Lean Advantage

  Beauty of workplace  Politics, Volume I Inevitable & very intrusive in nature, but very important for those who are straight forward & believe in getting better than themselves over being better than others.  You don't have to bash at those who plot games against you, watch it with awe & you will find it so obvious & when you start to see it through, you will find their games to be entertaining, thrilling & enlightening! Don't get carried away, don't get bothered & most importantly don't worry to strike back, just be a patient observer & they will drop plenty of opportunities right into your lap. Do consider the following beautiful aspects of workplace politics so that it can be turned into advantage for yourself, your choice to play with it or not doesn't matter, so either you can choose to enjoy while following the predictable bumpy ride or you can continue to get played with it & remain stuck on a emotional & intellectual rol...

  ​Luxury Vs Essentials Vs Necessity All the goods that are manufactured, sold & used fall under these three categories, either they are luxurious items, or are essentials for a normal life or they are a must & a necessity to survive. The economy of the entire world, irrespective of the nation, their ethnicity, GDP, economical evolution & per capita income, keeps revolving around these three categories. Let us have some examples: A) Mobile phones in today's time can be considered as an essential item but then top brands in the segment are luxuries, everybody wants to own one but hardly few can afford effortlessly, while there are those who still go ahead to own one such luxurious phone, even if it might be difficult for them to get one. B) Clothes that we wear to protect ourselves from excess heat or cold are a necessity, but then the segment too has some brands that will be a luxury to be able to afford & use. Yet people keep dreaming & work...

  Human beings are more complex in the nature than they seems to be with their biological structure. The basic nature is seeking to be loved. But given the conditioning we mostly seek half understood love, that is attention, appreciation, acknowledgement, applauds and so on. Our every action is derived out of seeking these love, we want to be loved as we are with what we do and that which we cannot do. We seek fatherly love whereby we don't expect someone to correct us before hand, but yet expect that he should keep watching our back. We seek motherly love whereby we don't want to be reminded on anything that we may have taken it for granted, yet expect that she should be around us taking care for our every needs. We seek love of siblings, whereby we see a friend in whom we can confine and can share all of our secrets without fear of being betrayed. And than we seek love from our spouse. This is very different from the love that we seek from our blood relatives. Along the line ...

  Tell them only what they want to hear! Once again every professional career growth & development along with any business expansion & its improved profitability is directly proportional to the affirmative statements & decisions one is able to make along their interactions. Basics of Human Nature (Remains same for Professionals as well as Entrepreneurs): A) Everyone is aware of what they are doing. B) Everyone is free to do & undo whatever they want. C) Everyone is mature enough to understand & accept the consequences of their actions as well as inactions. D) Everyone has the fundamental right to work towards the direction of their interest. Our opinion matters only in the case if they are in need of any solicited advice. Why is it a MUST to tell them only what they want to hear? A) With the given facts as above with the basic nature of every human being including ourselves, it is sheer waste of time to pluck our nose into someone else's issues. B) Wh...

  Tell them Once! It is obvious that every individual is gifted with a unique way of looking at things & analyzing them, it all goes on the overall development & treatment one has undergone in their life. So when you see & understand certain things in a different way, feel proud about yourself, feel blessed, feel important that you were able to comprehend it earlier, and then take a deep breath. Especially if that realization or understanding is about someone else or something else that is out of your circle of influence then do not hesitate to share it with whoever it may concern the most. They might be too busy with other tasks at hand, not looking in that direction, or are unable to comprehend the way you did it, so do tell them unapologetically.  Why is it important to tell them? A) The fact that there is always something more than what it seems to be, & hence it is always good to believe & accept that any additional information or a different...

  You can certainly avoid losses! We have been trained to think and act in a way so  that we may win all the time, but contrary to it, when we consistently strive to win, we may leave others defeated  and later make them realize as losers  and that might not be a very healthy way of leading any profession or business. With practice and persistence we can train ourselves to think and act in a way that we do not lose & at the same point in time we do not let others lose as well. Thereby eventually we both have won. This absolutely does not means to become a people pleaser, no you are still going to think & act in a way so that even if a win in the given situation is not guaranteed you will give in your best shot to make sure that you do not lose. Probable ways to practice & perfect thinking Win - Win: A) To look for our own benefits & advantages in any given situation is already in our DNA, so all that we have to continue doing is to acc...

  Food for thought, 7th Feb 2024 UNGRATEFUL & THANKLESS! Have you ever come across individuals who always keep getting more & more, despite of the fact that they might already have gotten enough & yet we see them that abundance keeps flowing towards them unflinchingly? If yes, then you may wonder how? & if no then may suggest to look around again may be your attention is required. What are the things that you may have observed or noticed? A) They keep getting materialistic advances, if they were using an 3g phone before, you may have noticed them changing it into an Samsung 4g phone, then later you even noticed them using an Iphone. B) They have uncountable pairs of shoes, accessories & their wardrobe must be filled with so many attires that most of the times they will be confused what to wear & what to leave, but what you may see is that they wont be in the same dress for a month or even two. C) They keep piling up their stocks of food, sweets & costly ...

  Food for thought 6th Feb, 2024 DO NOT ADMIT TO ANYTHING! Have you ever come across individuals who never admit to anything, I mean anything. That is even if they may have made horrible choices, blunders that may have displaced them by large, or hurt someone badly with their actions, all these are negative experiences, yet they do not for even a second think that they have done anything wrong, instead they believe that all they did was right.  Now you may also see that the same set of people will never admit to anything good as well, if you ask them how was the food, they will say NOT BAD, how was your day today they will say NOT BAD, if you give them a treat and a good brunch, they will thank God as they came out and did not sit at home. You just cannot see any sense or degree of realization in them neither for anything irrational that they continue to commit or anything good that comes around. Now let us understand how it all plays out when we talk about the law of attracti...

  Professional Success, How to keep getting promotions & out of turn increments! Fact Checks: A) As long as one can understand, believe & accept that they are nowhere in a position to become an investor & that they have no other option than to work as an professional, then know that you have to work for some else & that the very investor is going to remain above you in terms of capabilities of taking risk & thereby adding more to their experience & knowledge. B) So no matter what any situation may look like from your end & perspective, the investor that is one working for has not only the fundamental right to make every right & wrong decision, but the investors are also well placed to accept the outcome of their choices & decisions. C) One is hired to do a specific job without being reminded of it & need to follow it up, hence they must do that, take that pay cheque, go home & enjoy the freedom, while business losses, ...