Life is like that - like it or leave it , we have to live with it : Mohan’s musing: It’s nomore, “more the merrier” mi...

Life is like that - like it or leave it , we have to live with it : Mohan’s musing: It’s nomore, “more the merrier” mi...: Mohan’s musing: It’s no more, “more the merrier” mindset………… Early morning the two ladies were vehemently arguing and as I was retur...

Mohan’s musing: It’s no more, “more the merrier” mindset…………

Early morning the two ladies were vehemently arguing and as I was returning from walk, decided to indulge into inquiring….

I knew one of them the regular in our street who sells flowers and I also knew that over a period of time she has sort of established a monopoly in the area and in the process controlling the price and the quality of supply in her own ways. I suspect that she has studied during her spare time Michael Porter’s “5 forces Model” – Sole seller, she set the sale price and of course no substitutes.

However this morning she had a new challenge in the form of a new entrant and possible rivalry that could change the dynamics - opening up the choice for the buyers and also in the process bringing in the bargaining power of the buyer.

I left knowing well the seasoned lady will shoo the new entrant out …

Flipping through the paper over coffee, I almost fell off the chair… the flower vendor like reactions from all the interest groups and quarters ( I better not name  them ) to the news item of the HRD ministry plan to set up one IIT and IIM in each state, made me feel quite sad

Driving to office was thinking all through how the mindset of some people does not change; be it the street corner flower vendor or the distinguished institutes at the country heart centers.

Control the supply ….. Control the sale price…...systemically choke the competition……. The strategy is the same the dynamics are the same.

“Where the knowledge is free” Tagore must be uncomfortably rolling in his grave today

PS: This does not take away the genuine national challenge of getting into academics the best talent at the best price 

Leadership scan: Where there is harmony at home, there is order in the office….who can disagree.

Even a small and slight slip here, the entire social structure crumples like a pack of cards over there. 

The construct of the fine fabric of leadership is built this way!!

Where there is harmony at home, there is order in the work place 

Where there is order, there is cordial and encouraging work culture 

Where there is encouragement, there is a high level of engagement 

Where there is engagement, there is institutionalized integration 

Where there is integration, there is prosperity in business 

Where there is prosperity, there is sanguinity in the work society 

Well, it’s all in the strength of foundation/roots that makes all the distinguishing difference in what we see - between the flock of flowerings fortunes and riches AND those dead blocks of withering weeds and rags. 

So, whenever you sense the dichotomy and disconnect and feel the lack of energy, enthusiasm and engagement among the team members……..Don’t need to get too far ahead into organizational diagnosis and analysis 

Just meet the leader(s) and say ‘ hello’ to them , explore to unpack the mystery about where they are coming from, as they arrive every day to the desk @ Office 

It will open your eyes of appreciative and empathetic understanding of the organization health.

PS: This as much applies to the basic institution – Family …. A probing chat with the parents will be highly paying while understanding how engaged the children are at the class.

Mohan’s musing: God has his own ways of responding even when we give up on HIM. Who can deny HIS way … call it ‘any which way ’

There is a story about this wise man at the kings court who remarked “all for good’ when he learnt about the king cutting his fingers while peeling the fruit skin.

To cut the long tail of the tale short, the king who was so upset with the wise man did not realize the import of the comment till his life was saved thanks to the deformity in his constitution, when on a highway the bandits  who had eloped with him, let him off as not fit for the sacred sacrifice! What a great relief, back to the palace , the king richly rewarded the wise man. So goes the tale.

My friend, who is otherwise a high decimal critic, experienced the same feeling couple of days back ……He was crossing the road late evening. The car from the opposite direction was at such a breakneck speed that caught in the middle, he had given up hopes and even stopped praying for he knew even God cannot come to rescue……till……

Like some providential interventions the unattended cluster of steep and sharp pot holes brought to check the car’s high speed just in time. The driver had to summon all his driving and maneuvering skills to slow down, steady and straighten up his vehicle to avoid the man- machine collusion.

Well, admittedly who can deny- sometimes Corporation’s systemic sluggishness serves as a celestial blessing in disguise…. So what’ the moral of the story I wonder….

“To say that one waits a lifetime for justice to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting………..

I was having a casual conversation with a colleague of mine last evening and when the topic switched to discussing the highly disgusting deeds being perpetuated almost on a daily basis, he suddenly came out with a startling statement which set me thinking. I could not imagine such strong vocalization from an otherwise very mild mannered friend

Quote:

Today, the only way left for this helpless society is to take the matter to hand and hand over such cases to the Highest and most Supreme Court to bring them to justice..

Unquote:

A clarification will be overstating what he meant. While reflecting, I thought it represented a true personification of the deep down fury and flare burning inside among the fellow members of the society; just waiting and wanting to burst out of its seam of self-control and patience.

PS: Two competing towers in the national graphs shown on a daily basis; while one is heartwarming however the other chilling the spine …… Sensex and the other close related but which is senseless.

“Behind every corrupt government official is a more dangerous and impatient citizen who lead him into the pathway of sin “Anonymous

I am pleased to share with  all my fellow residents that we stay at RK-401-402 and have obtained the Katha-A from the distinguished members of the BBMP office without paying a single penny and in a record time of 6 weeks (including the ‘on sleep mode’ of the government under the guise of election for 3 weeks )

Applied on 24^th March 2014 and got the Katha on 5^th May 2014

All it cost me was a patient visits to the office 4-5 times.

My learning: Nothing is impossible in life; but the problem is that we want to make it possible the easy way …..

Breaking views: Statistics when used sans sensitivity can be most hurtful 

This Doctor was 200%  sure and assured  the family that the operation will be successful and when asked about the source of his confidence , he said "It's simple statistics you see, In this hospital  9 out of 10 cases of patients die soon after the operation and your patient is the 10th and naturally everyone here is quite upbeat ..... "

That was a sad representation of statistics and if you thought it was sick you can’t be mistaken for this   

Last night I was listening to the news channel discussing about the Rape incidents in UP and I was shocked to hear the state government party spokesperson pulling out statistics of how the number of rape cases has drastically come down as compared to the earlier regime and should not be a matter of high concern; besides...... (He continued)

Can there be more shocking and appalling manifestation of utter insensitivity...

This callousness and insolence deserves nothing short of unanimous social condemnation.