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Mini Saga #53 – Boss

Rajesh Setty — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:10:31 +0000

A common pastime for employees is to find faults with what ideas and initiatives of their Bosses. This mini saga takes a look at this from another angle.

Boss

Charan was an expert in criticizing the ideas of his Boss. He was very proud of his ability to detect flaws in every initiative. One day, everything changed. When his Boss was promoted again, he shared that the turning point for him was when he stopped criticizing and started “doing.”

Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #52 – Purpose

Rajesh Setty — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:46:52 +0000

I spent a few days last week with my friend Kiruba Shankar and his family. We talked a lot over these few days. Right next to Kiruba’s home, I saw hundreds of nursery plants and Kiruba told me a real-life story related to this nursery plants. That story touched my heart and inspired me to write this mini saga. I have changed the name of the protagonist. There are so many lessons to be learned from that real-life story. I have tried to capture the essence of it in 50 words.

Purpose

In memory of his wife, Albert planted a tree in the name of anyone he met. Looking at hundreds of nursery plants in front of his home, someone asked him whether he was worried about somebody stealing the plants. Albert smiled and said he hoped someone would do just that.

Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

4. Photo Courtesy: Cwalker71 at Flickr

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Mini Saga #51 – Criticism

Rajesh Setty — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:10:26 +0000

Photo: Stanford Dish, Palo Alto

Birds of the same feather do not always flock together…

Enjoy the story:

Criticism

Jenny could find something wrong with almost anything. She complained about something or someone on one or more social networks everyday. Lot of friends joined in her rants. One day, when she needed something, none or her critic friends were there to help. They were busy criticizing something, as usual.

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #50 – Reason

Rajesh Setty — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:15:28 +0000

Photo Courtesy: StarbuckGuy on Flickr

The deadline is not the only reason to complete the project…

Enjoy the story:

Reason

Paul knew Roger was sick and had missed the deadline. Roger wanted to complete the novel anyway. Paul suggested Roger to stop, as there was no chance of winning. Roger responded, “I am doing this NOT because of what I’ll get but because of what it will make of me.”

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #49 – Expression

Rajesh Setty — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:10:46 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Hamid Masoumi on Flickr

(Un)reasonable expectations?

Enjoy the story:

Expression

After a long conversation with the old couple, Dr.Kramer asked, “John, In the last 25 years you haven’t told Sarah that you love her?”

John looked at Sarah and said; “I told you that I love you before we got married. If that changed, I would have let you know.”

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Note:

1. This mini saga was inspired by a joke in my email box. While joke made me laugh, I saw that there was a profound insight buried within the joke.

2. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

3. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

4. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #48 – Persuasion

Rajesh Setty — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:43:54 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Waynemah on Flickr

Persuasion has many flavors

Enjoy the story:

Persuasion

Boris lacked confidence. He was clumsy too. Succumbing to a wave of sympathy, Roger bought the magazine subscription and gave Boris some free advice on how to sell. Boris thanked Roger and as soon as he stepped out, he called his wife and smilingly said, “Honey, the trick worked again!”

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #47 – Control

Rajesh Setty — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:57:02 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Eric J. Lubbers on Flickr

Agreed, you want to be in control all the times. But…

Enjoy the story:

Control

Tom hated waiting in shopping lanes. That day, the lanes were packed. He strategically picked a lane that had carts with only a few items per cart. His lane moved fast. Unfortunately, the system in his lane broke down just before his turn. “Darn!” he clenched his fist and frowned.

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #46 – Stress

Rajesh Setty — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:10:45 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Stephen Poff on Flickr

Before you complain about everything that’s causing you stress, take a look at how much you are contributing to your own stress.

Enjoy the story:

Stress

Bobby had a fully packed schedule. He had breakfast, lunch and dinner with friends and business associates. Discussions were interesting and covered economy, terrorism, politics, job loss and more. Once he was back at home, Bobby worked all night and finally made some progress on “real” projects. It was stressful.

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #45 – Validation

Rajesh Setty — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:22:35 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Kate Hazard on Flickr

If you are not careful, your people might give you exactly what you are looking for.

Enjoy the story:

Validation

There was trouble but the leader never believed it. He asked Tom to do a customer satisfaction survey. The results showed that most customers were “very satisfied.” Tom had asked customers rate them from 1 to 5. Tom’s internal labeling had 1 mapped to “Satisfied” and 5 mapped to “Loved.”

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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Mini Saga #44 – Argument

Rajesh Setty — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:42:43 +0000

Photo Courtesy: Mintpics on Flickr

The best way to win an argument is not to have one. But sometimes you can’t avoid an argument and for those times, you need to be prepared.

Enjoy the story:

Argument

Bob and Nick held divergent positions on this point. As usual, Bob wouldn’t budge and finally Nick gave up. Bob left the room victoriously. Nick immmediately called his friend Jerry and said, “Jerry, we got what we wanted. The trick worked. I just had to argue against what I wanted.”

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Note:

1. A mini saga is a story told in exactly 50 words. Not 49 or 51 but exactly 50.

2. You can download a photographic manifesto of Mini Sagas at ChangeThis. Here is the link – Mini Sagas: Bite-sized Wisdom for Life and Business (PDF, 2.9MB).

3. For a complete list of Mini Sagas, please see the entire list here or at Squidoo.

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