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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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read more, click here.
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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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read more, click here.
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