Widen the circles !

This experience relates more to the professional part of my life. After recently moving to Jaipur to work as One man army in BCM, i met people who have recently been promoted to lead the team, nearly the same age group or may be +5 yrs...True to my nature, i cann't be all formal with anyone from office boy to the VP...for me everyone enjoys the same kind of respect for his/her task. Someone paid less or more doesnt provide a criteria for differing tone of your voice. One of the guys who recently moved to one of the portfolios hasnt handled anyone under him so he is very conscious of doing things his way and everything has to run through him. Afaid of discussing the loopholes, he is trying to paint a rosy picture of the business. He will tell his subordintes also to be quite and not to discuss any issues outside. The result will be that one day the level of his team's frustration will rise to an extent that it will lead to adverse results. People will just do their thing and leave. Enthusiasm will recede....

I think what keeps the person going at any place is the amount of satisfaction he gets. Openness to discuss issues, seek advice, train, amend mistakes and being supportive are some of the things that need to be practised. Sharing knowledge with each other is the best way to learn without having to experience it by oneself. Recently when i shared knowledge on one of the concepts i worked upon in the past, gave me immense pleasure. My day was made when i finshed the presentation after going on for more than 2 hours.
So, circle of happiness, circle of satisfaction, circle of knowladge and all kinds of circles around us will need to be widened by putting in the right kind of ingredients.

I could never forgot what my manager told me when i told me that i disliked one of the persons i work with...
He said, "Everybody's working for the good of the company, what we may differ on is the thimking, the implementation, the tone of the voice....but end goal is the same!". Since that day i have become so tolerant of different behaviours and whenever i get into suvh situations...i remind myself... "Its the way he is, means no harm"
My circle just got widened !