Appreciation

I find that people often find it tough to appreciate others' capability. It seems people have their own benchmarks for appreciating others. Unless they find someone much superior to themselves, there is little to appreciate. Even if they find someone genuinely superior, it is tough to accept this fact openly as appreciation might belittle the appreciator.

Think, reflect and enjoy... 

Damage of the MBA education: Bliss of the present

So many students visit me to seek career advice. I invariably ask them what did they want to achieve in life. They talk about status, contributing to society, utilization of learning during MBA…

None has told me that s/he were looking for happiness in life. Are we so obsessed with objectives? This is, I think, the biggest damage of MBA education. It makes people activity oriented. They seek to achieve objectives through strategy, planning, training… Consequently, they always live in future constantly chasing the objectives, goals, targets... They miss the bliss of the present.

Activity makes them part of system. The joy of action that is finely groomed in the present is missed in the process. 

Teacher or politician

It is amazing to see so many teachers entering into politics. It made me think deeper. Are teachers similar to politicians, but scared of contesting elections? Many times teachers do believe in ruling over others. They often act like emperors in the class where students actually are made to behave like small peasant. This behavior is displayed in the class in plenty. They compete with other teachers like any politician for popularity, visibility etc.