Musings on Life Series

  Leadership is not about title or designation or status! Leadership is not delegating work to others. You don’t have to hold a big fancy title to be a leader but a fancy thought process is essential.  The fancy thought process of a leader is to solve problems of others, under stand emotions, guide people, give credit to success of others, celebrate other’s success, take ownership and responsibility. Responsibility does not mean just to do the work when everything is going good but to do the tough work when things are really going downhill. Leaders must be able to think fast, make effective decisions, and stay true to a greater vision and strategy. In today’s fast-paced world, the only certainty is uncertainty, making adaptability the most important leadership trait. For a CEO to truly stand-out as an exceptional leader and a role model with a service-oriented approach to clients, it’s necessary to be able to  think fast ,  make effective decisions , and  s...

  Aparna’s Weekend Musings on Life – Series 9 – Ethics? Moral Emotions!! Our feelings and intuitions – emotions play a key role in our ethical decision making. Most of our don’t realize how much our emotions direct our moral choices. But experts have proved that it is impossible to make moral judgements without emotions. Our inner directed negative emotions like guilt, embarrassment & shame motivate us to act ethically. Our outer directed negative emotions like anger, disgust, contempt at those who act unethically aim to discipline or punish or discourage others from behaving / being unethical. Positive emotions like gratitude and admiration, which people may feel when they see another acting with compassion or kindness, can prompt people to help others. Emotions evoked by suffering, such as sympathy and empathy, often lead people to act ethically toward others. Indeed, empathy is the central moral emotion that most commonly motivates pro-social activity such as altruism, c...