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Donkey For Sale : A Mulla Nasruddin Story

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: January 21, 2011

Mulla Nasrudin had a good-for-nothing donkey. The donkey was wild, unruly, lazy, and obstinate and would not obey Mulla Nasrudin and all efforts to train the donkey failed. Soon the donkey became such a nuisance that Nasrudin and his wife were fed up of the donkey and wanted to get rid of it, so they [...]

The Manager’s Cheat Sheet: 101 Common-Sense Rules for Leaders

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 14, 2010

Management is all about connecting with the people on your team. So how do you effectively manage a team? With common knowledge, of course. These are a few back-to-basics rules that will help you develop management skills that really matter.   Body Language Like it or not, your body speaks volumes, even when you are [...]

HR Stories :- Test of Communications Skills

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

It was a hot meeting at the office conference hall. All the people from the department had been called. The VP was looking much tensed.   The mood was so bad. My friend asked me – “Hey, what is this meeting all about? I told – May be they will decide on when to have [...]

HR Stories – A valuable lesson in life

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

A giant ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, [...]

T&D :- What is More Valuable, Gold or Silver?

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: November 14, 2010

There once lived a great mathematician in a village outside Ujjain. He was often called by the local king to advice on matters related to the economy. His reputation had spread as far as Taxila in the North and Kanchi in the South. So it hurt him very much when the village headman told him, “You [...]


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