Mind maps revisited
Some time ago, I had written an article about mind maps. J Murali’s article on mind maps today shows a mind map of how to organise a topic for ready reference. Think of its use just before exams or interviews.
Destressing – better learn to do it
The following blog details what is happening to us in our work life. http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/07/is-the-life-youre-living-worth.html#disqusComments We need to learn to relax. Yes, I know we are told this ‘n’ number of times, but the reality is we do not know how. The best way that I have found is by progressive relaxation – deliberately tightening and […]
How to Make Profits AND Contribute to Society
Social Entrepreneurship. This word has been bandied around a lot, and many companies, colleges and people pay lip service to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship How do we create a sustainable enterprise that makes profits and fulfills social obligations? Can we help uplift the stature of the small town that we came from, where we were nurtured, before […]
As you start an MBA program
When you join an MBA course, you consider yourself a student. You behave like a student, learning from classes and books. When you leave the MBA course, after completing it, you are no longer a student. You are a corporate citizen and are being paid to behave like one. In these two years, what have […]
The downturn in the economy
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/84/mba.html suggests what to do if you do not get a job.
The self esteem of a Bhindi
I hate Bhindis (okras, lady’s fingers). When I go to the vegetable market, I pass over Bhindi, even if they are fresh and tender. I do not even see them. Should the bhindi have low self esteem? Should the bhindi start believing that because I have not considered it, there is something wrong with it? […]
Dante’s Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri wrote this allegorical epic poem in the 1300s. This is his examination of the afterlife. One travels through the Inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Heaven). Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Before […]
Don’t shoot the messenger – ad hominem attacks
What is effective communication? It is a good composition of the message and its flawless transmission? Is it reception of the message without distortion? Distortion of the message happens at two points during transmission – physical distortion due to the belief of the receiver The same message, to two different persons will have different reactions. […]
Why do we fear, when we know that most of the fears are groundless
Our mind is not designed that way. A baby does not fear the snake, the response of the people around him makes it fear the snake. Our fears are a product of our programming. People eat things that other people shudder to look at. People have learnt responses and behaviours that are acceptable. It is […]
Values and personality formation – some theory
This comes from writings by Tad James who is paraphrasing the sociologist Morris Massey. Some parts have been removed for succinctness. There are three major periods that a person will go through in values and personality formation. the Imprint Period, which occurs from birth until age 7 the Modeling Period, which is from 8 to […]