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Dronacharya: The Mentor. The employee who doesn't like working himself but is always ready to guide and train new joiners. Bhishma: The Loyal. The employee in a relatively senior position who happily assists the boss in spite of knowing his incompetence (because of some strange oath maybe) Dhritarashtra: The blind boss. He knows that everything is wrong with his project but will still let it function, without making any changes to the current processes. Gandhari: The Yesmen/Women. Boss's immediate juniors who know that they are a part of an evil plan but will stay blindfolded and pretend as if nothing is happening. Yuddhisthira: The ethical guy. Poor chap would never fudge timesheets and call in sick only when he is dying. Bheema: The angry resource. Always ready to pick up a fight with his peers, subordinates or even the bosses. Arjuna: The cool dude. The star performer who also knows how to sell his skills. A natural charmer, very famous among the ladies. Nakul ...

MANAGEMENT LESSONS FROM A FIVE HUNDRED RUPEE NOTE Prakash Iyer, MD, Kimberly-Clark Lever and Executive Coach shares two important management lessons he learnt from a 500-rupee note. Read on. 1. It happened some years ago but I can recall the evening like it happened just last week. I was in an audience listening to a motivational guru. The speaker whipped out his wallet and pulled out a five hundred-rupee note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who wants this five hundred rupee note?" Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus began to build as people began to shout "Me!" "Me!" I began to wonder who the lucky one would be who the speaker would choose. And I also secretly wondered -- and I am sure others did too -- why he would simply give away five hundred rupees. Even as the shouts of "I want it" grew louder, I noticed a young woman running down the aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the speaker, and grabbed the five hun...

From 17th May2006, a law has been passed which bans sale of un-iodised salt in India. Iodised salt is available for an average of Rs 10/- whereas un-iodised salt was available for @ Re 1/-. Where are ten rupees and where is one rupee? Iodine is essential for memory power and as an essential ingredient in food. However iodine also evaporates above temperature of say 35 degrees Celsius. So due to hot climate in India, as soon as we open the salt pack, most of the iodine content gets evaporated. We add salt in food - do we add it while it is being cooked or after it is cooked? If we add it during cooking, the temperature is definitely more than 45 degrees which means there is no iodine content in food transferred from salt! Iodine is available in green leafy vegetables like spinach and 6 such other natural sources. Salt alone need not be forced upon as iodine source. So cold states like Himachal, Arunanchal, J&K can have that as a law to have iodized salt. But why the whole of India? ...

1. No Breakfast People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration. 2. Overeating It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.  3. Smoking It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.  4. High Sugar consumption Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.  5. Air Pollution The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in  brain efficiency.  6. Sleep Deprivation Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.  7. Head covered while sleeping Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide  and decrease co...

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato  Garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him,  was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his  Situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant  My potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because  Your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be  Digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be  Over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't in prison.  Love,  Dad. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------  ----------------------------- ------  Shortly, the old man received this telegram:  For Heaven's sake, Dad, don?t dig up the Garden!! That's where I buried ...

WILL YOU GRANT ME A BOON.....   'How long will you be pouring over that newspaper? Will you come here right away and make your darling daughter eat her food?' I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene.  My only daughter Sindu looked frightened. Tears were welling up in her eyes.  In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age. She has just turned eight.  She particularly detested Curd Rice.  My mother and my wife are orthodox, and believe firmly in the 'cooling effects' of Curd Rice! I cleared my throat, and picked up the bowl.  "Sindu,darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this Curd Rice?  Just for Dad's sake, dear.  And, if you don't, your Mom will shout at me' I could sense my wife's scowl behind my back.  Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.  'OK, Dad. I will eat - not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this...

A friend drove me to lunch downtown and – miracle of miracles – found an empty parking space right in front of the restaurant. But just as he turned on his blinker and started to back in, another car zipped into the space, its driver yelling, "Whoever’s faster wins!" I was furious, but my friend just shrugged and began looking for another space. A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. – Proverbs 12:16 Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. – Voltaire "Didn't that bother you?" I asked my friend once we were seated in the restaurant. His reply amazed me. "I never let anyone provoke me for things I can't change,” he said quietly. His answer was food for thought that was much more nourishing than the lunch we went on to share. It became clear to me that when I Iet myself fall into provocation trap, I give up control over my emotions, which eventually hurts no one but me. Has someone provoked you recently? Stay ...

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my hotel room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night." When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about me; I'll make out just fine," the clerk told them. So the couple agreed. As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are ...

When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.  The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music.  One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and >skill from the other.  My eyes drew back to the word Guidance. When I saw "G," I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i."  "God," "u" and "i" dance." God, you, and I dance. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance...

Buddha had just finished his sermon when the king of that province approached him desiring to donate land and huge wealth. Buddha remained on his seat and received that with one hand. The king took a seat close to Buddha. Then came the wealthiest landlord of that province and he too donated a large amount of money. Buddha didn’t move from his place and took it with one hand. The rich person also sat next to the king. Then emerged a poor old woman from the crowd of large devotees and bowed before Buddha offering a handful of grain tied up in a small bundle. Much to the chagrin of both the king and the rich man, Buddha got up from his seat and took that with both hands. When the king and the rich landlord asked the reason for this differential treatment, Buddha explained how they had given a very small part of their holdings and their donations were imbued with vanity and expectations. “Therefore I have taken them with one hand without moving from my seat. But, that...

PEOPLE WONDER WHY THE CALL CENTRE GUYS R PAID  SO MUCH......FOR JUST BEING ON THE PHONE.          TAKE A LOOK:         1). Tech Support: "I need you to right-click          on the Open Desktop."          Customer "Ok."         Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?"         Customer: "No."        Tech Support: "Ok. Right click again. Do you       see a pop-up menu?"        Customer "No."        Tech Support:: "Ok, sir. Can you tell me what       you have done up until this point?"        Customer: "Sure, you told me to write 'click'       and I wrote 'click'." ----------------------------------------        2) Customer: "I received the software update       you ...

This is without a doubt one of the nicest good luck forwards I have received. Hope it works for you - and me Lotus Totus: You have 6 minutes There's some mighty fine advice in these words, even if you're not superstitious. This Lotus Totus has been sent to you for good luck.  It has been sent around the world ten times so far.   Do not keep this message. The Lotus Totus must leave your hands in 6 MINUTES. Otherwise you will get a very unpleasant surprise. This is true, even if you are not superstitious, agnostic, or otherwise faith impaired. ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it. FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye. ...

FOUR WIVES............  > Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. > He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her  > to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.  >  > He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to  > neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave  > him for another.  >  > He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidant and was always kind,  > considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem,  > he could confide in her, and she would help him get through the  > difficult times.  >  > The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great  > contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdo! m. However, he did  > not love the first wife. Altho...