Hi Friends,
I have often heard people commenting about somebody in a negative sense that ‘He or She is not TACTFUL’.
By ‘Tactful’, do they mean ‘Thoughtful’ or ‘Intelligent’?
No! they mean ‘Diplomatic’, ‘Devious’ and ‘Calculating’.
So the question arises what one should then try to become. ‘Tactful’ or ‘Straight’? Although the ideal answer should be ‘Straight’ but our modern society, unfortunately though, has attached a synonym to this word – ‘Inane’. Since nobody wants this prefix before his name, he chooses the other one, which is easily acceptable and more respected in the society.
And this triggers the downfall of moral values.
The word “Tact” brings “Tactics”, which means “Strategy”, which require “Scheme”, and scheming brain can never be free from adulteration and impurity. That means we are grooming our brains for ‘Con’ behaviour by suppressing the natural instinct or “Spontaneity” which is always pure and beyond any scheme or plan.
Although Chanakya said, “Don’t be too straight because straight trees are cut first.”, he forgot that these are the parts of ‘Straight’ trees only which provide maximum ‘Strength’ to anything – be it ceiling or railway track. Moreover, a child is born ‘Straight’, it is ‘Social Malnutrition’ that bends him over time otherwise, the almighty wants him to remain as he was sent.
How far this tactfulness helps in our jobs? Can the knowledgeable members share their real work life experiences and throw some light on the advantages as well as disadvantages for being 'tactful'?
Regards,
PRADEEP
From India, Hyderabad
9I have often heard people commenting about somebody in a negative sense that ‘He or She is not TACTFUL’.
By ‘Tactful’, do they mean ‘Thoughtful’ or ‘Intelligent’?
No! they mean ‘Diplomatic’, ‘Devious’ and ‘Calculating’.
So the question arises what one should then try to become. ‘Tactful’ or ‘Straight’? Although the ideal answer should be ‘Straight’ but our modern society, unfortunately though, has attached a synonym to this word – ‘Inane’. Since nobody wants this prefix before his name, he chooses the other one, which is easily acceptable and more respected in the society.
And this triggers the downfall of moral values.
The word “Tact” brings “Tactics”, which means “Strategy”, which require “Scheme”, and scheming brain can never be free from adulteration and impurity. That means we are grooming our brains for ‘Con’ behaviour by suppressing the natural instinct or “Spontaneity” which is always pure and beyond any scheme or plan.
Although Chanakya said, “Don’t be too straight because straight trees are cut first.”, he forgot that these are the parts of ‘Straight’ trees only which provide maximum ‘Strength’ to anything – be it ceiling or railway track. Moreover, a child is born ‘Straight’, it is ‘Social Malnutrition’ that bends him over time otherwise, the almighty wants him to remain as he was sent.
How far this tactfulness helps in our jobs? Can the knowledgeable members share their real work life experiences and throw some light on the advantages as well as disadvantages for being 'tactful'?
Regards,
PRADEEP
From India, Hyderabad
Hi Pradeep,
A nice and a different thought!
I feel being tactful in work place is very important.. esp it helps us to get the work done from ppl..
As HR's or TL's we really have to keep out team happy as well as keep the seniors happy... dont u think that needs lot of strategic thinking...????
BUt true to an extent that sometimes "tactful" does give a negetive impression when its over done or become too obvious!
From Oman
A nice and a different thought!
I feel being tactful in work place is very important.. esp it helps us to get the work done from ppl..
As HR's or TL's we really have to keep out team happy as well as keep the seniors happy... dont u think that needs lot of strategic thinking...????
BUt true to an extent that sometimes "tactful" does give a negetive impression when its over done or become too obvious!
From Oman
Hi Pradeep,
"Tactics" do not mean "impurity".Its a logic which plays on "when to do","where to do","how to do"......More over tactfulness can be said as a Formula in management.When there is a specialisation itself as "strategic HR".....no point is even thinking in other way round.a small scenario i like to tell...If you want to find a factorial of 56,you cant be straight in calculating 1*2*3.....56.there plays a strategy...
"Tactics" do not mean "impurity".Its a logic which plays on "when to do","where to do","how to do"......More over tactfulness can be said as a Formula in management.When there is a specialisation itself as "strategic HR".....no point is even thinking in other way round.a small scenario i like to tell...If you want to find a factorial of 56,you cant be straight in calculating 1*2*3.....56.there plays a strategy...
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