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Can you use this to solve your HR problems?
A man raced down the hospital steps one rainy day and jumped into a passing bus with the remark, "What a beautiful day it is!" The rain was pouring in torrents, it was dreadfully cold, and everyone was bemoaning the foul weather. The conductor remarked, half amused, "You must be mad, Mister, to call this a beautiful day."
"You'd be as mad with delight," the man replied with enthusiasm, "if you also had recovered your sight after three years of blindness."
We should learn to appreciate what we have. Let us enjoy the pleasures that are ours, instead of pining for those we miss. The following little verse may be remembered in this context:
"Winter makes us long for Spring
Darkness for the dawn;
We always seem to miss them most,
Our playmates when they're gone!"
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115Can you use this to solve your HR problems?
A man raced down the hospital steps one rainy day and jumped into a passing bus with the remark, "What a beautiful day it is!" The rain was pouring in torrents, it was dreadfully cold, and everyone was bemoaning the foul weather. The conductor remarked, half amused, "You must be mad, Mister, to call this a beautiful day."
"You'd be as mad with delight," the man replied with enthusiasm, "if you also had recovered your sight after three years of blindness."
We should learn to appreciate what we have. Let us enjoy the pleasures that are ours, instead of pining for those we miss. The following little verse may be remembered in this context:
"Winter makes us long for Spring
Darkness for the dawn;
We always seem to miss them most,
Our playmates when they're gone!"
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Can you use this in solving your problems in HR We can see it as problem for HR................... Regards Sidheshwar
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Hi Sidheshwar, I did’nt understand when you say, "we can see it as a problem for HR" Can you elaborate? I would love to know how it is a problem and not a solution. Regards, Archna
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Hi Archna,
A man raced down the hospital steps one rainy day and jumped into a passing bus with the remark, "What a beautiful day it is!"
Just think and think... if everybody is trying to do in your organization in the same style, how will you see it as a "problem"?
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Sidheshwar
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A man raced down the hospital steps one rainy day and jumped into a passing bus with the remark, "What a beautiful day it is!"
Just think and think... if everybody is trying to do in your organization in the same style, how will you see it as a "problem"?
Regards,
Sidheshwar
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Hi Archana,
This is great. Contentment is the essence of life. You can aspire for more and aim high, but you have to feel contentment in what you are getting in your life. Without this, life will be aimless without any direction, resulting in frustration, resentments, and regrets.
I look forward to some more inspiring thoughts from you. Keep going. Be content and be happy.
Regards,
PRADEEP :)
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This is great. Contentment is the essence of life. You can aspire for more and aim high, but you have to feel contentment in what you are getting in your life. Without this, life will be aimless without any direction, resulting in frustration, resentments, and regrets.
I look forward to some more inspiring thoughts from you. Keep going. Be content and be happy.
Regards,
PRADEEP :)
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Is this the reason why women are generally considered as HRs. So much empathy and self learning in that story, I appreciate your contribution madam. Regards, VINAY
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Hi Vinay,
Can you please further justify your statement that "women are generally considered as HRs"? Are there any substantial instances or specific incidents to prove that you are correct? If you can share something, it will be useful for all of us to gain some insight into the psychology of women HR professionals.
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PRADEEP
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Can you please further justify your statement that "women are generally considered as HRs"? Are there any substantial instances or specific incidents to prove that you are correct? If you can share something, it will be useful for all of us to gain some insight into the psychology of women HR professionals.
Regards,
PRADEEP
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Hi, I feel it is very useful to have this kind of attitude in life. It makes life simpler by accepting "what is" rather than complaining. neelam
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Hey all,
Thanks for your inspiring thoughts.
Neelam, I also really feel that if you have a positive attitude, you can never lose anything in life. Attitude can help you make your own destiny. :)
Pradeep and Vinay,
It is not only women who can have this empathy factor; there are many male HR professionals who are successful in relating to people's concerns. However, many companies prefer females for HR jobs as they have a natural tendency to be caring, empathetic, and good counselors. They are good managers when it comes to managing people. :wink:
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Archna
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Thanks for your inspiring thoughts.
Neelam, I also really feel that if you have a positive attitude, you can never lose anything in life. Attitude can help you make your own destiny. :)
Pradeep and Vinay,
It is not only women who can have this empathy factor; there are many male HR professionals who are successful in relating to people's concerns. However, many companies prefer females for HR jobs as they have a natural tendency to be caring, empathetic, and good counselors. They are good managers when it comes to managing people. :wink:
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Archna
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Rightly said, ma'am. Women have the natural quality of being understanding, caring, and thus, being good counselors too. For being empathetic, one needs to understand as well as feel the problems of others, and who other than a woman can do this. I also agree with the saying that contentment is the key to happiness. But at the same time, you should also aspire to achieve more and more in life but in a positive sense.
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Smita
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Smita
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Hi Archna,
Lovely one... This reminds me of the famous saying: "Love looks not with eyes but with the mind... that's why cupids are painted blind." How true that we need to internalize the things we take for granted.
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Lovely one... This reminds me of the famous saying: "Love looks not with eyes but with the mind... that's why cupids are painted blind." How true that we need to internalize the things we take for granted.
Rajat
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The story and the interpretations seem to be a mismatch here. From an HR perspective, what can be related to this story is to see another man's point of view and the context in which he quoted. That's all. Whether his feelings could be generalized as a condition that should be is debatable. If the weather is adverse, it is adverse, is it not? Remember, the delight over the weather, otherwise complained about by others, is only because that person had regained his sight after 3 years of blindness. Obviously, in his state of mind at that time, whatever he 'sees' will be a matter of delight only. Can he have the same attitude down the line, under the same circumstances?
Yes, you can relate a lot philosophically. HR, in the present day, needs to be more practical than philosophical. HR is neither to see anything positive nor negative but in its true state. No offense, pals. Just a frank comment.
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Yes, you can relate a lot philosophically. HR, in the present day, needs to be more practical than philosophical. HR is neither to see anything positive nor negative but in its true state. No offense, pals. Just a frank comment.
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Hi,
I beg your pardon. Respecting individual perceptions and viewpoints, I submit that the original story points to empathy, sensitivity, and a will to appreciate others' viewpoints. Not only is there nothing wrong with this approach, but what is right in this approach is the fact that HR without sensitivity and respect for others' feelings and viewpoints is doomed to isolate itself from its own constituency.
Being "practical," "rational," and "objective" is indeed fine, but no single strategy works in every situation. HR skill is all about the diagnosis of the situation, prescriptions, and then the treatment. Because we deal with human beings, emotions and feelings cannot be totally ignored simply because we are told that being "practical," "rational," and "objective" is the way.
And now, Mr. Venakt should please take no offense. We are here to build on each other's strengths.
Further comments invited, please.
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Samvedan
August 16, 2006
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I beg your pardon. Respecting individual perceptions and viewpoints, I submit that the original story points to empathy, sensitivity, and a will to appreciate others' viewpoints. Not only is there nothing wrong with this approach, but what is right in this approach is the fact that HR without sensitivity and respect for others' feelings and viewpoints is doomed to isolate itself from its own constituency.
Being "practical," "rational," and "objective" is indeed fine, but no single strategy works in every situation. HR skill is all about the diagnosis of the situation, prescriptions, and then the treatment. Because we deal with human beings, emotions and feelings cannot be totally ignored simply because we are told that being "practical," "rational," and "objective" is the way.
And now, Mr. Venakt should please take no offense. We are here to build on each other's strengths.
Further comments invited, please.
Regards,
Samvedan
August 16, 2006
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Yes. We are here to further each other's strengths. No debate on this. Yet, your reply is totally off the track vis-a-vis my points. Please revisit the thread of the comments posted on this topic. You will see the light.
The point stressed is that while HR may have to deal with emotional situations, HR per se should not be making decisions and taking actions emotionally. Again, HR needs to be practical at any given point in time.
Any further thoughts... please, pals...
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The point stressed is that while HR may have to deal with emotional situations, HR per se should not be making decisions and taking actions emotionally. Again, HR needs to be practical at any given point in time.
Any further thoughts... please, pals...
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Hi,
Honestly, I have never said that HR should be only emotional in solving problems. All I have said is that emotions and feelings cannot be altogether ignored when one is dealing with the only animate resource at the disposal of the management! I have also acknowledged the place for rationality in dealing with HR issues. God forbid, if HR guys start being "practical" at the cost of emotions and feelings of the Human Resource, the difference between men and machines will soon be totally obliterated. Even so, I am not asking anyone to change personal/professional convictions. To each his own! Finally, "what you sow, so will you reap."
No further comments from my side. Others may join issues and contribute!
Regards,
samvedan
August 18, 2006
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Honestly, I have never said that HR should be only emotional in solving problems. All I have said is that emotions and feelings cannot be altogether ignored when one is dealing with the only animate resource at the disposal of the management! I have also acknowledged the place for rationality in dealing with HR issues. God forbid, if HR guys start being "practical" at the cost of emotions and feelings of the Human Resource, the difference between men and machines will soon be totally obliterated. Even so, I am not asking anyone to change personal/professional convictions. To each his own! Finally, "what you sow, so will you reap."
No further comments from my side. Others may join issues and contribute!
Regards,
samvedan
August 18, 2006
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Hi Archna,
As usual, a terrific post from you. I think both Venkat and Samvedan are correct from their points of view. The blind person is happy because he has vision after 3 years. So, even if he sees a pile of garbage, he will be happy, not for the garbage, but for himself and his restored vision. Once he gets used to his vision, let's say 3 more years later, he might not be so happy to see the garbage.
However, for the rest of us, what we can learn from the blind person is that we should be happy with what we have. Most of us hanker and pine for things we don't have. To some extent, that can be a motivating factor to try harder, work harder, live harder, but we should not forget or not appreciate what we already have.
As for why HR people are mainly girls... I'm happy they are because everybody else is boys... :wink: :D
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As usual, a terrific post from you. I think both Venkat and Samvedan are correct from their points of view. The blind person is happy because he has vision after 3 years. So, even if he sees a pile of garbage, he will be happy, not for the garbage, but for himself and his restored vision. Once he gets used to his vision, let's say 3 more years later, he might not be so happy to see the garbage.
However, for the rest of us, what we can learn from the blind person is that we should be happy with what we have. Most of us hanker and pine for things we don't have. To some extent, that can be a motivating factor to try harder, work harder, live harder, but we should not forget or not appreciate what we already have.
As for why HR people are mainly girls... I'm happy they are because everybody else is boys... :wink: :D
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I think I went overboard here. I take it back. I meant to write it as a joke, which isn’t very funny. No offence pls Regards, DEvjit
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The moral of any story, anecdote, a parable, an adage etc. depends on the way they are being interpreted. How the human mind interprets is quite a peculiar phenomenon. Whatever might be the permutation combination of interpretation - at a given juncture, one will interpret what one "wants" to interpret rather than what "actually needs to be" interpreted.
Here is a story to emphasize this fact...
LEARNING THE RIGHT WAY......
The woodcutter was a sincere man. He was devoted to his work and a firm believer in God. One day while returning from his routine, he saw an old jackal in a hiding place. The jackal was so aged and weak it was evident that it could not hunt to get its prey and was quite hungry. The woodcutter was wondering while God ensures food for every living creature, how he is going to reach the jackal's share of food. He heard the roaring of a lion then and hurriedly climbed a nearby tree. The lion was dragging its hunted prey - a deer. After devouring the maximum, it left the remaining carcass just near the hiding place of the aged jackal and ran off. A while later, the jackal attracted by the smell of the carcass, came crawling and dragged the leftover carcass to its hiding place. The woodcutter was amazed to witness the kindness of God. He thought he learned a lesson from this incident.
From the next day, he stopped going for his work, hoping God would reach him his share of food. The days passed and week passed. The woodcutter was growing weak, and there was no sight of any favor from God. Unable to bear his hunger and anger anymore, the woodcutter cried aloud, "God... why did you disappoint me? What sin have I committed? I was only trying to practice what I have learned from the incident of that idle jackal getting the food at its doorstep...."
Then God answered... "You are a fool.... You should have learned from what the lion did and not what the jackal did."
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Here is a story to emphasize this fact...
LEARNING THE RIGHT WAY......
The woodcutter was a sincere man. He was devoted to his work and a firm believer in God. One day while returning from his routine, he saw an old jackal in a hiding place. The jackal was so aged and weak it was evident that it could not hunt to get its prey and was quite hungry. The woodcutter was wondering while God ensures food for every living creature, how he is going to reach the jackal's share of food. He heard the roaring of a lion then and hurriedly climbed a nearby tree. The lion was dragging its hunted prey - a deer. After devouring the maximum, it left the remaining carcass just near the hiding place of the aged jackal and ran off. A while later, the jackal attracted by the smell of the carcass, came crawling and dragged the leftover carcass to its hiding place. The woodcutter was amazed to witness the kindness of God. He thought he learned a lesson from this incident.
From the next day, he stopped going for his work, hoping God would reach him his share of food. The days passed and week passed. The woodcutter was growing weak, and there was no sight of any favor from God. Unable to bear his hunger and anger anymore, the woodcutter cried aloud, "God... why did you disappoint me? What sin have I committed? I was only trying to practice what I have learned from the incident of that idle jackal getting the food at its doorstep...."
Then God answered... "You are a fool.... You should have learned from what the lion did and not what the jackal did."
From India, Mumbai
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