Saturday, June 20, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
FOCUS
The Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions
Case 1
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface).
To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
And what did the Russians do...??
They used a Pencil!!!
Case 2
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line,
which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department.
For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty.
No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem,
he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution
He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line.
He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan,
it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral
Always look for simple solutions.
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
An ant can be killed in two ways......
1) By squashing it with your hand
2) By bombarding it with a missile
Choose your way!!
Case 1
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface).
To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
And what did the Russians do...??
They used a Pencil!!!
Case 2
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line,
which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department.
For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty.
No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem,
he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution
He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line.
He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan,
it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral
Always look for simple solutions.
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
An ant can be killed in two ways......
1) By squashing it with your hand
2) By bombarding it with a missile
Choose your way!!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
CREATIVITY AT ITS BEST
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Friday, February 20, 2009
PARADOXES OF OUR TIMES
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Shubhashish 2009
Farewell with a Difference
Bharti Public School, Swasthya Vihar, organized Shubhashish a farewell ceremony on 17th Feb. 2009 in the school premises. A Havan Ceremony was held to evoke the Almighty for the ensuing Board Exam of Class X & XII. The school Principal – Mrs. S. Arora, Administrative Officer - Mr. Rajesh Batra, Headmistress - Mrs. A. R. Singhani, teaching staff and the students performed the havan. Mrs. J. Sehgal the Examination Incharge enlightened the students with the important tips for Board Exams. The students of outgoing class shared their moments spent in the school. The School Director, Dr. S. L. Batra encouraged the students with his motivating speech and wished them success for exams. After the ceremony langar was served to the students.
HARD WORK -- THE WAY TO SUCCESS
Airtel Man
Sunil Mittal was mediocre in studies but wanted to make a mark in business. After finishing his graduation, he started a small bicycle manufacturing business. He also tried his hand at making steel utensils, but not too successfully. Mittal then started selling imported generators and set up a countrywide sales operation. However, a change in government policy forced him to close down that business. Bur Mittal wasn’t disheartened. He started makinf pish – button telephones. In the 1990’s, when the telecommunication sector in the country promised huge profits, Mittal decided to try and grab a share. He had little chance of success since he would have to compete with huge companies with mammoth budgets. But the gritty Mittal worked (and still works ) almost eighteen hours a day and not just beat the competition but made Bharti Enterprise a 2.7 billion dollar group.
Mittal’s success wasn’t because he was outstandingly brilliant or knew people in high places or was born rich.. It was simply his dedication, hard work and will to succeed that led him to build one of India’s largest telecom companies.
Which of the following words would you associate with Sunil Bharti Mittal ?
AMBITIOUS
DEDICATED
HARD WORKING
STRONG WILLED
OPTIMISTIC
DISCIPLINED
FOCUSED
DISINTERESTED
IDLE
SINCERE
CARELESS
PERSEVERANT
ENTHUSIASTIC
FICKLE
GOAL ORIENTED
PATIENT
What is your greatest achievement? Did any of the above listed qualities contribute to your success? What do you learn from the experience ?
Success depends on a lot of things---- opportunities, talent, luck, fate, your effort and help from others, to name a few. Of these , the only thing in your control is the effort you put in. All other factors will be completely wasted if you don’t work hard at the right time. Also you never know when luck and destiny are in your favour. So it is better to be habitually hard working rather than regret having missed out on an opportunity.
If you study the life of successful people in any field, the common thresd running through them will be hard work and sincerity. You might think that actors and models do little work. They just look pretty but earn pots of money. But don’t they work out for hours in the gym , take grooming classes , practice walking the ramp or memorise theit dialogues and most of all sacrifice all the goog things --- pizzas , cokes, chocolates, ice creams?
To an outsider it may seem easy , but success does not come easy in any profession.
Sunil Mittal was mediocre in studies but wanted to make a mark in business. After finishing his graduation, he started a small bicycle manufacturing business. He also tried his hand at making steel utensils, but not too successfully. Mittal then started selling imported generators and set up a countrywide sales operation. However, a change in government policy forced him to close down that business. Bur Mittal wasn’t disheartened. He started makinf pish – button telephones. In the 1990’s, when the telecommunication sector in the country promised huge profits, Mittal decided to try and grab a share. He had little chance of success since he would have to compete with huge companies with mammoth budgets. But the gritty Mittal worked (and still works ) almost eighteen hours a day and not just beat the competition but made Bharti Enterprise a 2.7 billion dollar group.
Mittal’s success wasn’t because he was outstandingly brilliant or knew people in high places or was born rich.. It was simply his dedication, hard work and will to succeed that led him to build one of India’s largest telecom companies.
Which of the following words would you associate with Sunil Bharti Mittal ?
AMBITIOUS
DEDICATED
HARD WORKING
STRONG WILLED
OPTIMISTIC
DISCIPLINED
FOCUSED
DISINTERESTED
IDLE
SINCERE
CARELESS
PERSEVERANT
ENTHUSIASTIC
FICKLE
GOAL ORIENTED
PATIENT
What is your greatest achievement? Did any of the above listed qualities contribute to your success? What do you learn from the experience ?
Success depends on a lot of things---- opportunities, talent, luck, fate, your effort and help from others, to name a few. Of these , the only thing in your control is the effort you put in. All other factors will be completely wasted if you don’t work hard at the right time. Also you never know when luck and destiny are in your favour. So it is better to be habitually hard working rather than regret having missed out on an opportunity.
If you study the life of successful people in any field, the common thresd running through them will be hard work and sincerity. You might think that actors and models do little work. They just look pretty but earn pots of money. But don’t they work out for hours in the gym , take grooming classes , practice walking the ramp or memorise theit dialogues and most of all sacrifice all the goog things --- pizzas , cokes, chocolates, ice creams?
To an outsider it may seem easy , but success does not come easy in any profession.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Remembering Indira Gandhi
"....... To my mind, education is the spirit of enquiry,
the ability to keep one's mnd and heart open to beauty and goodness,
indeed all that surrounds us, to be able to think and judge for oneself.
Education should inculcate a life-long habit of learning.
And today, this is all the more necessary because the corpus of knowledge is increasing at a tremendous pace, often making what one has learnt obsolete....... "
Convocation address to the North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, April24,1976
the ability to keep one's mnd and heart open to beauty and goodness,
indeed all that surrounds us, to be able to think and judge for oneself.
Education should inculcate a life-long habit of learning.
And today, this is all the more necessary because the corpus of knowledge is increasing at a tremendous pace, often making what one has learnt obsolete....... "
Convocation address to the North Eastern Hill University
Shillong, April24,1976
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
IN MEMORY OF SMT.INDIRA GANDHI (1917-1984 )
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was the only child of Kamla and Jawaharlal Nehru. She spent part of her childhood in Allahabad, where the Nehrus had their family residence, and part in Switzerland, where her mother Kamla convalesced from her periodic illnesses. She received her college education at Somerville College, Oxford. A famous photograph from her childhood shows her sitting by the bedside of Mahatma Gandhi, as he recovered from one of his fasts; and though she was not actively involved in the freedom struggle, she came to know the entire Indian political leadership. After India's attainment of independence, and the ascendancy of Jawaharlal Nehru, now a widower, to the office of the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi managed the official residence of her father, and accompanied him on his numerous foreign trips. She had been married in 1942 to Feroze Gandhi, who rose to some eminence as a parliamentarian and politician of integrity but found himself disliked by his more famous father-in-law, but Feroze died in 1960 before he could consolidate his own political forces.
In 1964, the year of her father's death, Indira Gandhi was for the first time elected to Parliament, and she was Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack less than two years after assuming office. The numerous contenders for the position of the Prime Ministership, unable to agree among themselves, picked Indira Gandhi as a compromise candidate, and each thought that she would be easily manipulable. But Indira Gandhi showed extraordinary political skills and tenacity and elbowed the Congress dons -- Kamaraj, Morarji Desai, and others -- out of power. She held the office of the Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977. She was riding the crest of popularity after India's triumph in the war of 1971 against Pakistan, and the explosion of a nuclear device in 1974 helped to enhance her reputation among middle-class Indians as a tough and shrewd political leader. However, by 1973, Delhi and north India were rocked by demonstrations angry at high inflation, the poor state of the economy, rampant corruption, and the poor standards of living. In June 1975, the High Court of Allahabad found her guilty of using illegal practices during the last election campaign, and ordered her to vacate her seat. There were demands for her resignation.
Mrs. Gandhi's response was to declare a state of emergency, under which her political foes were imprisoned, constitutional rights abrogated, and the press placed under strict censorship. Meanwhile, the younger of her two sons, Sanjay Gandhi, started to run the country as though it were his personal fiefdom, and earned the fierce hatred of many whom his policies had victimized. He ordered the removal of slum dwellings, and in an attempt to curb India's growing population, initiated a highly resented program of forced sterilization. In early 1977, confident that she had debilitated her opposition, Mrs. Gandhi called for fresh elections, and found herself trounced by a newly formed coalition of several political parties. Her Congress party lost badly at the polls. Many declared that she was a spent force; but, three years later, she was to return as Prime Minister of India. The same year, however, her son Sanjay was killed in an airplane crash.
In the second, post-Emergency, period of her Prime Ministership, Indira Gandhi was preoccupied by efforts to resolve the political problems in the state of Punjab. In her attempt to crush the secessionist movement of Sikh militants, led by Jarnail Singh Bindranwale, she ordered an assault upon the holiest Sikh shrine in Amritsar, called the "Golden Temple". It is here that Bindranwale and his armed supporters had holed up, and it is from the Golden Temple that they waged their campaign of terrorism not merely against the Government, but against moderate Sikhs and Hindus. "Operation Bluestar", waged in June 1984, led to the death of Bindranwale, and the Golden Temple was stripped clean of Sikh terrorists; however, the Golden Temple was damaged, and Mrs. Gandhi earned the undying hatred of Sikhs who bitterly resented the desacralization of their sacred space. In November of the same year, Mrs. Gandhi was assassinated, at her residence, by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, who claimed to be avenging the insult heaped upon the Sikh nation.
Mrs. Gandhi acquired a formidable international reputation as a "statesman", and there is no doubt that she was extraordinarily skilled in politics. She was prone, like many other politicians, to thrive on slogans, and one -- Garibi Hatao, "Remove Poverty" -- became the rallying cry for one of her election campaigns. She had an authoritarian streak, and though a cultured woman, rarely tolerated dissent; and she did, in many respects, irreparable harm to Indian democracy. Apart from her infamous imposition of the internal emergency, the use of the army to resolve internal disputes greatly increased in her time; and she encouraged a culture of sycophancy and nepotism. At her death, her older son, Rajiv Gandhi, was sworn in as head of the Congress party and Prime Minister.
In 1964, the year of her father's death, Indira Gandhi was for the first time elected to Parliament, and she was Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack less than two years after assuming office. The numerous contenders for the position of the Prime Ministership, unable to agree among themselves, picked Indira Gandhi as a compromise candidate, and each thought that she would be easily manipulable. But Indira Gandhi showed extraordinary political skills and tenacity and elbowed the Congress dons -- Kamaraj, Morarji Desai, and others -- out of power. She held the office of the Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977. She was riding the crest of popularity after India's triumph in the war of 1971 against Pakistan, and the explosion of a nuclear device in 1974 helped to enhance her reputation among middle-class Indians as a tough and shrewd political leader. However, by 1973, Delhi and north India were rocked by demonstrations angry at high inflation, the poor state of the economy, rampant corruption, and the poor standards of living. In June 1975, the High Court of Allahabad found her guilty of using illegal practices during the last election campaign, and ordered her to vacate her seat. There were demands for her resignation.
Mrs. Gandhi's response was to declare a state of emergency, under which her political foes were imprisoned, constitutional rights abrogated, and the press placed under strict censorship. Meanwhile, the younger of her two sons, Sanjay Gandhi, started to run the country as though it were his personal fiefdom, and earned the fierce hatred of many whom his policies had victimized. He ordered the removal of slum dwellings, and in an attempt to curb India's growing population, initiated a highly resented program of forced sterilization. In early 1977, confident that she had debilitated her opposition, Mrs. Gandhi called for fresh elections, and found herself trounced by a newly formed coalition of several political parties. Her Congress party lost badly at the polls. Many declared that she was a spent force; but, three years later, she was to return as Prime Minister of India. The same year, however, her son Sanjay was killed in an airplane crash.
In the second, post-Emergency, period of her Prime Ministership, Indira Gandhi was preoccupied by efforts to resolve the political problems in the state of Punjab. In her attempt to crush the secessionist movement of Sikh militants, led by Jarnail Singh Bindranwale, she ordered an assault upon the holiest Sikh shrine in Amritsar, called the "Golden Temple". It is here that Bindranwale and his armed supporters had holed up, and it is from the Golden Temple that they waged their campaign of terrorism not merely against the Government, but against moderate Sikhs and Hindus. "Operation Bluestar", waged in June 1984, led to the death of Bindranwale, and the Golden Temple was stripped clean of Sikh terrorists; however, the Golden Temple was damaged, and Mrs. Gandhi earned the undying hatred of Sikhs who bitterly resented the desacralization of their sacred space. In November of the same year, Mrs. Gandhi was assassinated, at her residence, by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, who claimed to be avenging the insult heaped upon the Sikh nation.
Mrs. Gandhi acquired a formidable international reputation as a "statesman", and there is no doubt that she was extraordinarily skilled in politics. She was prone, like many other politicians, to thrive on slogans, and one -- Garibi Hatao, "Remove Poverty" -- became the rallying cry for one of her election campaigns. She had an authoritarian streak, and though a cultured woman, rarely tolerated dissent; and she did, in many respects, irreparable harm to Indian democracy. Apart from her infamous imposition of the internal emergency, the use of the army to resolve internal disputes greatly increased in her time; and she encouraged a culture of sycophancy and nepotism. At her death, her older son, Rajiv Gandhi, was sworn in as head of the Congress party and Prime Minister.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY ( 14-11-2008 )
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad, central India. His father Motilal Nehru was a prominent advocate and early leader of the Indian independence movement. The younger Nehru graduated from Cambridge University, and returned to India in 1912. Over the next thirty years, he rose to become the top political leader of the Indian National Congress Party and its struggle for independence from Britain. He was jailed seven times.
After independence he served as India first Prime Minister from 1947 until he died in May, 1964. He was also a great internationalist, and one of the founders of the non-aligned movement.Nehru was a renowned orator. He could give many extemporaneous speeches in a single day. His most famous speech is the "Tryst With Destiny" address to the Constituent Assembly of India in New Delhi on the night of August 14th and 15th, 1947.
In a few moments, India was to become independent after centuries of colonial invasion and rule:
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.""
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
GURUNANAK JAYANTI
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Guru Nanak Dev ji (the First Nanak, the founder of Sikhism) was born on 15th April, 1469 at Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present distrect of Shekhupura (Pakistan), now Nanakana Sahib. The Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji is celebrated on 15th Kartik Puranmashi i.e. full moon day of the month Kartik. On this day the Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji is celebrated every year. (But some other chronicals state that Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born on 20th October,1469) Guru Nanak's father, Mehta Kalyan Das, more popularly known as Mehta Kalu was the agent and Chief Accountant of Rai Bular. Guru Nanak 's mother was Mata Tripta, a simple, pious and extremely religious woman. Nanak had an elder sister, Nanki, who always cherished her younger brother.Nanak was an extra-ordinary and different child in many ways. God provided him with contemplative mind and rational thinking. At the age of seven, he learnt Hindi and Sanskrit. He surprised his teachers with the sublimity of his extra-ordinary knowledge about divine things. At the age of thirteen, he learned Persian and Sanskrit and at the age of 16, he was the most learned young man in the region. He was married to Mata Sulakhni ji, who gave birth to two sons: Sri Chand and Lakhmi Das. In November 1504, Guru Nanak's elder sister Nanaki ji took him to Sultanpurlodhi where her husband Jai Ram ji got him the Job of storekeeper in the Modikhana of the local Nawab, Daulat Khan Lodhi. At the age of 38, in August 1507, Guru Nanak Sahib heard God 's call to dedicate himself to the service of humanity after bathing in "Vain Nadi" (a small river) Near Sultanpur Lodhi. The very first sentence which he ' uttered then was, " There is no Hindu, no Musalman". He now undertook long travels to preach his unique and divine doctrine (Sikhism). After visiting different places in Punjab, he decided to proceed on four long tours covering different religious places in India and abroad. These tours are called Char Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev Ji . In the year 1520, Babar attacked India. His troops slaughtered thousands of innocent civilians of all walks of life. Women and children were made captives and all their property looted at Amiabad. Guru Nanak Dev Ji challenged this act of barbarity in strong words. He was arrested and released, shortly after making Babar realising his blunder. All the prisoners were also released. Guru Nanak Sahib settled down at Kartarpur city (now in Pakistan) which was founded by him in 1522 and spent the rest of his life there (1522-1539). There was daily Kirtan and the institution of Langar (free kitchen) was introduced. Knowing that the end was drawing near, Guru Nanak Sahib, after testing his two sons and some followers, installed Bhai Lehna ji (Guru Angad Sahib) as the Second Nanak in 1539, and after a few days passed into Sachkhand on 22nd September, 1539. As a social reformer Guru Nanak Sahib upheld the cause of women, downtrodden and the poors. He attacked the citadel of caste system of Hindus and theocracy of Muslim rulers. He was a born poet. He wrote 947 hyms comprising Japji Sahib, Asa-Di-Var, Bara-Mah, Sidh-Gosht, Onkar (Dakhani) and these were included in Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Arjan Sahib. He was also a perfect musician. He with the company of Bhai Mardana compsed such tunes in various Indian classical Ragas that charmed and tawed wild creatures like Babar, subdued saging kings, raved bigots and tyrants, made thugs and robbers saints. He was a reformer as well as a revolutionary. God had endowed him with a contemplative mind and pious disposition. Guru Arjan Dev Ji called him "the image of God, nay, God Himself".
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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