The story of butterfly

A man found a butterfuly's cocoon.  One day, a small opening in the cocoon appeared.  He sat and watched the butterfuly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.  Then it seemed to stop making any progress.  It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.  So the man decided to help the butterfly.  He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.  The butterfly then emerged easily.  But it had a swollen body and small shrivelled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfuly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand until it could support the body which would contract in time.  Neither happened!  In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shirvelled wings.  It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the Creator's way of forcing fluid from the butterfly's body into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it freed itself from the cocoon.

If you'd just listen

When we meet people who really take the time to be present and focus on what we are saying, we feel heard.  It is very telling when you are speaking to someone who keeps looking over your shoulder or somewhere else that they are not fully present or paying attention to you. 

Listening does not teach you about the people you interact with but it helps you gain wisdom and knowledge about the world around us. Listening skills also applied to managing the fast paced every changing world of social media. When a person is actively listening to a speech can be as tired as the person delivering it, because it take effort to absorb and try to understand what someone is saying.

Engage in active listening and there it goes.

Generation Y

People born before 1945 were called the Greatest Generation.
People born between 1946 and 1964 are called The Baby Boomers.
People born between 1965 and 1979 are called Generation X.
And people born between 1980 and 2010 are Generation Y.

Why do we call the last group - Generation Y?
Y should I get a job?
Y should I leave home and find my own place?
Y should I get a car when I can borrow yours?
Y should I clean my room?
Y should I wash and iron my own clothes?
Y should I buy any food?

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Positive vibes

From a young age, I believe that anything is possible and I maintain a positive outlook.  Of course, when I begin to realize that the sometime is pure fiction, I wonder what else are fantasies.  When the  odds against me, I tend to have a negative outlook. Besides, reality is hard to ignore when what I hope for does not come to fruition, it is hard to be optimistic when life keeps giving me a raw deal.

Also the fear of being disappointed is a big deterrent when pursuing my dreams - the thought of a crushing defeat, the whispers of ridicule I might have to endure or the pain of financial loss if things dont work out.

If I have a glass half full sort, I'd best not be around the glass half empty folks.

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Annual Dinner

 

We have our annual dinner at Sunway Hotel on 28 September 2012.  The staff all dressed to kill and it was a real spectacle.  The theme of the night was `Night of the Stars'.  It was the second time where we conducted our annual dinner at Sunway Hotel.  We have to vote the best singers for the night and the vote was 60% by the judges and 40% was via the SMS messaging.

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Go Green Contest

Today is the prize presentation for the contest `Go Green' at the workplace.  Five prizes were awarded to the participants on the contest `Go Green'.  I was awarded the 4th prize of a recycled bag and a plate rested on a stand.  All materials are using go green.The plate was endorsed by our Chairman who has now moved on to Singapore and his signature on the plate was now considered priceless.  Just imagine my surprise when the prize was presented to me.  For one moment in time, I thought I would have received a potted plant in line with the Go Green concept. 

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Fight or Flight

When you are a manager or the owner of the Company, you are a leader and managing conflicts becomes half a day's work that may hinder getting the real tasks done.

When none of these can be resolved, it seems that are only two way to do it: fight or flight.  Fight refers to getting out every single staff member of yours and dissecting their mistakes, while flight is to wait for the problem to dissolve by itself through avoidance.  Sometimes, it is an unlikely combination of both fight and flight.

As leaders should learn to engage with their employees and at the time figure out how to provide and support them along the path of development.

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