Horn NOT ok Please !!

Mumbai traffic police is celebrating " NO HONKING DAY " on April 7 , 2008. Well , this is first initiative of it's kind any where in India and what better day than "World Health Day" to celebrate this.

Health experts and environmentalists agree that the link between continual exposure to noise and a host of diseases, including high blood pressure and blood-sugar levels, is well-established.

This is a very thought after initiative and we must observe this religiously and not only on April 7 but always .

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HIGH FIVE

I just finished a quick read of " Secrets of Success and Pillars of self - mastery " by Robin Sharma .

Great thoughts , My High 5 would be :

1. Sleep for no more than 6.5 ( Target 6 ) hours and try finish eating 2 ( Target 3 ) hours before sleep.
2. Walk for at least 45 minutes daily , learn swimming and entering half marathon next year.
3. Enhance concentration : Stare at Seconds hand of the watch for 2 minutes and Count my steps while walking
4. Master the art of public speaking
5. Try fasting one day every two weeks.

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IT's RAINING RESUMES AT GOOGLE..

Excuse me for writing about Google again , I'm obsessed with this company .

I was reading what makes it so great and happy to learn that It's not only it's ESOP , Free Food , Game Rooms , Massages , Happy Hours ( Thursday , 5PM) and so on. Most of the employees feel happy and satisfied because of it's "Culture" .

But the perks and the playfulness aren't why so many of the world's technophiles pine for a job at Google, named Fortune's 2007 "best company to work for," according to product manager Jonathan Rochelle.
"The perks give you a sense of feeling valued," Rochelle said. "But the most important thing for me is that I have what feels like the right amount of autonomy. I have a very high degree of decision-making power, and that doesn't mean I'm a senior person -- that's just the culture of Google. People take ownership of what they do and make decisions, so things get done quickly. Every day feels like a productive day."

Think through this , and answer this question " Would you like your kids ( when they grow up ) to join the organisation you are working for ? "

In the mean while ....If there's life on other planets, they are probably e-mailing their résumés to Google .

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TO BLINK OR NOT ...

I recently finished reading "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell . I really liked the book . It speaks about :

• Decisions taken in snap with a very little information can be as effective as calculated ones . He says just " Thin Slice" ( dealing with little information ) and do a snap decision .
• You can learn how to take effective snap judgements
• You can learn when you'll go wrong and when not to take these snap judgements

Malcom has tried to explain his point quoting many research reports that "Thin Slicing" really works .

Any takers for this ? What'll happen to those looong meetings , reams of paper for reports , analysis , in our corporate culture and still failing to take decisions .

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PRE JOINING MEDICAL SCREENING .. WHY?

Why Organisations ( Corporates ) in India insist on Pre Joining Medical Fitness Tests ? Is this ethical ? Shouldn't they disclose what diseases ( if found ) they'll Reject ?

On the other side there are organisations / schools which talk of inclusion and give conducive environment to even those infected with HIV , and here organisations are asking it's job aspirants to go for " Medical Screening" ...What's this about ?

Few Organisations release there offer letters only post medical test , some ask to get it done before joining .

There need to be absolute transparency around this :

• Why this Medical test is required ?
• What specific ailments are they looking for ?
• In what circumstances this will lead to rejection of the candidate ?
• Will this report be shared with the candidate ?

I request organisations to stop this practice & spend this money on better causes Tweet