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April 2003

Vol 2 Issue 4

Dear Friends!
The world around us is ever changing yet we cling on to our predictable life styles. We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.

Even since our inception, we have witnessed change around us – changes in our own physical, mental and emotional growth, day & night, the seasons, our moods, our energy levels & our motivation. Everything seems to be going in a cycle with its ebb and flow, in spite of that we resist and evade even the slightest alteration to our comfort zones. The sheer intensity of our fear of losing status quo, accelerates its emergence in our lives.
When we resist change it is forced upon us by the cycle of life. Then we go through the three phases of intense denial, severe adjustment and finally acceptance of the new conditions. So much energy and time is exhausted, unnecessarily. Why can’t we understand that progress is impossible without change and there is nothing permanent in our lives except change.

Mark Twain once quoted so aptly, ‘Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Wishing all our friends the flexibility and resilience to confront and utilize change to progress in life. Look forward to your comments/ suggestions.


Zaufyshan Haseeb  Intek Solutions & The Intek Family
 

Idea of the Month: Associating Ideas

"An idea with a single sense can lead you along only one track.
Then, if anything goes wrong, it just gets stuck- a thought that sits in your mind with nowhere to go."


Connect any idea you have to other things you know, see to what this inspires you. Not only will this give you different ways to go (so if the first solution doesn't work, you can solve the problem another way), but it may lead to other ideas, even richer than the first you can up with.
 

Case of the Month: Words, Words, Words, ...

Our brain is very good at treating incomplete information and sentences with grammatical errors. If you ever had to type out an interview, you will know that almost no-one is able to make a conversation build out of correct sentences. Too bad for people developing computer programs that can do speech processing or machine translation…
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The reason why we use less words than strictly needed can be explained by...


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Leadership (article)

what it takes to be a leader, how strong leadership can help companies achieve the goals in their strategic planning process and how leadership can be learned.

It's True - Lead and They Will Follow
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Leadership has sometimes been described as taking people to a place that they would not normally go to on their own. Once a sound strategic planning process has determined what that place should be it is the leader's prime and fundamental responsibility to assure that the full resources of the organization are effectively brought to bear to achieve that destination.

An effective planning process will systematically examine ...

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Communication  (article)

How to be an Effective Communicator

A young man whom I had known since he was in high school stopped by to see me and proudly display his new MBA.

"I know a master's degree alone doesn't guarantee success," he said. "What do you think is the most important quality for someone who wants to become a business leader?"


I answered without hesitation: The ability to communicate.

Individuals who communicate effectively with people at all levels, of both genders, and from a variety of cultures and backgrounds are today's pacesetters.

In the old-style hierarchical, authoritarian setting, communication is relatively simple. The top person tells the underlings ...


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Decision Making (article)

Have you ever been on a journey where you reach a fork in the road and were unsure about which path to take? Decision making can be thought of being on this path and reaching that point where you are not sure of the next step. In fact, our lives are filled with these points which call us to make decisions every day.

Many decisions are small and not so significant, for example, which cereal to eat for breakfast or which video to watch tonight. Other decisions have more importance. Which friends do I choose, which college should I attend, or which nursing facility is best for grandma? Still other decisions call for a lifetime commitment. Who will I share the rest of my life with? How can I live a fulfilled adult life in the Church? Is Church ministry a value to me? What are my values? Is God calling me to the priesthood or religious life?

When answering these questions, that is, when looking at decisions of great significance,...


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Responsible Risk Taking (article)

Risk-taking is inherent in contemporary managerial decision making. The turbulent public sector environment increasingly requires managers to adopt innovative approaches to solve emerging problems. Risk-taking requires an appreciation that adversity and uncertainty can be overcome in the quest for better outcomes. The possibilities of failure are real, and managers must be confident that when their efforts do not bear fruit, they can recover and pursue alternative actions. Risktaking often appeals to the need for adventure and accomplishment that is present in many managers, and managers with a propensity for risk-taking realize that potential gains provide a yardstick by which their performance is judged.

However, a danger exists that confident attitudes toward risk-taking and the willingness to go "outside the bureaucratic box" may cause managers ...

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