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Vol 7, Issue No. 8
August 2008

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Stress Management

 

1.  Ask questions. Taking a few moments to repeat back directions, what someone expects of you, etc., can save hours. (The old "the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get," idea).

2.  Say "No!." Saying "no" to extra projects, social activities, and invitations you know you don’t have the time or energy for takes practice, self-respect, and a belief that everyone, everyday, needs quiet time to relax and be alone.

3. Make friends with nonworriers. Nothing can get you into the habit or worrying faster than associating with chronic worrywarts.

 



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Dear Friends

Life keeps us so involved in the rut that we forget to actually enjoy our life. We spend our entire life so wrapped up in pursuing certain financial goals that we forget that we were also born to pursue true happiness. Even when we come face to face with happiness we do not recognize it and disregard, discount or ignore it. Everyday we see somber faces around us and even they do not realize why they are so serious all the time.

In the rush through our hectic days, many of us are so busy being "adults" by addressing our responsibilities and obligations that we forget there is still a part of us that is essential to our well-being and happiness....the child within us. The child deserves to be, and should be, acknowledged in order to maintain a healthy balance in our day-to-day doings and also to remind ourselves of the fun and joy that exists in each one of us. Carl Jung referred to this inner child as “Divine Child”

In the corporate world, the social pressures coerce us to act mature and repress that inner child. We forget the sheer joy of excitement at the smallest things. We meet these free spirits, and we either envy their utter desertion of life or scorn their infantile behavior. We cannot deny its existence; This child is always just below the surface, causing us to be anxious, worried, and fearful of mistreatment.

To re-capture this childhood, we need to be in presence of children and follow their innocent footsteps as they gaze in amazement at the world around them, taking time to enjoy a flying moth or stop to smell a wildflower, and just laugh at no apparent conditions. To nurture this youth, we need to revisit our childhood goals, perhaps endeavour to achieve them, rummage the attic for old pictures or school papers, play monopoly or hide and seek with the children, lie on the green grass and watch cloud formations. For an adult all these actions seem so bizarre and unthinkable. The trick is to put the logical mind to sleep for a while and go with the flow. These snatches of ‘just being’ have a relaxing impact in our practical life.

Why do we stop ourselves from having fun and playing for play’s sake, when it can actually help us prevent burnout and manage stress in our lives. By getting in touch with our inner child we can let go of our seriousness, overcome our fears, and accept flexibility and change in our life. As we controlled, repressed and hid the child within, to survive in the world, we subconsciously hold on to it. By identifying with it, we can maintain a balance of maturity and childishness as and when required to live a healthy happy life. By coming face to face with the divine child we can defy age, feel uninhibited, take pleasure in the little miracle of life and lead a more serene life.
 

Always look forward to your suggestions / feedback which helps the Intek team to continually improve this Ezine.

 

Zaufyshan Haseeb and The Intek Family

 


 

Marketing

Environmentally Friendly Marketing

Many marketers consider consumers a fickle and unpredictable lot, known to change their purchasing decisions as quickly as winds shift, without being able to say why. In part, suggest two researchers, that’s because subtle cues in the environment influence consumers without their knowledge.

How Environmental Cues Influence Product Evaluation and Choice, a January 2007 working paper forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing Research, explains how consumers’ behavior is affected by their everyday environment — cues such as writing with a pen of a certain color, or the link between pets and brands with animal associations. Jonah Berger, assistant professor of marketing at Wharton Business School, and Gráinne Fitzsimons, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo, conducted a series of field studies and experiments...

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Media Handling

Handling Controversial Media Questions

It's really difficult to appreciate the First Amendment in the middle of a controversy, but the media has an important role to play. If you treat the media like "the enemy" your chances of surviving a controversy successfully are diminished.


Give up the notion of trying to control the media. You can only control your response to the media and how you communicate your message. You can manage a situation to a certain extent by being prepared and being responsive.


Establish a consistent point of contact where reporters can get your information and press updates. Have a designated person who can respond to press inquiries and logistical questions. It doesn't have to be the public spokesperson, but someone who clearly knows what's going on. Provide handouts giving reporters background information...

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Change Management

Time to Change With Change Management

   

What is a Change?
 

Ask Oxford says change means make or become different; move from one to (another). It is clear that when one leaves one position, situation or any characteristic for another, a change occurs. Changes can be (a) from black formals to khakis for an individual or (b) summer to winter for weather or (c) restricted/controlled markets to free markets for an economy.
 

Any change essentially involves two aspects - one current and second future. So for any change to e made one should thoroughly analyze the two to achieve desired outcome.
 

Any change to be brought in an organization can be measured in terms of following four dimensions:
 

1. Scale - This means whether a change affects a particular ...
 

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Cross Cultural Awareness

Global Non-Verbal Signals - Lebanon & Mali

Lebanon

  • A handshake is the common greeting, along with a nod of the head. Men may tip their hat when greeting a woman.

  • Personal space is smaller than in the West, thus people of the same gender tend to stand much closer together.

  • To signal "YES", nod your head. To signal "NO", point your head sharply upward and raise your eyebrows.

  • If you raise a closed fist in the air, then this is considered a rude gesture.

  • If you lick your little finger and then brush it across your eyebrow, you are signaling that someone is a homosexual.

Mali

  • Men and women only shake hands if a woman offers her hand first.

  • Watch your host for clues and directions, however it is customary to remove your shoes before entering a room.


 

 

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