Tidbits - THE IMPORTANCE OF GREY

The first and most important step towards building consensus in a multi-party scenario is to establish the presence of grey. If the view remains binary till a decision is to be made, the only way to decide would be to have the majority prevail if the process is to be kept democratic. That is, often, the worst outcome in a multi-party discussion or negotiation since all parties in the minority have been provided infinitely more time to prove the decision wrong, and that too at the time of carrying out the action following the decision!

Tip of the day – What makes an idea tick?

It is often, not the novelty of an idea that determines the success of its implementation, but the perseverance to stay the course with the simple and obvious ones, that do.

Also often, most people let go of the simple ideas believing that if it is so obvious, obviously hundreds of folks would have put it into action anyway or there must be a catch somewhere, whereas it is the toil and rigor needed to implement it that the light-hearted had passed it up for.

Tidbits - Point of view and Ownership 

A point of view sans ownership will at best, only be heard. Adoption would be the prerogative of the receiver or audience. A point of view with ownership can drive decision-making and accelerate adoption.

Tidbits - Reflection.

Not for no reason does reflection have its two meanings – image, and contemplation or thoughtful consideration. The image you have, of everything from yourself to the people, society, nature, environment that you live in, changes with contemplation and thoughtful consideration.

Tip of the day - When time tells...

Time will tell. No doubt it will. Don’t wait till it does because when time tells, it really is telling.

Tip of the day - You become who you live with

Surround yourself with smart folks and that is what you become; surround yourself with fools and that is what you become; if you live amidst mediocrity, you become mediocre.

Where you can choose, make the right choices; where you can’t, present the choices to the folks around you and persuade them to make the right choices. The world would be a better place! 

Tip of the day - Preach before you practice

I am not recommending that you always preach before you practice. By all means, if you can, always practice before you preach. But if you are fairly sure about what you are preaching but do not practice it for various reasons, do not hesitate to share your thoughts and beliefs. Whether the receiver puts the message into practice or otherwise, has a factor of acceptance, experience, wisdom, observation, experimentation, inference etc at play before the decision to put words into practice.

So why hold back, go right ahead and preach, as long as you believe in what you preach, whether you practice or not!