Loud Thinking March 19, 2014 at 12:59PM
March 19th, 2014 | 
Author: An Open Letter to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari
AoA.
The people of Sindh in particular and other countrymen in general, highly appreciated your decision about 13 months ago, when in February 2013, the Sindh provincial assembly passed the legislation, for providing free and compulsory education and school uniforms, to a fixed percentage of the poor kids, in the vicinity of all the private schools in Sindh.
However, till to date, not a SINGLE poor child was allowed this facility of free education for poor children living in the vicinity of private schools, which is really a pathetic state of affairs.
Hope this was not a pre-election gimmick? Kindly order implementation of this great public service idea, which is already enshrined in the constitution, but sadly is a law ONLY in the Sindh province, whereas, rest of the provinces of the country have not even made it a law.
Last but not the least, in India all private schools as per law, are already providing (equal to the 20% of the enrolled students) free education and free school uniforms to the poor children, residing in their vicinity.
But here in Pakistan, who cares for the education of the poor kids, when not a soul moved on the death of the hundreds of poor children from measles, other diseases, hunger and drought.
Best Regards.
Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
Loud Thinking March 19, 2014 at 12:06AM
An Appeal to the PM Pakistan..!
I appeal to the Prime minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif that he should not bow before the Indians like the dictator Pervaiz Musharraf did when he unilaterally allowed India to fence the LOC at Kashmir.
Mian Sahab, Pakistan and India must make trade on an equal terms and since, as per media reports, you have decide to accord MFN status to India on the coming Friday, even after India has refused to withdraw non tariff barriers and custom duties, you should also impose NTB’s and custom duties on the Indian goods.
Let no body in future say that democrat Mian Nawaz Sharif licked the feet of the Indians (when they were not ready to allow Pakistani TV signals and sportspersons in India) just like dictator Pervaiz Musharraf.
Loud Thinking March 18, 2014 at 04:24PM
Help Your People Develop on the Job
As much as 90% of learning and development takes place on the job – which makes sense since continuous learning is a key strategy for a sustainable career. In fact, employees’ direct managers are often their most important developers. Help your team members flourish with these tips:
Instead of a yearly conversation about career goals during performance reviews, talk frequently. Regular discussions about your employees’ objectives and interests help them to refine goals and spot opportunities for development.
When planning a group project, ask team members to identify both how they can contribute and what they would like to learn. This avoids their volunteering to perform only tasks that they already know they can do.
Ask employees to report back periodically to you and fellow team members on what they have been learning and how they are using their new skills and knowledge.
Adapted by HBR from “If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material” by Monique Valcour.
