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
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation and feedback Mr Rengarajan!
DeleteYes many unwarranted fights can be avoided by following RESPONDING NOT REACTING theory. This concept presented nicely in your poem. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts Mr Shivkumar!
DeleteSuperb Rajeev. Will.share with Karthik.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Happy you liked the post.
ReplyDeleteYou have crisply pointed out the difference between reaction and response. Reaction is spontaneous with the poor end result whereas response is an evaluated answer. People are in a hurry to reply immediately but the consequences speaks volumes of it. Matured people take care every aspect in their response. I followed the above meticulously and religiously in my career. Thanks for the fantastic reminiscent. Best of luck. 🍁🌳🌺🌲🥀🌹
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot sir. So happy to receive your appreciation and feedback!
ReplyDeleteYes in difficult situations, a great response can create magic rather than being reactive.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the subject!
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