Blogging Archives - Hariesh Manaadiar

01Jan 2018 by manaadiar 1 Comment

Conversation

I am welcoming 2018 with this post aptly titled CONVERSATION.. :) It is something that we all need to have more often.. It is free, it is easy (at least for some) and it is one of the most powerful mediums of communication.. You can and need to have a conversation on a regular basis.. Whether it is at work, home or on the road, the type of conversation we have and the tone in which we have that conversation can make a positive impact in our life and also that of the other person(s) in the conversation.. An effective conversation can change minds, whether it is our own or the other person's.. A conversation can open minds, clear misconceptions, clarify things, set priorities and overall improve relationships.. But when…

08Feb 2017 by manaadiar 1 Comment

I want to be heard..!!!!!

Blogging, Life

I WANT TO BE HEARD.. (no I didn't type in CAPS because I mistakenly left the caps lock on).. I typed it in CAPS deliberately, because I WANT TO BE HEARD..!! I don't think I am alone in this.. All of us have an innate feeling of WANTING to be heard, a feeling that we NEED to be heard, a feeling that we SHOULD be heard.. This feeling crops up quite often in all human beings and manifests itself mostly in gatherings or meetings, whether it is social or business, at a formal or informal gathering.. This need to be heard can come out of our mouths (with the more outspoken of the homo sapiens) or could be fuming within us (with the more introvert of the species).. But the need to…

23Oct 2016 by manaadiar 7 Comments

The future is artificial

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The future is Artificial.. You don't agree..?? Wait, I am not talking about the emotion "artificial".. I am talking about the good "artificial".. Especially in medical terms.. Medical technology has progressed and developed so much that a lot of the parts of the human body that are sick or dying can be replaced with artificial parts.. In medical parlance artificial is also termed as bionics which is a combination of the terms ‘bio’ (relating to life) and 'nics' from electronics.. Bionics therefore is the study of artificial or mechanical systems that are designed to replicate parts of living organisms.. Prosthetic (artificial body part) limbs like hands and legs are quite common right now and are used by many human beings in active day to day life and also in sports..…

18Oct 2016 by manaadiar No Comments

You are waiting for what..??

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Waiting, it can be good or not so good depending on the situation that life puts you in.. We have all waited for something sometime or the other in our life.. We have all done it willingly or unwittingly.. If you are a sniper (the good kind) then its probably something that you HAVE to do.. If you were a lioness on a hunt then it is something that you DEFINITELY have to do (can also be an analogy in business).. If you have stuff in the oven (like I have right now) or sitting in that long line at the doctor's, then it is something you have NO CHOICE over.. Waiting comes in many forms - delaying, postponing, passing time, putting off etc etc and of these forms of…

17Oct 2016 by manaadiar 2 Comments

Urgent Urgent Urgent

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I admit that I am guilty of it as well.. I am talking about the over-usage of this adjective "URGENT" which means requiring immediate attention.. Especially in the workplace.. A lot of the emails that we write or receive have this word included in it.. Everything that we say or do has some sort of urgency attached to it.. Is it because we don't know the actual meaning of the word or where and when to use it, or is it that we think that if we use this word, people will take it more seriously..?? In my case it used to be the latter.. But did it work..?? Not always.. Judging from the responses or lack thereof, I think people consider it something like the boy from Aesop's fable…

16Oct 2016 by manaadiar 2 Comments

Trust in me

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Trust, one of THE most important words in my vocabulary, one of the words that means everything in what I say, what I do and how I live my life.. It is also one of the most important words that humanity places on others.. Some of the cases of trust in others : Students place their trust in their teachers and in the education system The general public places their trust in their social and political leaders and the governments Parents place their trust in their baby sitters to take care of their precious ones Children place their trust in the old age homes where their parents may have to be placed CEOs place their trust in their executives and staff to ensure the day to day work is handled…

02Oct 2016 by manaadiar No Comments

Value – untaught lessons from my parents

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Age has some advantages and one such advantage is that it brings wisdom alongwith it (albeit not to everyone).. I would like to think that I am one of the lucky few.. Growing up in a low to middle class family in Chennai, India (when India wasn't an economic powerhouse as it is now) living with my dad, mom and 3 sisters, I was exposed to several things that goes on in a middle class household.. But I didn't realise, understand, grasp or learn about the value of these things much much later in my older years.. Looking back at the many untaught lessons from my parents, I realised that there is one important thing that I have learned and that is Value.. Whether it related to the value of…

01Oct 2016 by manaadiar 2 Comments

Graceful – the way I see it..

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Graceful - one of the few words that immediately sets your mind racing in search of people to match to it.. This word instantly evokes images of an artistic, smooth, neat, clean and apparently seamless and effortless execution whether it relates to sports or movies.. Not getting the picture..?? Ok, with this word in mind, imagine the performances of A Ronaldinho or a Messi in Soccer A Florence Griffith Joyner in Athletics A Ernie Els or Michelle Wie in Golf A Julia Roberts or Gene Kelly in the Movies A Rudolf Nureyev in the Ballet Now you get the picture.. :) But this word can also apply to inanimate objects like An Aston Martin Vanquish or a Rolls Royce Wraith :) As we say in India, "Ahaaaaa, what a feeling"..…

01Oct 2016 by manaadiar 4 Comments

Test

Blogging, Life

Test - a word that has many connotations and could be a noun or a verb.. But for me, there is one thing that will always stand out most when I hear the word TEST.. It started on bus trip with some people from Germany who were visiting our company in South Africa.. This was a business delegation who were visiting a game reserve on their week-end break.. On the trip we discussed many things and eventually the topic turned to sports and Cricket.. As you may have realised, Cricket as a sport was practiced and played in all Commonwealth nations (all former British colonies).. Since my guests were from Germany, none of them had any idea whatsoever about cricket and how it is played and the rules of the…