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...

  What is Mindset? Mindset is a collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape our thoughts habits. Our thought habits affect how we think, what we feel and what we do. Our mindset is a big deal and it is how we understand & experience the world. Our mindset forms thoughts which establish beliefs and attitudes. Our education, exposure, cultural background and family values have a deep impact on our mindset. It is easy to say that our mindset is a frame of mind or way of thinking. Our mindset can ·          Be affected by experience, education and culture ·          Tend to be fixed and can be changed ·          Form quickly and may resist change ·          Help to determine actions and behaviours ·          Affect how you perceive the world around and how you perceive yourself ·...

  Death changes nothing. You still miss the voice, the wisdom of advice, stories and experiences shared. No! Time doesn’t change anything. The hardest part of life is learning to live without the loved one you lost . You are unsure which pain is worst – the shock of what had happened or the ache for what never will happen. Death of a parent leaves a heartache no one can heal but their love leaves a memory no one can steal! The pain of loss can be overwhelming. Grieving is a highly individual experience and how you grieve depends on many factors like your personality, coping style, your life experiences, your faith and your age at the time of loss of your parent or any loved one. It is even more painful when it is a parent. In my personal experience, I lost my dad when I was 11 years old. Still the memory of his death is fresh in my mind like it was just yesterday. The pain gets better with time but when special occasions and life events are around the corner I miss him badly....