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we yearn for our PM to be also active on Twitter like other world leaders

@nayyarahmad: @PMNawazSharif @OfficialPMLN @PMLNMEDIA @CMShehbaz @MaryamNSharif

it is the age of internet & we even don’t know the Twitter AC of Pak PM

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”

— Thomas Jefferson

Stop Trying to Control Employees or Make Them Happy

For decades, two common thought processes have influenced management. Managers take a “hard” approach when it comes to addressing challenges − creating new structures, processes, and systems. And they opt for a “soft” approach when they need to boost morale − launching initiatives like off-sites or lunchtime yoga. The problem is that both of these are outdated in an age of mounting complexity. Stop trying to control people or make them happy; instead, give your employees more autonomy and encourage them to work with each other. Start by understanding what your employees do and why they do it, and foster cooperation by giving people the power and interest to do so. If you increase the total quantity of power (don’t just shift existing power around), create direct feedback loops, and reward those who cooperate, employees will feel liberated and empowered to make critical judgments and to come up with creative solutions to problems.

Adapted by HBR from ” Stop Trying to Control People or Make Them Happy” by Yves Morieux and Peter Tollman.

Dishes to be served at Rashtrapati Bhavan during Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony:

Chilled Melon Soup |

Chilled soup made of muskmelon and herbs

Chicken Hazarvi |

Chicken pieces marinated in mixture of cheese, cream and cooked in clay oven

Tandoori Aloo |

Potatoes stuffed with light masala and cooked in clay oven

Galauti Kabab |

Grilled medallions of tender lamb minced with spices

Arbi Ke Kabab |

Medallions of mashed colocassia with spices and grilled

Prawn Stew (Kerala) |

Prawns cooked in coconut milk and Indian spices

Vegetable Stew (Kerala) |

Greens cooked in coconut milk and Indian spices

Chicken Chettinad (Tamil Nadu) |

Chicken cooked in coconut milk and pepper

Kadhi (Gujarat) |

Fried dumplings of gram flour in tangy gravy of yoghurt and gram fl our

Birbali Kofta Curry |

Vegetable dumplings simmered in rich gravy

Jaipuri Bhindi (Rajasthan) |

Okra wrapped with Indian herbs, deep fried and seasoned with chaat masala

Kela Methi Nu Shaak (Gujarat) |

Plantain and fenugreek leaves cooked together and tempered with cumin seeds

Dal Makhani (Punjab) |

Black lentils, bengal gram and kidney beans cooked with tomato puree

Potol Dorma (West Bengal) |

Pointed gourd stuffed with vegetable and potatoes and cooked in onion, tomato gravy

Steamed Rice |

Long grain Basmati rice cooked to perfection

Assorted Indian Breads

Cucumber Raita/Papad

Shrikhand (Maharashtra) |

Hung curd and sugar flavoured with green cardamom and saffron

Pineapple Halwa |

A rich sweet preparation of pineapple and dry fruits

Sandesh (West Bengal) |

A light creamy delicacy made with curdled milk

Green Tea/ South Indian Coffee

My letter published today by the daily “Pakistan Observer”

Link:- http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=242612

A question to Modi and Nawaz ..!

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Monday, May 26, 2014 – A simple question to Narendra Modi, Mian Nawaz Sharif, political leadership, intelligentsia, civil and military bureaucracy of India and Pakistan:
When famous players of both the countries namely Aisam ul Haq and Rohan Bopanna can team up for the cause of sports, why can’t the two nations team up to win the wars against diseases, illiteracy and poverty?

Why India and Pakistan have to be the prisoners of the past?

Why the two nations are living like the divided Korea?

Why can’t India and Pakistan live like the United Europe?

Why the leadership of both the countries is so weak that they can’t even think of taking bold decision for peace?

Is there a dearth of true statesmen in both the countries?

—Lahore

I’ve learned…. That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I’ve learned…. That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I’ve learned…. That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I’ve learned…. That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.

I’ve learned…. That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.