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Dear Friends
On
the eve of my birthday, as everyone requested for the perfunctory
speech, they were in for the surprise of their
  life, as the theme of the
speech was “Carpe Diem” (Seize the day) There comes in a lifetime that one moment of
revelation where the life spent is seen through crystal glass and you realise how mundane life has been so far and then on a birthday or
a new
year, you realise that the sands of time runneth over and you have to do
so much. “And miles to go before I sleep
and miles to go before I sleep………”
Its strange! how can a person, within a short span of a
lifetime, try to understand his role in the mechanism of eternity. Dear
Friends, this is what a lot of people label as mid-life crisis, if that
is the case then I love this insanity, because for the first time in my
life I have become more aware of things. I know that means that the
miseries are as highlighted as the joys. But it is indeed better than
living a life of stupor, getting up in the morning like a robot with all
the days activities of a routine and then going to bed disappointed at a
non-productive day.
Why do I wait for a treasure of happiness to hit me, I can have small
bite sized happiness's each and every day. The joy to be alive! ! I know
that my skeptic readers, will find all this too philosophical, but this
is the reality, and we cannot deny its intangible existence. 
Do
 you
get this feeling of uneasiness – as if something is missing in your
lives? As if there are some mysteries deep inside yourselves that have remained unexplored.
We have anxieties of the future and fret about the mistakes of the past
and all our present moments are lost in this maeningless tug of war. Our
lives revolve around two variables – if and when. When I get a
promotion, or When I build my own house, or when kids grow independent,
then I will be happy. So much life pasts us by as we are wrapped in this
reverie.
Most of us are not afraid of dying ,but afraid of living, which is why
we take the shelter of dull activities to fill our days. At our
funerals, our loved ones try to glorify our humdrum lives. Is that what
I want out of life?
"It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves
‘who am I to be brilliant?'
 Who are you NOT to be?”
Nelson Mandela said
“Life is not lost by
dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the
thousand small uncaring ways.” ~Stephen
Vincent Benét
 “I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the
song I came to sing remains unsung.”
~Tagore
In the movie - Dead Poets Society, it reminded to us
to, seize each day and cherish them dearly. Every day opportunities
await us and we must decide whether to take the chance or play it safe.
I encourage you to take the risks, for nothing is gained without them.
The wish list of my mind that was lost in the daily crisis's, has
emerged once again, I have to start dreaming again, for without them I
have aged, but now it will be my fountain of youth, that will bring the
sparkle in my eye, the colour in my cheeks. My back will stand tall and
supine rather than bent with the imaginary crosses that I bear. I am
going to live.
Wishing
all my friends the vision to view their lives in a new light bringing
the verve back into their being.
Always look forward to your
suggestions / feedback
which helps the Intek team to continually improve this Ezine.
Zaufyshan Haseeb
and The Intek Family
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Cross Cultural Awareness
Global Non-Verbal Signals - Central and South America
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Argentina
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A warm handshake
is the custom here. As men become well acquainted, the handshake
might b e
accompanied by a light touch on the forearm or elbow. Good friends
will greet with an abrazo, or embrace. This may also include several
hearty pats on the back.
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When conversing,
Argentines may stand closer than North Americans or Europeans do.
Also, an Argentine man may even touch the arm or shoulder, or even
finger the lapel of the man he is speaking with.
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Gestures to avoid
in Argentina: -Standing with the hands on the hips suggests anger,
or a challenge. -Yawning in public is rude. -Slapping the inside of
the thighs near the groin is considered an obscene male gesture.
-Never pour wine by grasping the neck of the bottle with the hand
and rotating the hand backward so that the palm turns upward. Also,
always pour with the right hand, never the left.
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Argentines have
strong national pride over their excellent red wines; if and when
toasts are made, the proper gesture is simply to raise your glass to
those around you and say 'salud' (which means 'health'), then sip.
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Since one of
Argentina's most popular sports is soccer, a popular gesture
conveying exuberance and victory is to raise the fist upward
emphatically, with the knuckles of the fingers pointing outward.
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Management Styles
Management by Interaction
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 Management by
Interaction emphasizes communication and balance of male/female energy
as well as integration of all human aspects (mental, emotional, physical
and spiritual), creating an empowered, high-energy, high-productive
workforce. It is based on shared goals and active participation of all
parties, especially through communication, caring and sharing. Actively
using energy produced through synergistic and symbiotic differences to
complement and enhance shared goals.
According to Webster's New World Dictionary, "Interaction" means
participating with each other reciprocally (equally on both sides,
mutual, complementary, to give and to get, to return in kind, to move
back and forth, to interchange positions, to be equivalent).
The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus lists as synonyms: Coact, Interplay and
Interreact, and lists the related words: Collaborate and Cooperate.
The Management by Interaction style of working consists of recognizing:
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Thoughts, feelings
and actions culminating in teamwork.
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Creative energy,
aliveness and excitement that constantly builds and recreates itself
in new ways.
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An opportunity to a
deeper connection between people who spend a great portion of their
waking hours together.
In the last 20 years,
we have been moving slowly away from the idea that each person is
separate and must compete with each other in order to be successful to
the concept of shared responsibility, team work and deeply
inter-related, inter-connected dealings — whether inside a business, in
an industry or on a global level. We can no longer function in
isolation.
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Women in Management
Breaking The Glass Ceiling
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Women have, and continue to have difficulties achieving their goals
in the corporate world due to certain barriers
 which are the cause of
much debate. One such barrier is the so-named "Glass Ceiling"
"Women, more than men, face difficult choices, especially in the
work-life balance domain," "In this sense, their careers, more than men,
reflect complication choices. Insofar as we define 'careers' narrowly in
terms of promotion and income attainment, any person -- male or female
-- who chooses to put in less effort, is likely to be disadvantaged. In
our view, this does not constitute a 'failure' but a choice not to play
that particular version of the career game."
Women executives who leave the corporate world when they hit a glass
ceiling, want to raise a family fulltime or decide to focus on other
interests, encounter frustrating roadblocks in their attempts to
re-enter the workforce, according to new Wharton research.
To overcome the obstacles, women should confront the difficulties they
face and prepare for their return to the labor force the moment they
leave, says Monica McGrath, adjunct professor of management at Wharton,
executive coach and co-author of the study entitled, "Back in the Game.
Returning to Business after a Hiatus: Experiences and Recommendations
for Women, Employers, and Universities." "I was seeing many women who,
when they reached 50 and their kids were heading off to college, said,
'Now let me get back to work,' and they couldn't," says McGrath. "These
are talented professional women. Why was it so impossible?"......
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Communication Skills
Conflict - Definitions and Assumptions
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 We define conflict as a disagreement through which the parties
involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns.
Within this simple definition there are several important understandings
that emerge:
Disagreement - Generally, we are aware there is some level of
difference in the positions of the two (or more) parties involved in the
conflict. But the true disagreement versus the perceived disagreement
may be quite different from one another. In fact, conflict tends to be
accompanied by significant levels of misunderstanding that exaggerate
the perceived disagreement considerably. If we can understand the true
areas of disagreement, this will help us solve the right problems and
manage the true needs of the parties.
Parties involved - There are often disparities in our sense of
who is involved in the conflict. Sometimes, people are surprised to
learn they are a party to the conflict, while other times we are shocked
to learn we are not included in the disagreement. On many occasions,
people who are seen as part of the social system (e.g., work team,
family, company) are influenced to participate in the dispute, whether
they would personally define the situation in that way or not. In the
above example, people very readily "take sides" based upon current
perceptions of the issues, past issues and relationships, roles within
the organization, and other factors. The parties involved can become an
elusive concept to define.
Perceived threat - ....
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