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The Pitfalls of Having Good People Skills

Every strength, no matter how valuable, can be taken too far. When tackling performance issues with underperforming employees, caring leaders with strong people skills must recognize the value of being tough-minded. If you have a hard time being tough on accountability, take charge in a constructive, respectful way. Be direct, especially when there’s a conflict. Avoiding your employee is not helping her; nor is soft-pedaling your message so much that she underestimates the seriousness of the situation. If you need to let an employee go, don’t dawdle by mulling over his good points. If you find yourself saying “It will be hard to find a replacement” or “It’s a bad idea to make a change now,” self-delusion is your biggest threat.

Adapted by HBR from “Can You Overdo People Skills?” by Robert B. Kaiser and Robert E. Kaplan

Pakistan beat South Africa in South African ODI game number 500.

For Pakistan it was ODI game number 822.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Victory has many fathers. Defeat is an orphan.

What stops us from helping the others..!

Nine Children were standing on the track to participate in a running event.

* Ready! * Steady! * Bang !!!

With the sound of Toy pistol, All Nine girls started running.

Hardly had they covered ten to fifteen steps, when one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down, due to bruises and pain she started crying.

When the other Eight girls heard the little girl cry they stopped running, stood for a while and turned back…

Seeing the girl on the track they all ran to help.

One among them bent down, picked her up and kissed her gently and enquired as to how she was.

They then lifted the fallen girl pacifying her.

Two of them held her firmly while all eight joined hands together and walked together towards the winning post…

There was pin drop silence at the spectator’s stand.

Officials were shocked.

Slow claps multiplied to thousands as the spectators stood up in appreciation.

Many eyes were filled with tears

YES. This happened in Hyderabad [INDIA], recently!

The sport was conducted by National Institute of Mental Health.

All these special girls had come to participate in this event they were spastic children.

Yes, they were Mentally Challenged..

What did they teach the WORLD?

Teamwork?

Humanity?

Equality among all??

Heartiest congratulations to all the Pakistanis world over, Pakistan cricket team members and management personnel and to the entire PCB, for winning an ODI cricket series for the 1st time in the history of the game, against the South African cricket team.

In fact, today is a red letter day for the Pakistani nation.

“Too often, we carry around those things from our past that hurt us the most. Don’t let past pain rob you of your present happiness. You had to live through it in the past, and that cannot be changed, but if the only place it lives today is in your mind, then forgive, let go, and be free.”

— Doe Zantamata

Anwar Ali has been given out “obstructing the field” by South African umpire. However, even the South African commentators were saying that there was no obstruction of the field committed by the batsman. Yes, AA was running on to the pitch, for which he can only be warned not given out.
Wake up ICC.

All three match umpires are cheating at their best.

Bilawal Bhatti stings Dale Steyn.

“Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams.”

Pope John XXIII (1881-1963);
261st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church