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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MODERNISE BUSINESS - HERE'S WHY

 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MODERNISE BUSINESS - THIS IS WHY It is easily acceptable that modernisation is necessary for continued business existence and success, however the methods and things involved in modernisation of business are debatable. The most telling example of modernisation and keeping with the times in business is technological advancement in the form of information communication technologies(ICTs) and artificial Intelligence (AI). Great strides have been made on this front, use of these tools has resulted in unprecedented efficiencies in doing and running business operations. However the above mentioned examples are only a part of the business set up, the non-human element which must be blended with the human aspect to complete the set up. Technological advancement alone is therefore not enough to modernise business, there has to be a shift in paradigms from the old which were exceptional at their adoption but have become ineffective vis-a-

MILLENNIALS IN THE WORK PLACE - WHY WE SEEM TO WANT IT ALL HERE & NOW, HEAR IT OUT

MILLENNIALS IN THE WORK PLACE -  WHY WE SEEM TO WANT IT ALL HERE & NOW, HEAR IT OUT "Patience is a virtue", "Rome was not built in one day"....so goes a couple of adages in the English language both asserting the importance of patience and ability to stick out the course of time. Very well and true indeed, things happen all in good time and with time we gain invaluable experience and insight into the work we do and our existence in general. However there is a generation to which this writer also belongs, the generation of MILLENNIALS! This generation it would appear is lampooned as the instant, impatient, ungrateful generation of clueless people who demand it all here and now. When they come out of various professional and tertiary training programs and guilds they want occupations with immediate  "perks" which their predecessors had to "earn" through commitment and loyalty to their organisations during the course of time proving thei

EVEN WHEN YOUR ANSWER IS "NO", BE UNDERSTOOD STILL, IT'S PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATION

WHEN YOUR ANSWER IS NO! - BE UNDERSTOOD STILL, IT'S PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATION This life is a continuous series of choices and decisions we make as individuals and collectively. We come to moments of agreeing or disagreeing and agreeing to disagree with others. We aslo come to simple yet often difficult situations for us especially as individuals where we have to give our answer as a definite  YES or NO. In leadership the ability to unequivocally give one's position and answer in the form of YES or NO when it is required is very important. One ought to be decisive like that, those working with and under such a leader are bolstered and convinced by the single mindedness which executes with power, focus and direction. It is much better, meaningful and productive to follow a leader who is able to make decisions even tough unpopular ones for the overall good in the long run looking at the bigger picture than following a vacillating unsure leader who hardly makes calls when

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE ABSOLUTE CHARGE OF YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE - IT'S YOUR PERSONAL DOMAIN!

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE ABSOLUTE CHARGE OF YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE - IT'S YOUR PERSONAL DOMAIN! Daily living is a series of happenings divisible into just two categories i.e. those happenings we have control over and those we have no control over. It is important to realise and accept that some things will happen which we can only express concern about without taking any direct decisive action of our choice to influence the outcome. However it is a mixed bag of such happenings that we have to deal with day in and day out.  Symbolically our existence is simultaneous within two dynamic spheres around each person i.e. the smaller sphere of influence which is representative of all the things we wield influence over, those things over which we have near total if not absolute  control. The second sphere is larger and contains the smaller sphere within it and it is the sphere of concern, it contains all the things in the world which affect us yet we have no direct or any meani