

Most of these are enriching experiences, so I am not exactly complaining. I have definitely benefited from the ability to do this, and keep meeting people because of it. But communication with hundreds of people through social media was made possible only because of the internet+computers or later, internet+mobile phone. We did get more exercise by just walking around, playing outside rather than on/with a gadget. Was life better? Not necessarily, all the time. is not so tough, because my generation actually did not have these for at least some of our years on the planet.
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Imagining that we didn't have a mobile phone, computer, TV etc. Pay attention to what is the mood around you, and why. So organisational design (or in a class, pedagogy) can play a big role in a set of people who will excel, or otherwise. For instance, group work in class (or outside if designed right) can be all of these. achievable, interesting, and perhaps fun. A bulk of the students in a class are ready to be motivated, if you give them goals that are smart. KIAMS was probably like a close-knit family with thirty students, a dozen staff and six faculty when we started PGDM in 1998.ĭoes this apply to students and the classroom? I think it does. By and large, I found very nice co-workers every place I worked. But of course, they were appointed by someone. I have worked in a large array of organisations, and learnt this over and over again. It's the organisation that sometimes is unable to leverage their enthusiasm, through faulty policies, or systems, or wrong priorities. In education, there is too much regulation, though it appears to be easing-slowly.Īt any workplace, people are always good.at least a majority. Of course, governance and ease of doing things are also responsible, and the role of regulators. Things have improved, but we are still way behind China, in many aspects. I also believe that the old-world family run companies in India (with a few exceptions) did not grow to compete with global fast enough due to management methods that they followed. I like people who do things, rather than those who simply crib- unless that cribbing improves matters. In general, I believe in giving people a lot of responsibility if they seem capable of doing something, rather than micro-managing. Not just financial, but re-allocation of people, choosing people for particular functions, or other policy matters. My experience as a boss (think of a less intimidating term if you like) has largely been good, when I had the authority to actually make decisions. I was, after all, the head of a few departments/institutions in some capacity, and responsible for the work of a few people- from about 15 to about 100 at different times.

If bosses are villains, I plead guilty to being one, around 4-5 times.
