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Big problem in collaboration is the presence of highly demanding and ‘uncultivable’ special species. These species work like stressor species as they get stressed at the smallest pretext. These stressor species are disease causing.   Even if small in number, they can’t be ignored.

WE ARE NOT TADPOLES Tadpoles are ready to swim, find food, and evade predators the moment they are born. We are born before we are fully developed. We need years of intensive care before we can fend for ourselves. We take time to find food, fight predators, and learn to swim. That is why we…

LET YOUR PRESENCE BE MEANINGFUL FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME  Do we know what we need, what we want?Do we know what obsolescence is?If something or someone has outlived its utilityShould we destroy it? Our mind craves, not for satisfaction, but for more.Our coefficient of satisfaction drops, despite the fulfilment of our desires.And as Blake…

The Black and White Story Europeans in Europe are British, Germans, Italians, Irish, Russians, etc. After reaching the shores of the  United States,  they become WHITE Americans. There are no blacks in Africa. They are Igbo and Yoruba, Ewe, Akan, Ndebda. They become BLACK once they are in US or UK.

A COMPLETE MAN   Mysterious vastness once frightened man. To survive, man evolved an armoury of thought and knowledge. Man is now the ruler of the earth. Often he forgets, life is a gift of nature. He wants to rewrite the code of life. He wants to become a complete man.   I asked Mother…

Untouchable Martin Luther King, Jr. was visiting Bombay with his wife.  Upon arrival, they were covered with garlands. King said, “To other countries, I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim.” Wherever he went, the people on the streets of Bombay and Delhi crowded around him for an autograph.…

Untouchable Martin Luther King, Jr. was visiting Bombay with his wife.  Upon arrival, they were covered with garlands. King said, “To other countries, I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim.” Wherever he went, the people on the streets of Bombay and Delhi crowded around him for an autograph.…

In the world of excellence I asked a principal about the result of her school. She said, more than 40 percent got 90 plus. Out of which many got 99 percent. She then added, in some other schools, more than half got 90 plus, and so she doesn’t know if the results of her school…

Silence speaks in a loud world Paul Goodman describes silences of  various kinds. ‘Dumb silence’ is representative of slumber and apathy. ‘Fertile silence’ heralds the emergence of new thoughts. ‘Alive silence’ alerts  perception. ‘Musical silence’ accompanies absorbed activity. ‘Silence of listening’ allows another person speak. ‘Noisy silence’ represents resentment and self-recrimination. ‘Baffled silence’ doesn’t know…

What happens when a 70 plus works side-by-side a 25 plus? Age-diverse workforce has several advantages. Older employees make decisions based on experience. Younger employees employ academic learning. Blending the two provides cross-generational benefits. For the old it can be a revitalizing second innings. One needs to feel engaged and relevant, whatever one is in.…