The Decision Makers

The Decision Makers

They are known by many names – Owner, GM, MD, Director, Manager, CEO, COO and what not! And all have the power to make decisions. They decide on the future and fate of the organizations, others, society. They can appoint few, disappoint many. What a decision they make most of the times. Justice delayed is justice denied goes the adage, so also the decision – delayed decisions, erroneous decisions can cause havoc, of which the decision makers are always oblivious of.

They hire and fire employees profusely, forgetting hire and retain is that what makes an organization establish, grow. Instead of boosting up the moral, their decisions end up in de-motivating the employees. Instead of team spirit, the decision makers promote office politics, moral deboosters which  end up n total frustration.

Do they indulge in rumination, retrospection – of the decisions they make – at least once?

When confronted the news of termination, the employee asked the GM – was it a sudden decision ? The GM answered coolly. He said – no, if I have to make decision on such issues, I think not once, twice, but many times. For when I go to bed, put my head on the pillow, I have to sleep peacefully.

No wonder, many decisions makers have restless,sleepless nights. Wish them right decisions, peaceful sleep.

Parental Responsibility

Parental Responsibility
Smoking among the teenagers, especially school going ones is becoming rampant and is taking an alarming proportion. I am pained to note early morning hours while waiting for the school bus, many kids resort to smoking.  It becomes contagious and if two smoke today tomorrow the number is increasing. Those who smokes entice others and others are curious and once commenced there is no going back.

A stitch in time saves nine – but then where are the parents of such children -they  are enjoying morning sleep in their cozy beds absolutely oblivious of their wards and their misdeeds. In many cases such children are those whose parents smoke while carrying the kinds or smoke in front of the kids.

What is the future of such unattended uncared children-they become  more stubborn,harboring more negativity, and later can become threat to the family and a bane to the society indulging in more vicious activities – all because of some forgetting their parental responsibility.

On another note I  found children standing  through the windows of running cars – parents either being unaware or uncared. Same is the case with callouse mothers who are on a shopping spree and children are unattended to run to the roads, get laid up by lustfull villains etc.

Is it that they learn only when the accident – unexpected event happens.  How sad.

Prevention is always better than cure – hope those concerned will remember this and practice too.

Time Management

Time Management

Everyone is busy- busy to the core – so much so that they don’t have time for anything else except to be busy!

·         No time for sleep for they get to bed late in the night and gets up early with a hangover!

·         No time to dress up properly – come out of home with unbuttoned shirt, with loosened tie.

·         No time for proper break-fast- taking tilting cups of coffee to the car, balancing to ensure it does not spill out,

·         Eating sandwich or fruits while driving- if on Sharjah-Dubai road, it is a time pass too

·         No time to read news paper at home, carries to office!

·         No time to answer the phone calls or reply the e-mails promptly

·         No time to keep up official obligations, social commitments and what not!

And yet many CEOs do find enough time to notice, attend the minute details of work, remember the birth day, anniversary of the sub ordinates greet them or send gifts, time to respond to or return the telephone calls or reply the mails by themselves promptly.

Where exactly does the shoe pinch?

We have not yet learned time management leave alone mastering it. Either we are totally ignorant of it or adopt a mode of escapism from the same. Once you give a small attempt you will find things are not that difficult. When you make a conscious effort and prioritize things you will have time for everything. With some amount of will power and self discipline life becomes easier.

Smile - You are in Sharjah

Smile - You are in Sharjah

 

Look at the two bus stops - one from Dubai and another from Sharjah Emirates. Those who pay only Dhs.2/- can enjoy an air conditioned bus stop in Dubai. Those who pay Dhs. 5/- has to stand in the un-sheltered stops -  be it summer, rain, winter or windy days in Sharjah. 

Buses too are different. The seats in Sharjah buses have strange arrangement. Young or old, Children or old women they should learn acrobats, climb up and down while inside the bus.The 'stop' switches differ from bus to bus.

Routes are also strange. You will find the same number going on the same road to different destinations. Number 14 or 14 X is moving through the GPO round about, some take a turn at the King Faizal Mosque towards the right, where as some go straight.The bus which turns to the right again turns and turns and come back to the GPO again and during the long distance travel not much passengers get in or get out. After stopping at the King Faizal Mosque Bus stop, some buses take a turn to the right and goes through a narrow road where on both sides vehicles are parked, and then again take turning to the left and right, while some goes straight and then turn to right.

All is not lost. There are silver linings in the dark clouds. Drivers in Sharjah Buses are experts -which is seen when manoeuvring through the narrow, congested roads. Also, they give out their service spontaneously - they call out the names of the near by places - Machi Market ,  Bus Station etc. to the passengers when approaching the concerned stops.

Smile, you are in Sharjah goes the slogan. Can we - sincerely???

The relentless war

The relentless war

The relentless war between the callous public and the hapless Municipality workers goes on, on and on. The vigor with which the workers try to clean the surrounding are countered with a sort of vehement vengeance by the public. Former is determined to keep the place neat and tidy, latter bent upon making it maximum dirty and stingy. Come Friday and Saturday – the beach, park and public places are littered with the left over – food, bottle, empty packets and what not! What a disgusting scenes the callous ones make! And the unfortunate workers have to toil and moil on a daily basis to keep the place net and tidy. So is the case with toilets- how they can make it so dirty when they themselves feel most uncomfortable for themselves to spend few minutes over there? Haven’t they got an iota of fellow feeling??

 It is high time we all give a serious thought on the subject. Prevention is always better than cure. Making the places – dirty and then having a cleaning campaign is like tying the cart before the horse, I suppose. What is the permanent solution? It is to create the awareness of hygiene, cleanliness and promote them regularly. Charity begins at home – so also sense of cleanliness and hygiene. Those who violate and cause discomfort to others can be first admonished, then taken to the most dirty places to feel the difference and when all such methods fail, punish with hefty fines. End justifies the means – does it not??