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Archive for May, 2013

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

― Mae West

God does not create a lock without its key & God does not give you problems without its solutions! TRUST HIM.

Know When to Forgive

As a leader, it’s your job to hold people accountable. But you also need to know when to let them off the hook. Letting go of peoples’ past wrongs will help you build a brighter future for your team and your organization. Sure, it’s tempting to hold a grudge against an employee who went behind your back, or a colleague who failed to meet his goals and tarnished your team’s reputation. But don’t go around settling scores. Instead, make sure employees know the consequences of their actions and then move on. Tell them that you believe they can change or make up for their mistakes. Anger and blame are unproductive emotions. Giving people a second (or even third) chance is better for you, and them, in the long run.

Today’s Management Tip was adapted from “Great Leaders Know When to Forgive” by Rosabeth Moss Kanter.

“I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be
yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”

— Henry Rollins

Follies of the PCB Chief Selector

If yesterday’s Pakistani teams performance against Ireland is any indicator, we can easily foresee that our team has bright chances, of not crossing the hurdle of first round of the Champions Trophy.

In my opinion, the basic fault lies in the wrong selection of Imran Farhat (scored just 9 runs in 34 balls as an opener, which proves he was playing for his place and not for his team), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Nasir Jamshed (20 runs in 39 balls).

Now, everyone can feel that how costly it is proving the non-selection of Ahmad Shahzad.

As I had told the Chairman PCB last year as well, that the Pakistan’s cricket team is NOT the father’s team of the chief selector, who already possesses the world record of 14 straight losses of the teams he selected; and then resigning ignominiously.

It is high time that Chairman PCB comes out of his personal likes and dislikes of certain faces and run the cricket board on professional lines, just like Air Marshall Nur Khan did, not only with cricket, but hockey as well.

Now, almost after two years Mr. Zaka Ashraf can’t hide behind the argument that he don’t interfere in the cricketing matters. In fact, this proves he is still very weak in professional matters and is forced to depend upon sycophants and dud staff.

I had also told the chairman PCB, which is on record, that the problem with the buck is, that it only stops at the top. And now after, the Champion’s Trophy the buck may just sit on him, forever.

The sure recipe for the failure of any top man is, that he is surrounded by the sycophants and merit doesn’t come near to him. As Martha Stewart said ““Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.” A leader can only work with open mind, if he surrounds himself with people, on pure merit.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

A Suggestion for the Pakistani Foreign Policy

Pakistan’s Foreign policy is excellent in theory, perhaps the finest in the world.

However, this policy should be implemented in its true letter and spirit, with core emphasis on PEACE, particularly with its neighbours; and foreign policy’s thrust and theme should be that, any and every action, must result in the economic benefit of the country.

Every Pakistani envoy’s performance must be measured, against the given economic benefits advantage, accrued for Pakistan in a time bound frame.

Moreover, it should not be forgotten that ambassadorial job is a very professional matter, which should not be doled out to the friends and cronies as a favour.

Our ambassadors are our generals, who fight (sans weapons) for Pakistan’s interests, while based in the heartland land of the alien countries.

The new era of Pakistan must begin with a solemn pledge, that only right person be given the right job, even if his face is not liked by the rulers. As such, if a competent person is available in the opposition’s camp, he must be offered the job in the gigantic task of rebuilding of Pakistan.

Let us build a new economically strong and politically stable Pakistan, by our collective and wise decisions; knowing very well that no political party, group or institution is so strong, to run this country single handedly, for a sustainable period, without the help and cooperation of each other.

We must also realise that our personal safety and better future of our coming generations, lies in accommodating and cooperating with each other, with the sole aim of building a STRONG Pakistan.

In a recent hearing, the CJ SCP is reported to have asked the petitioner, to prove that MQM chief is Altaf Hussain and not Dr. Farooq Sattar, who is party chief, in the documents of the ECP.
However, now after the dissolution of the RABITA committee by Altaf Hussain, the job of the petitioner has been rendered very easy, to prove who is the boss of MQM.

We will see the day when ICC will withdraw BCCI chief from its board for his role in match fixing as BCCI chief’s son in law is already on the run and Police has issued summons for him to appear Tomorrow for questioning his role in the match fixing.

ICC withdraws umpire Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy

Link:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/spot-fixing-hits-ipl-6/news/ICC-withdraws-umpire-Asad-Rauf-from-Champions-Trophy/articleshow/20227750.cms

Overcoming is to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty.

“No soul that aspires can ever fail to rise; no heart that loves can ever be abandoned. Difficulties exist only that in overcoming them we may grow strong, and they who have suffered are able to save.”

Annie Besant (1847-1933);
British theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer