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Dear Friends
I am going to share a few quaint thoughts that entered my mind as I was
joyfully indulged in my favorite hobby – gardening. As I pruned and
sorted my plants an epiphany came to me where I was personified as a
plant and God my Gardener / Creator. I am but an ignorant soul but I
have been at the moment chosen as a channel to share a few perspectives
with you; maybe they make sense to the more sensitive souls while others
will scoff it as hogwash.
I gently talked to my plants reassuring them of the fate they had ahead
of them just like Divinity talks to us but we are so busy pursuing our
material lives
that we hardly pay attention to these inner messages that
surge through our minds.
I pruned the branches that were reaching out to the sky, as they were a
hindrance to the other plants besides them, even though they were laden
with lovely flowers but I cut them painfully because I knew that this
pruning will yield them even more benevolence in the forthcoming spring.
That’s what happens to us humans, sometimes we are doing so well,
reaching our targets and then wham something happens which sets us back
and we feel we have been pushed way down and are unsure if we would ever
rise again;
but we always find a way to get back on our feet. Sometimes
when our egos get too big for our own good our wings are clipped, to
keep us in our place and more so to let the people around us develop
too.
As I prodded and pushed some plants I decided it was time to re-pot them
in bigger pots because they were not thriving within the constraints
they had. That made me ponder that ‘Change’ is thrust upon us when no
progress is taking place and we feel alienated by the new surroundings.
Given time we adjust to the Novelty and we start to pick up roots and
strengthen ourselves and start to progress at an exponential rate. Had
we stayed in our ‘comfort zone we would have perished without this
wake-up call.
All challenges that face us are a prerequisite towards future progress
as the lessons we learn along the way polishes and refines us for the
statuses we aspire for..
Wishing all our friends the fortitude to face the challenges of life.
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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Decision Making
Decision Making Psychology Made Simple
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Decisions
decisions! Understanding decision making psychology can enable you to reach
a conclusion quicker. Whether it's choosing a holiday destination, or
project to fund, you'll find this outline of decision making psychology a
useful addition to your management toolkit.
Making up your own mind should (in theory at least) be the easiest -
after all, there's only one person involved! So we'll skip onto the more
challenging area of group decision making. Somehow, out of the
personality clashes, power struggles and hidden agendas, a perfect
solution is expected to emerge...
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Communication Skills
Conversation As Communication
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Communication is best achieved through simple planning
and control; this article looks at approaches which might help you to do
this and specifically at meetings, where conversations need particular
care.
Most
conversations sort of drift along; in business, this is wasteful; as a
manager, you seek communication rather than chatter. To ensure an
efficient and effective conversation, there are three considerations:
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you
must make your message understood
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you
must receive/understand the intended message sent to you
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you
should exert some control over the flow of the communication
Thus you
must learn to listen as well as to speak. Those who dismis this as a
mere platitude are already demonstrating an indisposition to listening:
the phrase may be ...
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Cross Cultural Awareness
Global Non-Verbal Signals -
Saudi Arabia & Sudan
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Saudi Arabia
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If a Saudi man is accompanied by a
veiled woman, he will most probably not introduce her.
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Many Saudi men accompany their
greetings with an embrace and cheek kissing.
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The "salaam" greeting is also popular
among the elderly in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudis will signal "YES", by swiveling
their head from side to side. They signal "NO", but tipping their
head backward and clicking their tongue.
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When walking down a corridor or
street, your Saudi host may guide a Western male by gently holding
his elbow or even taking his hand and continue walking along
hand-in-hand. this is a sign of respect and friendship.
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Joint meetings may be encountered
wherein several groups of business visitors may be seated in
separate parts of the same room, with your Saudi host moving from
group to group.
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Your Saudi host may interrupt your
meeting or conversation, leave the room and be gone for 15 to 20
minutes. this usually means that he has gone for his daily prayers.
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Women in Saudi Arabia are not
permitted to drive vehicles.
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Crossing your legs or putting your
feet up on furniture may be seen as a sign of disrespect.
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An insulting gesture is to have your
hand up, palm down, fingers spread, with your index finger bent down
and pointing outward.
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Again, avoid showing the sole of your
shoe to someone as the sole is considered the lowest and dirtiest
part of the body.
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It is not proper to show bare
shoulders, stomach, calves and thighs.
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The "worry beads" which are common in
the Middle East will often be used in Saudi Arabia. This is a string
of beads resembling a Catholic rosary, but has not particular
religious meaning. They are fondled mainly for personal relaxation.
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Smoking in public is not common in
Saudi Arabia. However, there are some places where the communal
water pipe, or "hooka" may be passed among those present.
Sudan
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Arab customs prevail in the North of
the country, where handshakes are warm and gentle. Good friends of
the same gender may embrace one another. However, men will only
shake a woman's hand if she offers her hand first. Actually, a man
should not touch a woman in public.
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Avoid showing the bottom of your shoe
to another person.
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Arabic is often a dramatic and
emotional language, and conversation may be perceived as often
vigorous and enthusiastic.
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Bits & Pieces
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01. The world is full of willing
people - some willing to work, the rest willing to let them work.
02. Obviously, it takes confidence
to sell. A faltering, hesitant salesperson isn't going to get very far.
But how do you build up your confidence? Knowing that it takes
confidence to sell is one thing, but being confident, day after day, is
something else again. It’s a project every salesperson has to work at
throughout his or her career. Confidence is a matter of thinking
positively, but it isn't created out of thin air. It comes from
understanding and knowledge, from believing in what you are doing and
having the tools to do it.
Naturally, a goal of every salesperson is
to make money. But it takes more motivation than a commission to sell a
product. You have to honestly believe in what you are selling and to
feel that you are doing your customers a service by selling it to them.
When you consider your customers' best ...
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