Sunday, December 14, 2008
management
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but 'we' gets the credit... This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
managers opine
* People have different priorities. Way of looking at things.
I cannot change it since it is not wrong but it is not the most important thing according to me.
example:
* gathering support for a cause vs enforcing like dictator
I cannot change it since it is not wrong but it is not the most important thing according to me.
example:
* gathering support for a cause vs enforcing like dictator
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Asha experience vs Work culture
Ideas were flowing from everywhere(we can do that, we can do this). But after discussion and sometime, I realised all went in the air and lost somewhere. I did not find it to be productive. Hence the focus shifted to execution. Commitment and enthusiasm to pursue those.
I think it happened whoever took the charge changed the course and things started flowing.
It seems everybody was looking upon selected few volunteers(or coordinators) to work on those ideas. But some volunteers have their own motivation so they pushed for that(taking everybody together).
Today as I look back it seemed to be experience of pure potentiality. Total freedom of bringing into reality anything we were capable of at the time.
I enjoyed working with people so I focused on building relationships with volunteers. why? To get work done. maybe. it was easy to delegate some work that way(realize people feel more happy when they do some work). And also I had this feeling pleasure and experience in working together is awesome(increases manifold) and infectious to one another.
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At work, ideas are very important. And manager ensures that their idea is executed. It is also possible because he can make his team member work on that idea.
He does not have to be nice to get done what he thinks and what he wants.
Is that good for team member? NOT AT ALL!!!
One of the reason, they move out.
I think it happened whoever took the charge changed the course and things started flowing.
It seems everybody was looking upon selected few volunteers(or coordinators) to work on those ideas. But some volunteers have their own motivation so they pushed for that(taking everybody together).
Today as I look back it seemed to be experience of pure potentiality. Total freedom of bringing into reality anything we were capable of at the time.
I enjoyed working with people so I focused on building relationships with volunteers. why? To get work done. maybe. it was easy to delegate some work that way(realize people feel more happy when they do some work). And also I had this feeling pleasure and experience in working together is awesome(increases manifold) and infectious to one another.
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At work, ideas are very important. And manager ensures that their idea is executed. It is also possible because he can make his team member work on that idea.
He does not have to be nice to get done what he thinks and what he wants.
Is that good for team member? NOT AT ALL!!!
One of the reason, they move out.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Everyday Discipline
Morning: Alternate nostrils breathing + Stretching + Pranayama + Kriya + Meditation(awareness of breath)
hollow/empty meditation
Afternoon(at lunch): Mudras with gentle ujjayi breath
Evening: Mudras + hari om meditation.
Learning from advanced course(sept 1, 2008, Vasanthi teacher)
* Ear massage
* Finger massage
* Consciousness works through body. So listen to meditation.
* 7 chakras in body
- base of spine
- 4 inch above base of spine (sex or creative energy)
- naval
- chest (love, hatred, jealousy, greed)
- throat (sadness or grateful)
- between the eye brows (alertness or anger)
- top of head (bliss)
hollow/empty meditation
Afternoon(at lunch): Mudras with gentle ujjayi breath
Evening: Mudras + hari om meditation.
Learning from advanced course(sept 1, 2008, Vasanthi teacher)
* Ear massage
* Finger massage
* Consciousness works through body. So listen to meditation.
* 7 chakras in body
- base of spine
- 4 inch above base of spine (sex or creative energy)
- naval
- chest (love, hatred, jealousy, greed)
- throat (sadness or grateful)
- between the eye brows (alertness or anger)
- top of head (bliss)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Consulting effort
* Interesting problems.
* how to solve them? lack knowledge.
Description
Key Role:
Work closely with senior clients on small teams to assess business and mission challenges and recommend solutions that have enough detail and specifics to lead to an implementation. Conduct interviews and research and analyze information related to client challenges. Use an inductive approach to develop recommendations. Support the completion of client deliverables and maintain responsibility for the completion of portions of project activities. Develop new operating models and maintain the flexibility to work on a variety of assignments of varying lengths. Present recommendations and meet with clients independently, as a representative of team or client group. Apply appropriate methods, leverage firm resources to bring optimum solutions to clients, execute project work plans in the field, and assist with proposals. This position is located in San Diego, CA.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
-4+ years of experience with strategy consulting, change management, organizational development, or business process reengineering or intelligence
-Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
-TS/SCI clearance required
-BA or BS degree required
Additional Qualifications:
-Experience with strategy development, including SWOT and Porter value chain preferred
-Experience with managing a small task or team a plus
-Experience with building and maintaining client relationships preferred
-Experience with analysis or inductive reasoning or process documentation or development
-Knowledge of working in a consulting business or environment with DoD or federal consulting preferred
-Possession of excellent quantitative skills
-Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
* how to solve them? lack knowledge.
Description
Key Role:
Work closely with senior clients on small teams to assess business and mission challenges and recommend solutions that have enough detail and specifics to lead to an implementation. Conduct interviews and research and analyze information related to client challenges. Use an inductive approach to develop recommendations. Support the completion of client deliverables and maintain responsibility for the completion of portions of project activities. Develop new operating models and maintain the flexibility to work on a variety of assignments of varying lengths. Present recommendations and meet with clients independently, as a representative of team or client group. Apply appropriate methods, leverage firm resources to bring optimum solutions to clients, execute project work plans in the field, and assist with proposals. This position is located in San Diego, CA.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
-4+ years of experience with strategy consulting, change management, organizational development, or business process reengineering or intelligence
-Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
-TS/SCI clearance required
-BA or BS degree required
Additional Qualifications:
-Experience with strategy development, including SWOT and Porter value chain preferred
-Experience with managing a small task or team a plus
-Experience with building and maintaining client relationships preferred
-Experience with analysis or inductive reasoning or process documentation or development
-Knowledge of working in a consulting business or environment with DoD or federal consulting preferred
-Possession of excellent quantitative skills
-Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Within the last 18 months, I experienced some hard lessons. Just could not have experienced that in loving, happy fashion - I guess. Painful times but probably to teach me a lesson and make me realize.
- I am sensitive person. My ability to understand and absorb various subtleties is alot. But people may not have that and realize that.
- Sensitive people need to take initiatives in their lives as they will keep getting hurt by various incidents. Helplessness and laziness will never make them happy. That's why God blesses great leaders with lot more awareness and sensitivity.
I have to feel happiness in every moment of life. I should expect that only from myself and not from others. Only close ones(friends and family) will give you what you want(and then it becomes struggle in long-term if I become demanding from them and that relationship struggles/fights). People in professional life will not give you what you want(so they are full filling opposite values of nature).
- Another lesson from professional life is detachment from work.
earth, fire, water, space (from guruji's explanation to bawa)
fire - enhances positivity by burning away negativity
space - 100% involved and totally detached.
water - adaptable to situations.
earth - unconditional acceptance
Above all 4 realizes God in you.
- Hence my laziness should go away and I should use my skills God has given to change what I can. To change what I can => I need to be even more skillful to observe and react to human behavior.
- My mistake - If i did from them they will do for me.
- Initiative is the most important thing in creation of anything.
- If I am efficient, and people are not and they complain. what is the answer to that?
Sincerely try to explain them how things work. Or use skill or charge money for services.
- do what you feel(with awareness) to think change what you can change and what you cannot change, accept. How do you know you cannot change? You try and see if you can.
Communication is powerful tool to use. Relaxed mind and calmness is another.
I feel sometimes very passionate that I loose sense of judgement. Do not act then.
- Expectations: If it's not in your interest, do not do it always OR/AND make sure other person knows. How to know if that's right thing? If you feel right.
My principles: I want to do same for others as I want to do for myself.
But be aware, that's not how society works. It works on principles of power and greed. You use your power to do what it wants. And you have to use skills to negate that.
- I am sensitive person. My ability to understand and absorb various subtleties is alot. But people may not have that and realize that.
- Sensitive people need to take initiatives in their lives as they will keep getting hurt by various incidents. Helplessness and laziness will never make them happy. That's why God blesses great leaders with lot more awareness and sensitivity.
I have to feel happiness in every moment of life. I should expect that only from myself and not from others. Only close ones(friends and family) will give you what you want(and then it becomes struggle in long-term if I become demanding from them and that relationship struggles/fights). People in professional life will not give you what you want(so they are full filling opposite values of nature).
- Another lesson from professional life is detachment from work.
earth, fire, water, space (from guruji's explanation to bawa)
fire - enhances positivity by burning away negativity
space - 100% involved and totally detached.
water - adaptable to situations.
earth - unconditional acceptance
Above all 4 realizes God in you.
- Hence my laziness should go away and I should use my skills God has given to change what I can. To change what I can => I need to be even more skillful to observe and react to human behavior.
- My mistake - If i did from them they will do for me.
- Initiative is the most important thing in creation of anything.
- If I am efficient, and people are not and they complain. what is the answer to that?
Sincerely try to explain them how things work. Or use skill or charge money for services.
- do what you feel(with awareness) to think change what you can change and what you cannot change, accept. How do you know you cannot change? You try and see if you can.
Communication is powerful tool to use. Relaxed mind and calmness is another.
I feel sometimes very passionate that I loose sense of judgement. Do not act then.
- Expectations: If it's not in your interest, do not do it always OR/AND make sure other person knows. How to know if that's right thing? If you feel right.
My principles: I want to do same for others as I want to do for myself.
But be aware, that's not how society works. It works on principles of power and greed. You use your power to do what it wants. And you have to use skills to negate that.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Life experiences
Judgement and Rules
Balanced Judgement(with a holistic view and deciding best) for a situation is the most important thing. That may not go with the rules.
Following rules is important for government/rulers. And they may not understand your judgement because not following rules is what will go in their mind and nothing else.
There might be in fact, more people in society with no sense of judgement. Hence ruler's view remain fixed.
Hence rules are necessary for people with no holistic judgement but unrealistic for good judgement people.
example: NYC Lincoln tunnel has high traffic on one lane but other is very light(both lanes inbound). There is solid divider line and it says before entering the line - do not change lanes. what do you do?
Another question about speed limits:
55 mph - is a safe limit
65-75mph - is a drivers ability to keep car in control. Again it's judgement. But it risks a chance to get a ticket.
Balanced Judgement(with a holistic view and deciding best) for a situation is the most important thing. That may not go with the rules.
Following rules is important for government/rulers. And they may not understand your judgement because not following rules is what will go in their mind and nothing else.
There might be in fact, more people in society with no sense of judgement. Hence ruler's view remain fixed.
Hence rules are necessary for people with no holistic judgement but unrealistic for good judgement people.
example: NYC Lincoln tunnel has high traffic on one lane but other is very light(both lanes inbound). There is solid divider line and it says before entering the line - do not change lanes. what do you do?
Another question about speed limits:
55 mph - is a safe limit
65-75mph - is a drivers ability to keep car in control. Again it's judgement. But it risks a chance to get a ticket.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
question
* I am confused about following:
1) I am in powerful position and I can make things happen for others. Should I be sensitive about others needs and proactive about helping others? Thinking that they need me.
2) I am in subordinate position and I am in need. But my powerful seniors/managers are not inclined to help me. I give them time and find that they are not helping me. They are insensitive to my needs.
how to choose a attitude or thought process which is reasonable and right in both cases?
I can think following for
situation 1
a) Help them as possible and communicate to them.(setting right expectations)
b) Ignore them if their requests are not my interests. (selective ignoring)
c) Ignore them(person discrimination since the other was not helpful to me)
d) Do not proactively think about other people issues. If you are(which means you have more time to do nothing else). Let them come first.
e) Become insensitive unless problem is not individual.
Situation 2
a)
1) I am in powerful position and I can make things happen for others. Should I be sensitive about others needs and proactive about helping others? Thinking that they need me.
2) I am in subordinate position and I am in need. But my powerful seniors/managers are not inclined to help me. I give them time and find that they are not helping me. They are insensitive to my needs.
how to choose a attitude or thought process which is reasonable and right in both cases?
I can think following for
situation 1
a) Help them as possible and communicate to them.(setting right expectations)
b) Ignore them if their requests are not my interests. (selective ignoring)
c) Ignore them(person discrimination since the other was not helpful to me)
d) Do not proactively think about other people issues. If you are(which means you have more time to do nothing else). Let them come first.
e) Become insensitive unless problem is not individual.
Situation 2
a)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Thoughts on how to live life...
MOST IMPORTANT THING AND PREREQUISITE:
===> BE PEACEFUL (before god, truth, spirituality and anything)
Everything comes after peace => contentment, enthusiasm, creativity.
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- Problems when small irritate you(like a particle in eye). Make problems bigger so that they become rock and then avoid them(like a rock) and walk past from the side(finding other way).
Mine:
- Logic is sequentially connected and coherent.
- We make goals because we want people to inquire and be curious and motivated
working towards goal. But when working...then drop the goal and focus on the path
and accept events as they come and then react on the fly.
-
- Listen to your inner voice even if it contradicts peoples opinion(or what one hear). Inner voice will make right choice for a context. Opinion may be not be applicable for every context and situation. If you cannot listen to your inner voice then meditate, be relaxed. I think cause of my heartburn/frustration that I am not listening to my inner voice or it is just not coming or it's not clear. Relax and keep asking yourself.
- can we change property of iron to rust or become opaque? rose plant to flower as lily? But human mind/people also have their property but they can change because they have minds. One can change by influencing their minds(a slow process but possible) => culture, their environment and their response system to society.
- live life happily and let go of things
There is a choice to not do it too but that will keep heart heavy, face sad and
moments miserable.
- Lack of initiative from others: this thought style does take away frustration feeling and makes one take initiative.
Art of living:
Destiny is decided at birth. Then why should we anything?
——————————————————————————–
Sri Sri: To improve yourself is also a part of destiny. World is a combination of destiny and Karma. Some things can be changed, some things cannot be changed.
Be like a small baby. What has a baby achieved? It is so completely dependent, yet it smiles doesn't it?!
Mistakes only happen when there is lack of awareness. Work on increasing your awareness.
(Guruji asked how many people wanted to sing or talk - then he asked to check
which of our nostrils were active - "If your right nostril is active then you
can understand me very well right now." He continued - "You can tell so much
from the breath - if the left nostril is active - it means you are thirsty - if
Right nostril is active then digestion is happening - if both are active - then
you are ready for meditation)
To be unethical is that which gives you short-term joy and in the longer period and makes you miserable. Right ethics is that which though you have to hold your breath for a short period of time, would bring long- term success and enable you to enjoy the sustainable development.
There are three kinds of people who do not listen – the stressed, the unhappy, and the deaf.
Thoughts simply arise---but you choose to act or not act. This is what awareness brings in you. If you are not aware, you simply act on the strongest impulse or strongest thought.
If you are upset, you don't say, "Ok, tomorrow, I'll get upset. Today let me not get upset." But anything good, anything that is uplifting the Self, we have a tendency to postpone: "I'll do it tomorrow, later on, another time."
Your own concepts have created "walls" and so you need a "door." But when there are no concepts, there are no walls.
Goal is to clear any impressions on your mind.
The sattvic intellect is one that just does the job joyfully and is unmindful of the results. Let things happen or not happen---either way they don't lose their enthusiasm.
You can spend the whole life worrying, grumbling, brooding over things and being miserable, or the same energy could be used to uplift you to unimaginable heights.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Whatever you give importance to brings misery or happiness
Whatever thing you give importance to in your life is the cause of happiness or misery. For e.g. you give importance to respect in your life. You entire life will be centered around it. You will do those actions by which you will get respect. You will be unhappy when you do not get the respect.
So if you feel you are giving too much importance to something just use the three point program to get over it.
The three point program is :-
> Take a deep breath in
> Remember your connection with Guruji
> Take a deep breath out and let go of what is troubling you
Use the three point program to get rid of the thoughts and emotions that are troubling you. The three point program is useful in bringing you from a negative state of mind to a neutral state of mind. But to go from the neutral state of mind to a positive state of mind you need something else. This something else is enthusiasm, responsibility and love. Whatever thing you do with enthusiasm, the quality of whatever action you are doing becomes more profound, more intense.
The highest form of seva is to bring someone on the path of knowledge.
===> BE PEACEFUL (before god, truth, spirituality and anything)
Everything comes after peace => contentment, enthusiasm, creativity.
------------------------------------------------
- Problems when small irritate you(like a particle in eye). Make problems bigger so that they become rock and then avoid them(like a rock) and walk past from the side(finding other way).
Mine:
- Logic is sequentially connected and coherent.
- We make goals because we want people to inquire and be curious and motivated
working towards goal. But when working...then drop the goal and focus on the path
and accept events as they come and then react on the fly.
-
- Listen to your inner voice even if it contradicts peoples opinion(or what one hear). Inner voice will make right choice for a context. Opinion may be not be applicable for every context and situation. If you cannot listen to your inner voice then meditate, be relaxed. I think cause of my heartburn/frustration that I am not listening to my inner voice or it is just not coming or it's not clear. Relax and keep asking yourself.
- can we change property of iron to rust or become opaque? rose plant to flower as lily? But human mind/people also have their property but they can change because they have minds. One can change by influencing their minds(a slow process but possible) => culture, their environment and their response system to society.
- live life happily and let go of things
There is a choice to not do it too but that will keep heart heavy, face sad and
moments miserable.
- Lack of initiative from others: this thought style does take away frustration feeling and makes one take initiative.
Art of living:
Destiny is decided at birth. Then why should we anything?
——————————————————————————–
Sri Sri: To improve yourself is also a part of destiny. World is a combination of destiny and Karma. Some things can be changed, some things cannot be changed.
Be like a small baby. What has a baby achieved? It is so completely dependent, yet it smiles doesn't it?!
Mistakes only happen when there is lack of awareness. Work on increasing your awareness.
(Guruji asked how many people wanted to sing or talk - then he asked to check
which of our nostrils were active - "If your right nostril is active then you
can understand me very well right now." He continued - "You can tell so much
from the breath - if the left nostril is active - it means you are thirsty - if
Right nostril is active then digestion is happening - if both are active - then
you are ready for meditation)
To be unethical is that which gives you short-term joy and in the longer period and makes you miserable. Right ethics is that which though you have to hold your breath for a short period of time, would bring long- term success and enable you to enjoy the sustainable development.
There are three kinds of people who do not listen – the stressed, the unhappy, and the deaf.
Thoughts simply arise---but you choose to act or not act. This is what awareness brings in you. If you are not aware, you simply act on the strongest impulse or strongest thought.
If you are upset, you don't say, "Ok, tomorrow, I'll get upset. Today let me not get upset." But anything good, anything that is uplifting the Self, we have a tendency to postpone: "I'll do it tomorrow, later on, another time."
Your own concepts have created "walls" and so you need a "door." But when there are no concepts, there are no walls.
Goal is to clear any impressions on your mind.
The sattvic intellect is one that just does the job joyfully and is unmindful of the results. Let things happen or not happen---either way they don't lose their enthusiasm.
You can spend the whole life worrying, grumbling, brooding over things and being miserable, or the same energy could be used to uplift you to unimaginable heights.
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Whatever you give importance to brings misery or happiness
Whatever thing you give importance to in your life is the cause of happiness or misery. For e.g. you give importance to respect in your life. You entire life will be centered around it. You will do those actions by which you will get respect. You will be unhappy when you do not get the respect.
So if you feel you are giving too much importance to something just use the three point program to get over it.
The three point program is :-
> Take a deep breath in
> Remember your connection with Guruji
> Take a deep breath out and let go of what is troubling you
Use the three point program to get rid of the thoughts and emotions that are troubling you. The three point program is useful in bringing you from a negative state of mind to a neutral state of mind. But to go from the neutral state of mind to a positive state of mind you need something else. This something else is enthusiasm, responsibility and love. Whatever thing you do with enthusiasm, the quality of whatever action you are doing becomes more profound, more intense.
The highest form of seva is to bring someone on the path of knowledge.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
26 May 2008
Career is not a convenience so commitment is not necessary towards a person or company. Commitment is necessary towards mission/vision/goal to fulfill it.
I feel secured and have job convenience. Put me into comfort zone. Hence my current decisions find their commitment to comfort and convenience.
I may be happy(state of mind) but not satisfied.
I feel secured and have job convenience. Put me into comfort zone. Hence my current decisions find their commitment to comfort and convenience.
I may be happy(state of mind) but not satisfied.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Random questions and thoughts
Star signs Astrology - Does it help?
I think of astrology as an indicator about tendencies of a person - both positive and negative. I have observed sun-signs predictions to be pretty close.
Astrology does not define(because life has given us freedom to use our will and intelligence to change our direction).
I believe Goal of astrology - brings about awareness in you(knowing yourself). example it says scorpio are intense and aries impulsive.
Keyword above is awareness and my belief formed by listening to some wise people is goal of life is to be happy and full of love. That only happens when one is balanced,calm and centered. Feels true. And hence awareness about oneself is necessary. So if one is impulsive, some thoughtful activities need to be engaged for him/her.
Have you experienced if you know about something and is in at the back of your head, that awareness/knowing automatically will tend to do the opposite effect. I think most of us get this awareness from our experiences(good or bad).
Hence next time when a moment arrives which requires aries person to be more thoughtful OR requires scorpio person to be relaxed, awareness will just make it happen and brings best out of us.
I think of astrology as an indicator about tendencies of a person - both positive and negative. I have observed sun-signs predictions to be pretty close.
Astrology does not define(because life has given us freedom to use our will and intelligence to change our direction).
I believe Goal of astrology - brings about awareness in you(knowing yourself). example it says scorpio are intense and aries impulsive.
Keyword above is awareness and my belief formed by listening to some wise people is goal of life is to be happy and full of love. That only happens when one is balanced,calm and centered. Feels true. And hence awareness about oneself is necessary. So if one is impulsive, some thoughtful activities need to be engaged for him/her.
Have you experienced if you know about something and is in at the back of your head, that awareness/knowing automatically will tend to do the opposite effect. I think most of us get this awareness from our experiences(good or bad).
Hence next time when a moment arrives which requires aries person to be more thoughtful OR requires scorpio person to be relaxed, awareness will just make it happen and brings best out of us.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Good Blogs
Guy who started Zoho. Hired poor but smart people form high school(and saved costs).
Trained them in web technology and built a 40$ million revenue generating company.
http://blogs.adventnet.com/svembu/
Interesting personality: http://sramanamitra.com/bio/
entrepreneur and a strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Good network and technology
http://indianeconomy.org/
How to pick a license
http://java.net/choose_license.csp
http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~abraham/rants/license.html
http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting/browse_thread/thread/4c0bf709d1b31929
Philosophy/Quotes:
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Confucius/
Trained them in web technology and built a 40$ million revenue generating company.
http://blogs.adventnet.com/svembu/
Interesting personality: http://sramanamitra.com/bio/
entrepreneur and a strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. Good network and technology
http://indianeconomy.org/
How to pick a license
http://java.net/choose_license.csp
http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~abraham/rants/license.html
http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting/browse_thread/thread/4c0bf709d1b31929
Philosophy/Quotes:
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Confucius/
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