Author Archive for Anitha Jebaraj

Two coconut trees were standing nearby each other. Whenever there was a gentle breeze they touched one another. They became good friends. There were a few sparrows on each of the coconut trees. They would also chat with each other. After few months, the sparrows became a little jealous of the friendship between the trees.

how do we know if our evaluation of an event is correct? What if you harbored negative feelings just because your interpretation of an event was wrong? We also have Thinking Errors and Self-Defeating Beliefs that lead to negative thinking and induce stress

I came across a very simple but interesting game that soft skills trainers use to demonstrate effect of hidden agendas in a team. Assume that there are three teams named red, blue, and green. Each team has three boxes or cubes – the same colour as of their team names. The teams are supposed to [...]

All of us happen to meet pesky people in our life. We find others stepping on our shoes and we step on others’ shoes many times. An easy solution to handle such tricky scenarios or people is to look at them with wonder or amusement. Instead of getting upset by their worst or best habits, [...]

Recently, I visited the Oxford Book Store in Chennai and enjoyed the ambiance of the reading lounge attached to a mini coffee shop. I picked up the book by Paul Arden as I had a hot blueberry muffin. I loved the book. And their marketing strategy worked and I bought the book too. I have [...]

The Womens’s 2.0 Summit was arranged by Silicon India on 13th March . There were quite a few women achievers who doled out their success mantras. I have summarized a few here.  Women must be decisive, have self-pride (vanity is good), be independent, give high priority to their needs, and network.  GOAL can be an [...]

                  Friendship is a good example of intangible joy. When we are young, we love our friends. Sometimes, we even fight for and support our friends to the chagrin of our kith and kin. We learn from our peers and not seers. But as times change and [...]

A staff role in an organization helps in accelerating, helping, or rejuvenating line activities. If a general manager – customer support is in a line role, then the training manager has a staff role. If a marketing manager is in a line role, then the blog coordinator is in a staff role, helping the marketing [...]

Globe trotting, socialization, automation, attrition, layoffs, high productivity, transfers, and quest for knowledge anytime, anywhere – these are the buzzwords of lifestyle today. As a result, an individual will come across hundreds of people in a week, at work or at play. Gone or the days when a man would live in a village throughout [...]

I organized a painting competition at one of my workplaces. The paintings of the participants had to reflect or bring about the vision and mission of the company. One of the painters brought out an artwork that was a stunning example for the power of NOW. The painting was of trapeze artistes. Both the artistes [...]

The business of business is business. That’s how the famous quote on business goes. Business is run to make money and not for charity.  Human beings are referred to as “resources”, passionate work is “job description” or  “roles and responsibilities”. So, were does a feeling such as gratitude pop up in an office devoid of [...]

Victor and Janet go past each other inside their office. Both of them were previously teammates. Victor just moves past Janet without wishing her.  They again meet at the cafeteria. Again Victor seems preoccupied and does not acknowledge Janet. Janet assumes that Victor is angry with her or trying to avoid her. Janet feels neglected. [...]

Newspapers and management books propagate employee engagement and its good effects on employees. Employee engagement seems simple to implement on the surface. To engage an employee, the management has to be transparent about its projects and plans and include its associates in a participative decision making process. However, there are a lot of psychological and [...]

Before we dwell on the subject of handling lateral hires, here is a layman’s definition of lateral hires. A lateral hire is one who joins a company as a fresher after having work experience in various fields and companies. The new hire maybe a fresher to the current company but may be an expert or [...]