Came across this great article by Paul Alofs about creating a passionate workplace on the Fast Company site. I'm just putting a summary here. Worthwhile to read the full article.1. Hire the right people2. Communicate3. Tend to the weeds4. Work hard, play hard5. Be ambitious6. Celebrate differences7. Create the space8. Take the long viewFull article here.
Little angel born into a world cruel and heartless Where power and money comes before kindness and love Where man kills his own flesh and blood without a second thought to make his own selfish desires a reality Though your fate was unbearable you are safe once again in the arms of angels surrounded by their endless love
Image from hereOctober 5th is world teacher’s day. It’scelebrated since 1994 to recognize the essential role of teachers in providingquality education at all levels. It is also an opportunity to promoteinternational standards for the teaching profession. The theme for this year isTeachers for gender equality.I wrote a post long time back for teacher’s day where ..
Image from here: http://www.123rf.comOn anight shrouded in darknesschilledby the autumn windssinistershadows come alivecrawlingout of their hidden realmfearsomecreatures of the nightallcome out to playon allhallows eveThecoven of witches’ convenefor anight of grand celebrationatradition as old as timetheycome from near and farnorth,south, east, and westbrewingpotions and casting spellsrejoicingthe darkness withinon allhallows evegravesunearth the restless deadburningwith desiretowalk among the living agains
Lying on my bedsleep eludes mewhile others engagein exiting adventuresthrough lands of fantasyshaped by the DreamlordThe world is stillcovered in a blanketof deep solitudewhistling cicadasecho like sirensgiving a certain ambianceto the stillness of the nighthear the distant rumbleof a train passing byon its midnight journeyloud and clearpiercing the silencethe drone of the engineand the clacking of the wheelsmusic to my ...
Took a little sight seeing trip to the Toronto Zoo. I was waiting till the weather to warm up, but luck would have, this particular day was a bit chilly, and foggy.The zoo, covers a huge area, and they have divided it up along different continents.Well, pics are better than words, enjoy.You can see the full set on my FlickrEgyptian ...
An interesting article that I found on bbncommunity.com/. A lot of people are too focused on greed, that the miss smelling the roses. I can't say that I follow all these steps at the moment, but I'm definitely going to give it a try.#1. Start spending time with the right people.#2. Start facing your problems head on.#3. Start being honest ...
I recently watched this documentary on CBC channel, called Apocalypse 2012. It focused on the various schemes, or option if you will, available out there in the world for surviving the "inevitable" on December of this year.Surprisingly, there are a lot of people in the world who is taking this very seriously and are wholeheartedly preparing for survival after the ...
The longdays of summer are slowlycoming to an endminuteby minutethe daysgrow shorterand thenights longerthewarmth of the summer sun wanesreplacedby icy windssendingchills across everything it touchesverdantleaves are starting to fadehues ofred and yellow taking its placetransformingthe landscapeinto abeauty unsurpassed creatinga vision of an enchanted landin theend these leaves will fallshakenout by the wintery windswhiletheir trees prepare for a long sleepnaked,and vulnerableagainstthe ...
A funny skit by two comedy greats. Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie.Hugh Laurie became mainstream thanks to "House", but he was already a comedy legend in Britain. One of his famous series was "Jeeves and Wooster", adapted form the P.G. Wodehouse books. Hugh Laurie was Wooster and Stephen Fry was Jeeves. They showed the series in the early days of ...
There was a time when my life was empty.Without meaning ,without direction.An automaton going through motions pretending to be alive.Then a light from heaven gave me hope in the form of an angel who turned my life around.You gave me purpose to be strong,and to keep walking aheadin the fiercest of storms.My greatest joy is to hear your laughter.My greatest ...
Something we lack...Found this great post on FB, for a public service campaign to improve the manners of passengers on public transport. Not sure what the country is, but think there is a lot that we can learn from it too.A majority of Sri Lankans rely on public transportation. While it's not the greatest in the world, it's all we ...
Our mother earth, a beautiful jewel surrounded by emptiness. The vast blackness spacepierced by the brightness of her sapphire blue.Home to countless souls living under her care. Nourished by her,protected by her. Yet there are those who fail to understand this simple truth of life.Raping her mercilessly for their own selfish needs.Destroying her day by day.When will man learn that ...
There are people in this worldwhose lives want for nothingwealth and power in abundanceliving luxurious livesdevoid of hardships and strifea perpetual joyride through lifeyet dissatisfaction loomsmore money, more powerthe mantra of their livesit matters not for themwho or what gets destroyedto get what they wantshedding the blood of innocencesacrificing thousands upon thousandsto satisfy their lustwill there ever be and endto ...
