Loud Thinking

Archive for September, 2014

Pakistan needs a new social contract by converting every division into a province
Link:- http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=252362

“You’ve got to give something back. You can’t just sit there.”

— Prince Harry

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

—Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909)
American Author

Three Questions Leaders Should Avoid

Questions can engage and motivate people, but they can also discourage them by seeming confrontational. To engage employees (not scare them), reframe these questions:
What’s the problem? Rather than fixating on problems and weaknesses, use positive questions geared toward leveraging strengths and opportunities and achieving goals: What are we doing well, and how might we build upon that?
Whose fault is it? This focuses on finding a scapegoat when there is likely plenty of blame to go around. To identify weak links without focusing too much on blame, ask: How can we work together to shore up any weaknesses?
Haven’t we tried this already? This is important to ask, but the wrong tone makes it sound condescending and defeatist. It doesn’t recognize that failure could have been due to bad timing, not the idea itself. Ask: If we tried this now, what would be different – and how might it change the results?

Adapted from “ 5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask” by Warren Berger.

PTI senior leader Ms Fouzia Kasuri, has been nominated in an FIR by the Islamabad Police, for certain alleged offences she committed today in Islamabad.

Incidentally, Ms Fouzia Kasuri is out of Pakistan, for the last so many days.

“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

Government brutalities against the PTI and PAT workers at its worst.

Reportedly, even TV is closed for the residents of Islamabad.

This proves that the government has already accepted its DEFEAT.

For the entire nation standing behind Dr. Tahir ul Qadri and Kaptan Imran Khan, FAILURE is NOT an option.

*”I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute”*

*Warren Buffett*

In nature, language is what sets us apart from the animals. In business, it’s what sets true leaders apart from perpetual followers. That’s because communicating effectively can make all the difference between success and failure as a manager.

Harvard Business Review.