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Dear Friends
 Man
is a social animal, but is that a biological design or do we
form associations out of necessity. Anthropologists have
revealed that one major aspect that helped in the human survival
of the early man was his ability to form groups. The male
species would sometimes hunt in groups, while the female species
would gather food & berries in a communal bunch.
Now thousands of years have passed and we still like to form
groups even though there is no impending doom of extinction. I
wonder if today that same mechanism leads to the staunch
religiosity of groups? Or political affinities?
Is this adherence a part of our evolutionary past? Ultimately
the modern man is just a reflection of the ancient man. The
gatherer still goes shopping in groups, organises coffee
mornings and Tupperware parties, while the hunter hunts his prey
in corporate golf tournaments and exclusive clubs.
Socio-biologists feel that the evolution of man has been more on
the outside than within. The concrete jungles have replaced the
green forests but the human instincts are still depending on
their earliest memories for the most mundane activities. That
could be an indication that I have a link to my roots, much
stronger than I had realized.
The Law of Genetics tells us that we inherit traits in the
following percentage:
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Genetic Contribution of Ancestors |
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Generation |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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%
Contribution |
50.0 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
6.25 |
3.125 |
1.563 |
0.781 |
0.391 |
0.195 |
0.098 |
 If
my great great grandfather was a rogue, do I need to be
concerned about my son’s aggression? Can I blame my totally
irrational behaviour to Great Aunt Edna?
How much of my parent’s behaviour do I see in myself?
The latest excuse for all misdeamaenors in the USA are ‘ My
genes made me do it’
The quest for genetic explanations of why we do what we do more
accurately reflects the desire for hard certainties about
frightening
 societal
problems than the true complexities of human affairs. Meanwhile,
the revolution in thinking about genes has huge consequences for
how we view ourselves.
If we are just animals there is no hope for us, we will continue
plundering and spoiling our planet in pursuit of power, social
status and material wealth until it kills us. If, on the other
hand, we are more than animals - as I believe, potentially at
least, we are - we must view our self-interests though the eyes
of our more enlightened, human nature.
 If
we don't want our children and future generations to curse us,
we have to recognise where their and our enlightened
self-interests lie: not in the continued pursuit of material
wealth and power - which stem from our animal nature - but in
the creation of a sustainable economy and far less materialistic
lifestyles, based on our more "enlightened " human nature. This
way we can start breaking the chain of selfish
self-gratification and actually evolve to a higher species of
Hominoids.
As always look forward to your
suggestions / feedback
which helps the Intek team to continually improve this Ezine.
Zaufyshan
Haseeb
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Idea of the month
Leisure time
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 Did you know that most people underestimate the amount of leisure
time they have?
And what is worse, the same study shows that 40% of leisure time
gets lost by watching TV!
We have some suggestions for you:
(1) Grow yourself a leisure tree:
people seem to forget what they want to do. Take a piece of paper
and cluster your ideas for leisure activities on it so you'll
remember. You might want to group them as follows: (a) activities
that turned me on in the past, (b) activities that turn me on today,
(c) new activities I have thought of doing and (d) activities that
will get me physically fit. You should get at least 50 idea's on
your page. Success!
(2) Move to "active TV watching"
Find yourself new ways of spending hours in front of your TV so that
you make better use of your leisure time.
(one solution: make sure your TV isn't plugged in, while you pursue
more rewarding activities in front of it!)
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Case
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Negotiation Skills - Reaching a win-win
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Several books discussing
negotiation skills all point in the same direction:
it's empathy that is making the difference!
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Now what is empathy?
Let's start by saying what it is NOT.
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It is not trying to match
the other person during communication and/or giving the impression that you
agree with him
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It is not trying to use
your own thinking process: "what would I do if I were in his place?"
(people are not "logic" they all use their own thinking, influenced by their
own emotions)
What it is:
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It means finding
out about the other's person's thinking strategies (which will be
probably quite different from yours.
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It means finding
out what kind of information the other person has available
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It means finding
out what filters the person uses while looking at the world. What
kind of information does he find important? What values, beliefs,
criteria does he use?
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Leadership
The CEO's Path to Excellence
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 Leaders achieve
goals in cooperation with and through the actions of the people in their
organization. Effective CEOs encourage their employees’ personal success
because they understand that personal success translates into organizational
success. They know that successful people build successful organizations.
Three characteristics of successful people are:
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Goal
direction
They know where they stand, where they want to go and have a
plan to get there.
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Self
motivation
As self starters, they wind their own clock.
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Positive mental attitude
Successful people look for ways to complete tasks. They focus on
strengths and break self-imposed limitations created by low self
esteem.
These traits
are interrelated. Strengthen one and you strengthen them all. Success
breeds more success through increasing momentum.
Goal Direction:
A much quoted study found that the three percent of the population
who created a specific written plan became not only financially
independent but out produced those with only general goals by 10 to 100
times.
Goal directed action leads to success, which arrives when ...
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Negotiation Skills
Letting the other guy have your way
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 Every transaction in life involves negotiation. From deciding where to
dine with a friend to renting an apartment, from buying a car to
convincing a child to eat her veggies, we are constantly faced with the
opportunity to negotiate. Since it is such a common encounter, why do
most of us get into such a panic when it comes time to negotiate the
purchase of a house, or the cost of producing a project, or a starting
salary for a new job? Probably because nobody ever explicitly taught us
how to negotiate effectively. As with most things, we tend to avoid or
dislike activities in which we are not confident. Let me suggest that
this is a topic well worth your investment of effort and time.
Many books on the subject have been written, which approach the topic
from viewpoints as diverse as Ghandi and Attila the Hun. The most
well-received book on the subject in recent years is a very readable
paperback called "Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving
In" by Roger Fisher & William Ury.
One of the best classes I ever took (in business school) was a 10-week
course on negotiating. The class was a mandatory part of the core
curriculum, and after taking it I certainly understand why. The class
was largely a role-play workshop where, each week, we were assigned
roles in ever more complicated negotiations and left to our own devices
to work things out. Then, ...
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Communication
The ups and downs of employee communication
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 Reaching
goals by mastering the art of dialogue
How can the managers of tube and pipe fabricating companies develop
the level of employee commitment and enthusiasm that sparks high
profitability? The key to involving employees meaningfully in an
operational improvement plan is to communicate effectively to them their
roles in it. Many executives try, but few accomplish the task.
Shorn of all the touchy-feely jargon that infests modern employee
communications like a swarm of locusts overwhelming a bumper crop, the
purpose of employee communication is simple: to share information in
ways that motivate employees to improve all aspects of their
performance, resulting in higher company profitability.
Two types of communication exist: upward and downward. Without both, a
company's overall communications effort will be ineffective and its
employees demotivated.
Downward Communication
Downward communication consists of verbal and written methods of
informing employees about their company, its performance, and their own
performance in terms they can comprehend. .....
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