Gudipati

What brings 'connect' between people? When I asked this question to myself, I reflected on some of my experiences where I have failed to create that 'connect'.  What I felt was; One of the reasons why people don't connect or open up with us is, they feel that the environment doesn’t seem to be 'informal '. The very nature of being 'formal' makes people hesitate during some interactions. It's not that, they are incapable or they are fearful. It's because they need some space to get into the 'flow' of interactions. As leaders it's our responsible to bring that 'change' in environment. Because, quite often we don't know others' state of mind. When I said; informal, it doesn't mean the way we dress or the way we violate certain etiquettes. It only means, the way we talk, the way we engage them, more importantly the way we listen to them; especially to their challenges so that they feel reli...

Let me start today's blog by asking some questions: What is that one task which is pending for last two days? How would it look like if you complete that task by this evening? With whom you would like to celebrate the success of achieving that task? These days I am seriously practicing one thing: 'capturing all my tasks and filling them in four quadrants of the time management matrix' and then acting on them. Just wanted to share some of my thoughts..!! Some steps: Every day before you leave office, write your tasks in your note pad Categorize all the tasks as (1) Important / Urgent, (2) Important / Not Urgent, (3) Not important / Urgent and (4) Not important / Not urgent. Create a time matrix and fill the tasks in the relevant quadrants (refer the diagram attached in an excel sheet) Look at the tasks which are in quadrant 1 (Q1), estimate the time taken for each task, if any task consumes less th...

Just spend with someone who you think you did not spend some time in recent past. Lend your ear for some time and see the miracle. we should all know this: Listening, not talking, is the gifted and great role, and the imaginative role. And the true listener is much more beloved, magnetic than the talker, and he is more effective, and learns more and does more good. And so try listening. Listen to your wife, your husband, your father, your mother, your children, your friends; to those who love you and those who don't to those who bore you, to your enemies. It will work as a small miracle. And perhaps a great one.