Seven Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money

1. Stay Big-hearted with Praise

People deliberately expect from employers and it’s one of the easiest things to give.  Praise every improvement that you see your team members make. Once you’re comfortable delivering praise one-on-one to an employee, try praising them in front of others.

2. Allow people think for new ideas

People do not like new ideas or plans which are just instructed without any discussions with them. Instead of telling to people, better you can ask people to come up with ideas.

3. Never criticize others

No one wants to hear that they did something wrong.  Try an indirect approach to get people to improve, let them learn from their mistakes.

4. Give leadership responsibility to everyone

Highlight your top performers’ strengths and let them know that because of their excellence, you want them to be the example for others.

5. Weekly once lunch with Top performer

Surprise them. Don’t make an announcement that you are going to invite for a lunch.  It’s an easy way to remind them that you notice and appreciate their work.

6. Give company parties

You can provide company outing, company lunch and parties to encourage people and let them feel happy & comfortable working with you.  Don’t just wait until the holidays to do a company activity; organize events throughout the year to remind your staff is important for you.

7. Share success and failure

When your company does well, celebrate. This is the best time to let everyone know that you’re thankful for their hard work and success.  If there are disappointments, share those too. Always stay honest and transparent, share where the company stands and the company’s expectation from employees.

கல்வி சுமையா? சுலபமா? - Tamil Short Film

What is ‘Performance Suicide’?

As a Leader or Manager, if you didn't fully understand the impact on the poor performers in your team then this leads to ‘Performance Suicide.’  Each leader should know how to handle such a difficult people in their team.  Few steps given below help to avoid performance suicide:

1. Understand the impact you want to make.
 
2. Be a role model for your team.

3. Analyze each individual’s performance level.

4. Don’t avoid/separate poor performance.

5. Understand his/her problems and try to help them to improve.

6. Communicate well and be kind.

7. Conduct regular face to face meetings/discussions.

8. Recognize and appreciate the right performance.

Ten rituals for radiant living

• Mandatory period of peace 

• Power of physical care.

• Vegetarianism

• Read regularly

• Take time for personal reflection

• Start your day well

• Spend a little time everyday with music

• Spoken/written affirmations

• Lead a simple life

• Daily incremental strengthening of the character

“Seven timeless virtues for enlightened living”

1.      Master your Mind

• If you care for your mind, nurture it and cultivate it.  It will blossom beyond your expectation.

• The quality of life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.

• There are no mistakes – Only Lessons

 2.      Follow your purpose

• The purpose of life is to lead a life of purpose.

• Set clearly defined personal, professional and spiritual goals.

• Discovering and then realizing your life works brings lasting fulfillment

 3.      Self Mastery

• Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly – Confucius

• Success on the outside begins with success on the inside.  Improving your inner world builds a strong character.

• Strong character full of discipline, energy, power, and optimism can achieve anything in the outer world.

• When you push yourself beyond your limits, you unlock mental and physical reserves you never thought you had.

 4.       Live with discipline

• Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage.

• Willpower is the essential virtue of a self actualized life.

• Never race against others rather race against yourself.

 5.       Respect ‘Time’

• Most precious commodity and non-renewable.

• Time mastery (skill in a subject) means life mastery.

• Focus on your priorities and maintain balance.

• Time mastery allows you to do the things you love to do, the things that are meaningful to you.

• Time spent enriching non-work hours makes you tremendously efficient in your work hours.

 6.       Selflessly serve others

• Quality of your life ultimately comes down to the quality of your contribution.

• By elevating lives of others your life reaches higher dimension.

 7.       Live in the “Now”

• Embrace the present.

• Happiness is a journey and not the destination.  Live in the “now”

• Love the life with simple.  Living simple will gain life satisfaction.

Source:  'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'

Nokku Varmam - A Powerful Martial Art:

Nokku Varmam - We heard this word somewhere but not sure rite?  Yes, it is a ‘Martial Art with Power of Eyes’.  Few months ago, Tamil film named ‘7 am Arivu’ was released.  It is a wonderful movie expressed hidden truth about Bodidharman and his talents on Medicine, Self defense (Kung fu fight), Martial Arts etc.   In that film anti-hero China man (Dong Lee), he controlled opponents with his eye power and made others to do things according to his wish.  While seeing this scene in '7am Arivu' movie people cannot accept and started commenting on it.  I too thought it is not possible and added as Cine Masala only for commercial purpose (money motive).

                                                                 
                                                                   'Bodidharma'

 

                       
                                                            '7 am Arivu Movie'

But after watching ‘Nampinal Nambungal’ last week episode in ZeeTamizh TV at 10pm.  I was amazed, scene which I felt not possible in movie is shown as live. performance . Yes, now I too agree we can control other person with our eye power.  It is one type of martial art used in crucial situations, if practiced well we can also do it perfectly. 

                                                                 'Kalaripayattu'

Few good Asaans are still alive they are teaching people on martial arts.  But Nokku Varmam is not taught to all and also it is not that much easily to learn.  The basic requirement for learning varmam art is 1) Should be discipline, 2) Patient and c) hard practices.  

NB: Above video captured from Zee Tamizh TV using mobile camera.  So Its clarity may be low.

Asaan will not teach this art immediately to all practitioners because people may misuse this art and it will create severe problems to public.  After closely monitoring practitioner's behavior they will decide whether to teach them or not. Asaan also stated that practitioners should intake few herb juices which support to achieve ‘Nokku Varmam’.   

Asaan Mr. Rajendran showed live 'Nokku Varmam' performance over 4 people in front of  Zee Tamizh production unit(one among them from Zee Tamizh TV staff came for interviewing the show).  Asaan made four persons fell down by his Nokku Varmam without touching them from long distance.  It was unbelievable but true. After this Asaan reached the spot gave first aid to deceased people and rescue them.  He stated that we have 10 sensitive points in our body, if we hit on those spots it may lead opponent to death.

Research says, origin of this traditional martial art from Tamil Nadu which was first introduced and taught by Sidthar Agastheeyar Mamuni.  It was practiced well by people who lived centuries ago when we were under king's rule.  People living in Kerala may think origin of Varma Kalai is from their place but that is not true.  Saddest news is Varmam Kalai's origin is from Tamil Nadu but now it is not familiar here but the same is  very popular in Kerala and China.  Nowadays its fame is getting lost because of technologies available in modern world and youngsters not showing interest towards it. We are losing our ancient arts one by one.  Atleast one person from a family should learn this art and teach this to future generation otherwise soon this art will get destructed.  Mr. Rajendran says every father should encourage their son to learn our ancient martial art.

Special thanks to Zee Tamizh Television for an informative show.

For more Information about 'Varma Kalai' - Click Here.

The Famous "Kolaveri Virus" - My Views

Now It is “Why this Kolaveri di” viral fever engulfed all over the world.  So I too like to share my views about this song.  

First of all, I would like to congratulate Movie “3” team for marking one of the hit songs crossed 36,684,137 viewers in YOU TUBE.  In Tamil (Kollywood) film industry, we have got many famous music directors and play back singers but I personally feel proud, one of our Tamil actor breaks all the records.  The most highlighted part is our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, person who is not interested in other entertainment activates (only in appearance I guess) called actor Dhanush and congrats him.  All over the world wishes and credits flows to Dhanush, Ishwarya and their team.

Congrats once again to Kolaveri Team. 

We have many songs with wonderful thoughts are still in the row but how this song become this much hit.  It is enigmatic.

Research says this song also hits Nano Generian fans.

Ok, now it is time to write about my view.  I feel there is a business tactics behind this success and popularity. 

In 2003, Cadbury's found itself in the eye of a storm, when a few instances of worms in its Dairy Milk bars were reported in Maharashtra.  In less than two weeks, the company launched a PR campaign for the trade.  When this issue happens, everyone talking bad about chocolate and stop buying it.  Its economy came down.  The strong PR team brings Amitabh Bachchan to advertise their product.  In advertisement when Mr.Bachchan shows us eating chocolate in front of screen we forget about the bad incident.  Now many people forget that issue too. After advertisements given by Mr. Bachchan Cadburys reaches its old trade mark and now it is a successful product providing optimum profit.

When this kolaveri song released in internet, Mr. Bachchan was the first person tweeted in his page.  After this many people in India started viewing this song (People Taught: If Mr. Bachchan says its good it, It must be good).  There are some people viewed this song because of Mr. Bachchan's comments.  Hence kolaveri virus spread all over India and crossed borders too.  Now it reached a special place in world’s record.

While seeing this chocolate issue and Kolaveri song issue I felt there is a deal between Mr.Bachchan and Kolaveri Team.  May be who knows only God knows. Also film director Ishwarya daughter of a great Superstar, she know how to market her products.  She used new booming social media effectively for promoting her product.  

Now all the audience expectation about movie “3” goes high.  Let us wait and see. .

Kolaveri virus will die after couple of weeks of movie release.

It is my own view, if it hurts die-hard fans of Dhanush I apologize for that.

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