A dead fly in the honey ....

A dead fly in honey makes the the valuable honey to loose its value & even though the fly fell into a nutritious & delicious "honey" it eventually died !

Insights to ponder : 

1. Be Wary of Whom You Associate With, the wrong person around us would most times degrade your self value & worth, just like the fly degraded the value of the honey ...

2. Too Much of Anything Is No Good, if deeply observed, everything in life is all about levels, too little salt makes food taste less, too much salt makes the food inedible & even harms the health whilst the right amount of salt makes food taste right , so it is with emotions, being too calm invites  hurts & bullies, on the other hand being too aggressive hurts others & invites conflict but having the right level of assertiveness  saves & secures us as a person , too much love invites disappointments & whilst too little causes loneliness, moderation ! Moderation ! Moderation is the key which assures our well being, comprising safeguarding us from psychological harming .. just like the sweet "honey'', which was way too much for the fly to handle & eventually the honey killed the fly !

3. Getting What You Don't Deserve Is Harmful getting what we don't deserve should never be assumed as being bountifully lucky or blessed, its common for us to want more or get what would be pleasurable to us, yet getting the wrong thing or getting what isn't worth for us may comes along with its effects, positions we are don't qualify for, power which we are not ready for, social status which we are not right for and so forth would eventually backfire & bring us down ... just like the house fly which is commonly associated with filth & dirt getting its feet into the precious ''honey' had' eventually caused its 'life'...   

#lifereflections

Management Lessons : Identifying Work Culture

Management Lessons : Identifying Work Culture...

Scenario : there is a room within the org which is dirty, brooms & dust pans & all items required to. clean it is available, yet....

some doesn't clean it as they claim they are yet to be instructed to clean it. they don't want to get into trouble doing something not told though its something good & right to do... (followers, unpractical & non proactive work culture)

some refrain from doing it claiming its not their task, but chooses to clear cobwebs instead, as that's their designated job, though there are no cobwebs at all... (work culture with no sense of belonging or altruism, avoidance work culture)

some refrain from cleaning it claiming they are loaded with many more things to do...(self centric, calculative & imbalanced work culture)

Someone chooses to do it & tries doing it, but the others mock & label the person willing to do it as a 'show off' or poyo making the person also not to clean the room...(perception prone & unproductive work culture)

a few who knows that its necessary to clean it as its impacts the org's impression,volunteers to clean the room but they are not allowed to do so by their superiors as its not their specific task...(unproductive & rigid workculture)

the remaining staff spends time debating on who should clean the room...(non constructive, finger pointing work culture)

some bosses are sad that a room is dirty & it's not being cleaned but does. nothing about it...(weak leadership work culture)

some bosses are not even aware that there is a dirty room & someone should clean it, some staff too doesn't know of the dirty room issue ( non participative work culture)

some staff agrees to just off the lights & shut the dirty room's lights to resolve the issue thus nobody knows or questions aboutbthe dirty room & claims to focus on other works... (brush things under the carpet work culture, lack of integrity, sense of belonging & just ensures no one knows anything & pictures like all are fine)

boss rolls up the sleeves, identifies those who are capable of cleaning the room & gets down together with the team & gets the room cleaned (participative & team spirited work culture)

a group of staff irrespective of their roles gets down & get the room cleaned without being told as they don't want a bad impression over their org (proactive & sense of belonging, high alturism based work culture)

boss finds out about the dirty room, screws the hell out of all the staff, and a few gets the room cleaned with hurt & frustration...(dependent & unproductive work culture)

boss knows the team which is supposed to clean the room but knows they will not do it & would give various reasons thus boss identifies a team which would follow orders & gets them to clean the room & the obedient team does while the supposed to clean team laughs & boast on it (poor leadership & unbalanced work culture)

boss & fellow colleagues informs the designated team to clean the room but they refrain to do it & doesn't give a damn about it.. (disapproval behavior work culture)

Everyone in the org ensure the room is cleaned applies preventive measures to ensure no room gets dirty or be unattended in future (proactive, participative, team spirited & constructive work culture)

work cultures are crucial as it determines the entire performance & functioning & well-being of an organization... if there is anything needs. to go through betterment, it better be & starts with 'work culture'

#learningaboutworkcultures
#apersonalopinionbasedonobservation
#notanacademictheory
#2018bringiton
#tochangestartfromtheculture

Management Lessons : Getting Perfect !

Management Lessons : There were 2 birds on a branch, their wings had just fully grown & they were about to fly for the first time.... the first bird decided it was time to take flight although it had fears of not having any experience of flying before but it was ready to take the shot & said lets do it to the second bird...

The second bird anyhow, believed that they can't fly yet, it believed that they need to understand the risk of falling thus they need to analyze & understand all possible ways of not falling, being safe, ensuring smooth flying, the second bird wanted to first master the art & expertise of flying before they could actually fly....the first bird initially agreed to the second bird & they halted the take off....

After 2 days of observing, analyzing, calculating, flapping practice and so on they were both still on the branch... the first bird finally lost its patience & decided to take the plunge & fly, the second bird was still persistent that they were not ready but the first bird just took the shot though the second bird were furious to stop it...

As the first bird left the branch, it took a steep fall, it used all its might to flap the wings & balance itself, it went up & down, had a few falls, it took a few bumps & blows but still kept trying, it went up, down, down, fall, roll then up, then down & finally alas... it started to leave the ground & get higher & higher & higher & finally it was flying.... it felt the freedom, the cool breeze, the magnificent view & enjoyed its success of 'flying'...

The second bird watched the whole thing & reaffirmed its stand by saying, it was right about not flying, it said all those falls, bumps, blows & rolls could have been avoided if they had been patient & practiced longer, the second bird stayed in the branch and continued observing & analyzing to prepare itself towards a safe, smooth & fall free flying. ..

The first bird bird by this time had mastered the art of flying & had become good at it after all the falls & bumps. ..it is now a pilot with smooth take off's & landings... finally after a satisfying fly, the first bird taught its time for it to bring some exquisite food back from the far lands it has reached back to the second bird & tell it how it is to fly ...

But as the 1st bird reached the branch which they were preparing themselves to fly, it saw the second bird was being picked up by a hunter after it is shot dead... the second bird was an easy target for the hunter as it was not 'flying' & was weak as it never had eaten due to not 'flying' to get food, it was seen as a 'handicapped' bird just as it was not 'flying' thus the hunter effortlessly shot the bird dead...

Moral : 

1. sometimes it's not the analyzing, observing or waiting to be perfect makes you perfect, its the hard knocks, bumps & falls that make you the master as it teaches the 'what not to do' over & above the 'what needs to be done' which comes from the safe learning environment ....

2. It is a competitive world out there & people are waiting & watching over your achievements & in-capabilities to leverage on them, it either makes you to be utilized or sacrificed, thus if you are meant to fly, you better fly at any cost though you may not be perfect, effort matters than the performance...

3. Learn enough, master the basic, overcome the fear & just do it, never be afraid of mistakes & or failures, they teach you & make you better at what you do, as long as you don't do, you wont be able to do what you do best...

4. Perfection can never be achieved but one should never stop reaching for it, its all about the effort, the start, the trying before being the perfect...

#2018bringiton
#reflections

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Lessons from the Rock & Diamonds ...

Some people are like rocks & some are like diamonds, The diamonds are precious because its rare among the very common rocks ..thus never complaint about the rocks being common everywhere, their commonness makes the rare diamond precious, valued & stand out ...

Not everyone can differentiate the rock & the diamond & not everyone knows the value of the rock or the diamond thus never expect for people to appreciate you if you are a diamond & never expect everyone to polish you towards becoming a diamond if you are a rock

Some may mistake the diamond in hand for a rock, or they might know the value of the diamond & they might throw it away, Some may pick a mere rock and believe that its a diamond, both will eventually come to realization about which is rock & which is the diamond & also their value, just that by then there will be damage & loss, Concerned others may along the way try to correct their misconception & minimize the loss but the choice is purely of the person's, eventually, experience would be the best teacher

All we need to do is, first, identify if we are a mere rock or are we a diamond, if we are a rock, we need to get ourselves polished towards becoming a diamond through learning from lessons & experience, if we are diamonds, identify the qualities which makes us a diamond & nurture them, appreciate the self & sustain it, never expect others to appreciate or value you, if you found someone as such then, it would be like you being a diamond being attached to a gold, it adds value to you like becoming a diamond ring or necklace, making you purposeful,if you don't find such value adding, be proud of yourself & self sustain since the diamond standing alone is equally elegant and precious, the worse is if you put yourself in the hands which doesn't value you though knowing you are a diamond, they decrease your elegance & preciousness, just like keeping a precious diamond somewhere it shouldn't be, eventually such treatment would decrease your value & end up you losing your preciousness & self esteem ...

Its you who decide either you are a diamond or a rock, others should not decide but would have mere perceptions of either you are a diamond or a rock, that's their right, they may or may not be right, but what you decide matters most !