |
[Nov. 30th, 2008|10:57 pm] |
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Is this the beginning of the end of the great Indian "sleep"? The Indian establishment sleeps through most events till a jolt like that of the terror attacks wakes it up. But does it really wake up? 1993, 2001 and now again 2008 and we allowed it to happen again. We were in no ambiguous terms caught sleeping.
Vir Sanghvi writes in the longest day that this will prove to be the day that changed all the rules. An excerpt below:
"Guesswork in the aftermath of a tragedy is always a risky business. But I wager that when the time comes to write the history of modern India, 26/11 will be remembered as the turning point in our attitude to terror. It will be remembered as the day when we Indians came to terms with vulnerability.
And, with a bit of luck, as the day when we demanded that those in charge of protecting us either did the job they were supposed to or left it to somebody more capable.
The government must realise that this is not just another terrorist strike. This one has changed all the rules, both in terms of the impact it has had on the Indian psyche and in the anger and fear that now course through our veins.
No more promises. No more speeches. It’s time to act."
But did it really change the rules? Will the sleeping giant that is India wake up and keep its eyes open? Will we as one voice let this continue?
More questions at this time than answers... |
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| Mumbai - 26/11 & 27/11 and now continues to 28/11 |
[Nov. 27th, 2008|01:51 pm] |
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| | Yeh des hai tera ... swades hau tera | ] |
Sad and Depressing - these terrorists have succeeded in spreading terror and holding the media attention for more than 24 hours. In addition they continue to rub it in to the intelligence agencies who had no clue about this particular attack. This is a gauntlet thrown at the security forces and the intelligence agencies, to see if they can get to the bottom of this.
Or will it be another episode where Indians get on with their lives and again make a big hue and cry when such an incident happens again.
Only time will tell... |
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| Mumbai - 26/11 continues... to 27/11 |
[Nov. 27th, 2008|11:30 am] |
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This is the sad part - that we have become so accustomed to terror attacks and each one feels that "this cannot happen to me - I am above all this" till it happens to me. All of us (each one of us included) will let this fire of vengence die and get on with our lives; till it happens again.
The politicians who sell us out now will again come into power again and will sell us out again. We will again get on with our lives calling ourselves resilient. I don't remember the last time we - as a nation - were moved collectively; maybe it was when former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Even then the party that came into power was happy that the "sympathy vote" was with them.
It is so sad to see the charade the politicians - including the bigwigs in New Delhi are putting up and trying to garner support for electoral gains in this tragedy. Even if they are saying that they are all united in his, you can see shades of blame already being passed around. Again those who are caught in between are the poor cops who are doing their best in every possible situation.
Is there a solution for all this?
reproduced on from a comment on Vikram Hazra's blog |
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| Mumbai 26/11 |
[Nov. 26th, 2008|05:43 pm] |
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This is probably the most disturbing news I have ever heard. If the terrorists succeeded in spreading terror in the "Never Say Die" spirit of Mumbai; the news networks helped them by their coverage.
Sensationalizing an already worse situation does not help anybody's spirit. This is probably the worst kind of terror that I have seen being spread by the news networks.
What else can I do - but pray ... |
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| Voting??? |
[Nov. 4th, 2008|05:54 pm] |
Why is it that people who couldn't care less about voting in a country where they can make a difference, are so politically involved in one where they can't?
- Picked up from Bharat |
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| Do Not Vote!!! |
[Oct. 2nd, 2008|03:48 pm] |
Picked up from Greg Siskind
A cute video reminding people that the register deadline to vote in the presidential election is coming up quickly. For those readers who are not US citizens yet, please pass this link on to your American citizen friends and family members.
[Warning: Salty Language here]
Pass it on! |
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| Who am I? |
[Aug. 1st, 2008|01:21 pm] |
No - its not a case of amnesia; but a more thoughtful question that I have been asking myself for the past few days. Along with it of course there are other questions like where am I in this whole universe, why am I here etc, but these are for different posts.
So who am I? I am my name, my physical body, a bundle of emotions, feelings and thoughts, a brain with some intelligence, a lazy bum, a procrastinating d***head, etc. But does this really answer my question? All these answers are answers to the question "What am I?" rather than "Who am I?"
I usually tend to identify myself with my qualities, but really that cannot be me; because those qualities keep changing sometimes even by the time of the day. I ask my friends, and they say what any friend would say - "you are a friend to me" - the key word(s) here being "to me". Does this mean everything is just a perspective?
Is even an image of myself in my mind is only a perspective? So who really am I?... |
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| Advice |
[Jul. 24th, 2008|03:56 pm] |
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So there are two kinds of people who give advice and two kinds of people who seek advice.
One kind that seeks advice, does so at the time of need (Type S1). They really need some guidance and are totally confused without it. The other kind is one that knows what needs to be done, but still goes on to seek advice anyway (Type S2)(maybe for sycophantic reasons or maybe for validation reasons)
One kind which gives advice, does so only when asked for (Type G1). The other kind just gives advice even when you know what you are doing and did not seek any advice (Type G2).
But do not be fooled, there are some real strong boundaries in all the four categories, that if you cross one you can easily become an outcast.
For Example if you are a type S1 seeking an advice from type G1 - you better be sure you follow the advice or else you are not getting it the next time. Or if you are type S2, seeking advice from type G2 - you better listen to the entire advice, even if it differs from your decision - or else ...
Mixing of roles is not allowed - for example if a G1 does a job of G2 or vice-versa; be sure to be branded as one who pushes too much or one who does not care at all.
Which one are you? More importantly - which one am I? |
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| Acceptance ... |
[Jun. 6th, 2008|11:33 am] |
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... is the key to happiness. But I have come to realize that accepting "Rejection" is the most difficult thing to do. Perhaps because Acceptance and Rejection are polar opposites ... or are they? .... Perhaps ... I will learn one day ... |
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| Some people ... |
[May. 30th, 2008|02:44 pm] |
... are very good friends; but find it really hard to keep in touch. Even if I stretch my hand first, they are so busy in their own lives that they do not even have time to see the outstretched hand or read the email, or listen to the voicemail.
Nothing to complain about - just an observation: How easily that can be me? Maybe I am ... |
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| To be or not to be... |
[May. 29th, 2008|11:38 am] |
... is the question!
But really ... Do I have a choice to "not be"? |
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| Rate Cut - Boon or Bane? |
[Jan. 31st, 2008|05:56 pm] |
No one can really tell, can they?
So Big Ben Bernanke created history by cutting rates twice within (almost) a week by 125 percentage points. He also has printed loads of currency to not let the market go into a credit squeeze. Some say, this Big Ben is doing a good job, and some say he is just reacting to the market.
If this is really a boon, then we should see foreclosures dropping, the housing market picking up and in general the whole economy starts looking up. But the markets reacted the very same day by finishing in the red that the fed cut the rates.
If it is a bane, then the housing market remains as it is or goes further down and inflation reaches record levels not seen before.
No one can really tell, can they |
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| To cut or not to cut is the question! |
[Jan. 21st, 2008|10:41 am] |
As the election year moves ahead at full steam, the US economy moves center stage. Nevada voted in Romney as he is considered a turn around artist for many companies and people think he can turn around the flailing US economy. Even President Bush jumped into the ring by proposing a temporary $145 billion tax relief package to boost the economy which both the Congress and the Fed chief Ben Bernanke supports. This also in addition to increasing liquidity for the banks to stave off a credit crunch.
After all this, does the Fed really need to cut the rate?
Fed Chief Bernanke has indicated that he is ready to cut the rate to stave off a possible recession. But in my opinion, the Fed should not cut the rates, take the hit of a small recession, maybe for 2 - 3 quarters, stave off inflation and then raise the rates. The Fed should maintain the interest rates as they are. The dollar is also at an all time low, keeping the interst rate steady would actually bring the dollar up.
Having said this, in this politically charged atmosphere, it is very difficult to pay heed to sound economic principles. This is the age of quick fixes and hence I think the rate will be cut.
In a way, it is good for me and our plans, but I am sure I will end up paying more for everything. All I can hope is to get the better deal in this quagmire. |
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