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Archive for March, 2015

Life is like a mirror, we get the best result when we smile at it..!

Waqar Younis must rise above his ego..!
By Jalal Uddin

Link:- http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=11_03_2015_023_001

An appeal to the PM..!

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

AoA.

Sir,

Kindly issue necessary orders for a country wide ban on laser lights, in the larger public interest, (mostly used by shops, restaurants and at marriage functions & concerts etc.) as laser light is very harmful & dangerous for the safety of aeroplanes and eyesight of human beings moving on roads driving cars & bikes etc., & also for the flying birds, as well.

In this regard, it may not be out of place to mention that in the public interest, the government of Singapore has banned the use of chewing gum, through out the country.

Best Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

THE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY: Harvard Business Review

March 10, 2015

Seeking Too Much Proof Can Squelch an Innovative Idea

“Prove it.” Those are the two words most deadly to innovation. It often makes sense to ask for analytical proof before making a decision, but this phrase can set a standard that’s impossible to meet. There is no data about how a genuinely new idea will interact with the world, so there is no way to prove it will work in advance. So while you might think you’re just being rigorous, you can actually end up killing innovation. To keep your innovators from being discouraged, you need to distinguish between when you are honing and refining an existing system and when you are attempting to create something genuinely new. In the former, it’s fine to ask for evidence. In the latter, you need to take an entirely different approach. Focus on prototyping to test innovative ideas in small ways without much up-front investment. Iterative experimentation will generate data and refine the solution.

“Surround yourself with people who make you a better person.”

— Author Unknown

An out of box solution to recover 10 years old overdue payment (which must be now equal to over 3 billion USD) from M/s Etisalat Telecom to the government of Pakistan on account of PTCL privatisation..!

Three govts fail since 2006 to recover outstanding $800 million from Etisalat Telecom which paid $1.799bn and withheld the remaining $799.3.4 million at the time of PTCL privatisation and make them part of the official record for the purpose of future transactions.

In this regards, the government of Pakistan is advised to immediately repeat immediately impose a ban on Etisalat/PTCL management, of any transfer of profits or repatriation of any sort of money out of Pakistan, till the ENTIRE overdue amount + interest accrued since 2006, is paid to the government of Pakistan or after the final decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

THE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY: Harvard Business Review

March 9, 2015

To Get Candid Feedback, Ask for It

Getting honest, useful feedback is the fastest route to better performance. But people are sometimes too nice to share the full picture or too intimidated to be fully truthful. You need to be clear that you want honest feedback. If you say, “Don’t be nice, be helpful,” people will be less likely to hold back. Instead of asking what you did wrong, ask what you can do better going forward. Try not to judge any feedback you receive, whether it’s positive or negative. Just thank people for being honest with you and let them know that you find their observations and opinions helpful. Try to write down what they say. A little silence communicates that you’re taking feedback seriously, and it gives people time to think about what else they might add. And don’t just ask once. Give people multiple opportunities to give you real feedback.

Adapted from “How to Ask for Feedback That Will Actually Help You” by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg and Peter Bregman.

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”

— Amelia Earhart

Johnson taken to cleaners by Dilshan..!

Mr. Misbah ul Haq you NOT anyone else, is solely responsible for the humiliating defeats in the World Cup matches Vs India and the West Indies… for NOT including Sarfraz Ahmad in the playing eleven.

Now here is lesson (taken from Times of India article) for you on LEADERSHIP, if you may care:

“South Africa are hurting today, and should be until they meet UAE in Wellington on March 12. De Villiers denied that too much was being asked of him as fielder, batsman and captain. “I know I can’t win this World Cup alone. There is no way.” There are limits to his batting in ODIs, we were reminded today.
But more than de Villiers (read Misbah) the batsman, South Africa (read Pakistan) need de Villiers (read Misbah) the leader, the inspiration, the motivator to drag them forward in a World Cup they were tipped to conquer.”