Archive for July, 2013
Loud Thinking July 05, 2013 at 04:07PM
July 5th, 2013 | 
Author: Deliver Negative Feedback with Care
It’s a manager’s job to occasionally make an employee aware of his faults or failures. But if you’re not careful, it can do more harm than good. People generally respond more strongly to criticism than praise, so before you tell someone what she did wrong, take these precautions:
Weigh the tradeoffs. You’re providing helpful information, but you also run the risk of putting your employee in a bad mood. If a mistake is so inconsequential that the corrective value is low, it might make sense for you to keep the feedback to yourself.
Keep your tone collaborative. Make it clear that your employee still has your support and respect.
Help her get in the right mindset. Start by saying, “Let me provide you with some feedback.” Preparing the employee emotionally for what you’re about to say may help her not get defensive.
Adapted by HBR from “The Delicate Art of Giving Feedback” by Robert C. Pozen.
Loud Thinking July 05, 2013 at 02:42PM
“Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early
and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone
unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can
be done just as well now.”
— P. T. Barnum
Pakistan must emulate India in providing food security to the poor
Pakistan must emulate india in providing food security to the poor.
Indian Cabinet clears ordinance to implement Food Security Bill
A Times of India report.
PTI | Jul 3, 2013, 07.00 PM IST
Cabinet clears ordinance for Food Security Bill
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday decided to come out with an ordinance to give nation’s two-third population the right to 5kg of foodgrain every month at highly subsidized rates of Rs 1-3 per kg.
The Cabinet, which had last month deferred a decision on the issue, approved promulgation of an ordinance to implement the Food Security Bill, sources said.
With this, India will join select league of countries in the world that guarantee majority of its population foodgrain. At Rs 125,000 crore of government support, the food security programme will be the largest in the world.
The ordinance is being promulgated just weeks before the scheduled monsoon session of Parliament. Even after the ordinance, the bill will have to be approved by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
The ordinance, which will guarantee 5kg of rice, wheat and coarse cereals per month per person at a fixed price of Rs 3, 2, 1, respectively, will come into effect after President Pranab Mukherjee signs it.
However, about 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme under PDS (public distribution system) would get legal entitlement to 35kg of foodgrains per family per month.
Officials said the ordinance will be presented to the President on Thursday. Once the President signs it, rules will be framed. The programme will be rolled-out from August after state governments prepare the beneficiary list.
The scheme will take at least six moths to cover the entire country, they said.
Loud Thinking July 04, 2013 at 09:42PM
US seeks sharp cut in aid to Pakistan: report
Do more on less…Pakistan..!
Wages of war on terror for Pakistan.
Loud Thinking July 04, 2013 at 07:41PM
What a shame no Muslim country and not even OIC protested over the military coup in Egypt.
Loud Thinking July 04, 2013 at 04:57PM
“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.”
Margaret Mead (1902-1978);
cultural anthropologist
Pakistan is the only country in the world which allows repatriation of 100% foreign investment and profits
Abu Dhabi pledges $50bn investment in India.
I exactly referred to the above mentioned opportunity, as option No.2, in my article titled
Mr PM! There are three options to avoid IMF loan
published by the daily “The News” on page 4 dated 27 June, 2013 (link:- http://images.thenews.com.pk/27-06-2013/ethenews/t-23752.htm )
quoted as below.
Quote. “2. Recently Abu Dhabi helped Dubai in its financial crisis by providing 10 billion dollars. We can also approach our friends to help us on the same terms.” Unquote.
Somehow, our government and the bureaucracy is very fond of IMF and the World Bank for the reasons not secret anymore.
Hope Pakistani rulers are not sleeping over the opportunity of our friend’s investment in Pakistan before they exhaust all their funds elsewhere.
We must inform the world that Pakistan is the ONLY country in the world where foreign investors can take back 100 % profit and capital whenever they wish so. Pakistan is also the only country in the world where there is Zero income tax on Independent Power Plants (IPP’s).
One very important thing to be noted is that the strategic interest of our friends will also align with India after their financial stakes are deposited in Indian lockers.
As a law, political, diplomatic and military support follows the financial interest. As such, government must act immediately before its too late for Pakistan.
Wake up Pakistan before its too late.
A news reported on 4 July, 2013 by the daily “The News”.
NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi has promised to invest $50 billion in India’s cash-hungry infrastructure at a time when growth in Asia’s third-largest economy has sharply slowed, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The pledge by Abu Dhabi was the key factor in pushing New Delhi to approve a bilateral deal to increase flights between the two countries, an Indian official told the Indian Express.
“A commitment to invest $50 billion in the infrastructure sector of the country by Abu Dhabi was a key reason for us to agree to the increase,” a senior government official, who declined to be named, said.
News of the investment comes just months after the International Monetary Fund criticised India for not improving its creaky infrastructure during the period it experienced growth rates close to double figures.
The IMF said in February that India would likely see slower growth than expected in 2012/13 at 5.4 percent and pay the price for failing to ensure investment in infrastructure kept pace with economic growth in the previous decade.
The plan to increase flights between the UAE and India is linked to a controversial proposal by the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad airline to purchase a 24 percent stake in India’s Jet Airways for 20.5 billion rupees ($342 million).
That deal, the largest foreign investment proposal in India’s aviation sector, faces regulatory hurdles, with many ministries raising objections over the bilateral increase in flights as well as over control of Jet after the sale.
Loud Thinking July 04, 2013 at 01:24PM
To Influence Others, Listen to Them
People don’t like being pushed, or even nudged, to do something. So when you need others to take action—change their behavior, adapt a new strategy—inspire them to commit rather than forcing them to.
The best way to do this is to listen, without your own needs and biases getting in the way.
Try to understand where your colleagues are coming from.
Resist the urge to defend yourself, explain yourself, or offer quick fixes.
You can help more effectively later, when the time is right, if you don’t pre-judge what they need (which might be very different from what you think).
Instead, remember that you are listening to learn. Ask questions like: What does that mean for you? How do you feel about it? What’s your perspective on it?
This is listening of the highest order.
Adapted by HBR from “For Real Influence, Listen Past Your Blind Spots” by Mark Goulston and John Ullmen.
Loud Thinking July 04, 2013 at 01:16PM
“The longer you have to wait for something, the more you will
appreciate it when it finally arrives. The harder you have to
fight for something, the more priceless it will become once
you achieve it. And the more pain you have to endure on your journey, the sweeter the arrival at your destination. All good things are worth waiting for and worth fighting for.”
— Susan Gale
