Ever thought of the havoc that can be caused
in a work situation, if you blurt out
the first thing that comes to mind
on feeling anger, impatience or irritation ?
why, reacting will cost you even at home!
Responding then, is far superior to Reacting
anytime, anywhere!
When you take time to ponder, not react immediately
you gain power to respond
to point out incorrect human behaviour
rather than find fault with human being
you can follow it up with offer of support
"Anything I can do to help?"
Granted, this is not easy
an inner ardent desire helps
as also an attitude and acceptance
that "Everyone contributes to success
and not just me, me alone "
This approach prompts team
to open up, share more ideas
so, have an open mind oh leader
show empathy, gain trust
and soon teams start appreciating big picture
coming out with solution themselves....
Open dialogues, learning from past experiences
enhances ability to respond in place of 'reacting'
Home can be a good place to start
practice 'Responding' at home
and soon you will find
you are doing it at work as well!
NB: The source material for this poem is a webinar organized by Bija Training on 3rd February 2021 featuring Mr Karthik Nagasundaram, Director TCS, Global alliances
