A beautiful poem

 

A very short poem from W.B. Yeats. He wrote this to his love, Maud Gonne, and he was bewailing the fact that he couldn’t really give her what he thought she wanted from him. And he says, “I’ve got something else, but it may not be for you.”

 

He says this:

“Had I the heavens embroidered cloths, Enwrought with gold and silver light,

The blue and the dim and the dark cloths of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet; But I, being poor, have only my dreams;

I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”

 

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Heena

Best Digital Processor which you have.

You will need headphones …

Hope you enjoy it

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Heena

The 90/10 Principle

10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean?

We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don’t let people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let’s use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of milk onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your wife and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.

You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay you arrive at school. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.

Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?

A) Did the cup of hot milk cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did you cause it?

The answer is “C”.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, getting stressed out etc.

The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.

So, the Next time you react to any situation, remember the 90-10 principle.

Cheers!!

Heena

Organization culture – how can you transform it ?

Organizational culture is the basic pattern of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs considered to be the correct way of thinking about and acting on problems and opportunities facing the organization. It defines what is important and unimportant in the company. You might think of it as the organization’s DNA—invisible to the naked eye, yet a powerful template that shapes what happens in the workplace

Organizations differ in their cultural content; that is, the relative ordering of beliefs, values, and assumptions. Consider the following companies and their apparent dominant cultures:

• Nokia Corp.—Responsive and collegial best describes the corporate culture of Nokia Corp. The Helsinki, Finland, conglomerate is a leader in popular cellular telephones. But don’t expect employees to personally take credit for their own successes. Unlike the “me first” cultures found in other high technology firms, Nokia emphasizes understated collegiality. “We don’t snap our suspenders,” says Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila.

• Amazon.com—Frugality is clearly a corporate value at Amazon.com. Beyond the online bookseller’s popular web site is a drab 1960s four-story headquarters in downtown Seattle. Everyone’s desks are made from doors (total cost: $130). Monitors are propped up on telephone books to avoid paying for monitor stands. Extra chairs are considered an extravagance. “By watching your overhead you can spend more on business expansion,” explains Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.

• Mattel, Inc.—Mattel makes Barbie dolls, but its corporate culture is so competitive that some say that it looks more like a war zone for GI Joe. “It has always been a place where people are pitted against each other,” says a former Mattel executive. “It’s a shark pond. You throw people in and see if they can swim fast enough to stay alive.”

Ummm… the more I read about Organizational culture the more I feel the need to learn … It’s a vast ocean.. but as usual I like it coz its challenging… and my new assignment too…

I m excited.. J

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Heena

What to do when you are bored at work

1. Kill a few flies. 2. Put them in the sun to dry for one hour. 3. Once they are dry, pick a pencil and paper… Let your imagination flow. 4. Here are a few samples:

 
 

PLEASE GO BACK TO WORK NOW !

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Heena