One of my friends is very good at making acquaintances. He takes only minutes to know someone and then remember them for a long long time. He doesn’t work well in excel though. Another friend I know is very good at learning new languages. He already knows some seven local and international languages. He...
Last year I had started a blog. It was called contribute. I had decided to write it with a view to share what normally inspires me. I have been in the habit of listening to audio books recently and reading has been a passion since long. During these listening and reading activities I usually...
This week while I was thinking about what to share, I had this idea that probably its time for the most commonly used (and underused) software, MS Excel. While a post on this topic would have shed some light on some of the things, I felt that there is much more to Excel that...
Jamal is having a long day, rather looong day as he calls it. He started early and there are tasks he had to catch up and there are still things he wants to do but he just doesn’t feel like he is performing at peak today. He wonders that the same day last week,...
Has it ever happened to you that the person you are talking to, does not seem to listen to what you are saying. Has it ever happened that after you told all you wanted to tell someone, that person suddenly looks at you as if just awake from sleep and tells you to please...
Today I shall start with the legendary Peter Drucker. He says, “It takes less effort to excel at something you are already good at, than to be mediocre at something you are not good”. As I mention again and again, each of us has tremendous potential waiting to be unleashed. However (and its a...
Too much to do; too little time; before something is achieved something else is added to the list. Working late hours. Working on weekends. Not enough sleep and too much tension. Does that sound familiar! TODAY this has become the norm of fast pace work space. Unlike a decade ago, when work meant work...
I left for home around 530, told my wife I will be there at 6. Then I knew there were long ques today because of VIP movement. I finally reached at 7 (still lucky I guess!). Just another day on the job, I was hoping to reach home by 7, this time it...
There are all sorts of people working in teams when it comes to the multicultural offices today. People with various backgrounds and beliefs spend hours together. In fact, for most people, more of their time is spent at offices than with families. And with this diversity there comes many “diverse” problems. While some are...
Hi and welcome again! First of all, some unexpected activities came up and kept me busy for long hours during the last few days. I had hoped to get back soon but it got delayed. My apologies! For those of you who are visiting for the first time, you can read more about Contribute...
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