communication conflicts at your workplace

To avoid communication conflicts at your workplace we advise:

• Listen First. Be calm and listen respectfully to what is being said.

• Acknowledge Opposing Communication. You can acknowledge in one of two ways: sincerity or empathy. But mean it when you do: "I can understand how you feel that way" is much better than "Oh, yeah?"

• Disagree, But Respectfully. State your reasons based on the facts.

• Keep Your Emotions in Check. Don't fly off the handle. Once you do, you've lost nearly all your influence. Apologizing later won't cut it.

• Never Get Personal. In business, it is best to keep personal intent out of the conversation unless it is specifically germane to the subject at hand.

• Know When to End the Conversation. It is best to have a plan--even for a short meeting--that clearly identifies your objectives. Stick to it and then end the conversation. Time's a wasting.

• Humor Helps. You don't have to be the heavy to be a leader.

6 Foreign Expressions You Should Know

Whether you like it or not, foreign expressions represent an integral part of the English language (and of many other languages, too). Knowing the meaning and usage of the most used ones is very important. First of all because it will enable you to understand pieces of text that include them. Secondly, because you might also need to use those expressions on particular situations (avoid using them just to sound smart though). Below you will find 6 foreign expressions commonly used in English, enjoy!

1. De Facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means “actual” (if used as an adjective) or “in practice” (if used as an adverb). In legal terms, de facto is commonly used in contrast to de jure, which means “by law.” Something, therefore, can emerge either de facto (by practice) or de jure (by law).

And what of the plastic red bench, which has served as his de facto home for the last 15 years and must by now be a collector’s item? (NY Times)

2. Vis-à-Vis

The literal meaning of this French expression is “face to face” (used as an adverb). It is used more widely as a preposition though, meaning “compared with” or “in relation to.”

It’s going to be a huge catalyst in moving the whole process forward and it really strengthens the U.S. position vis-a-vis our trading partners (Yahoo! News)

3. Status quo

This famous Latin expression means “the current or existing state of affairs.” If something changes the status quo, it is changing the way things presently are.

Bush believes that the status quo — the presence in a sovereign country of a militant group with missiles capable of hitting a U.S. ally — is unacceptable. (Washington Post)

4. Cul-de-sac

This expression was originated in England by French-speaking aristocrats. Literally it means “bottom of a sack,” but generally it refers to a dead-end street. Cul-de-sac can also be used metaphorically to express an action that leads to nowhere or an impasse.

But the code of omerta was in effect for two carloads of fans circling the cul-de-sac to have a look at the house. (Reuters.com)

A cul-de-sac of poverty (The Economist)

5. Per se

Per se is a Latin expression that means “by itself” or “intrinsically.”

The mistake it made with the Xbox is that there is no game console market per se; there are PlayStation, GameCube, and Xbox markets. (PCMag.com)

6. Ad hoc

Ad hoc, borrowed from the Latin, can be used both as an adjective, where it means “formed or created with a specific purpose,” and as an adverb, where it means “for the specific purpose or situation.”

The World Bank’s board on Friday ordered an ad hoc group to discuss the fate of President Paul Wolfowitz (CNN)

How it Changed!!!

Here I am sitting in my office @ night… Thinking hard about life How it changed from a maverick collage life to strict professional life…...

How tiny pocket money changed to huge monthly paychecks but then why it gives lesss happiness….

How a few local denim jeans changed to new branded wardrobe but then why there are less people to use them

How a single plate of samosa changed to a full Pizza or burger But then why there is less hunger…..

Here i am sitting in my office @ night… Thinking hard about life How it changed…..

How a bike always in reserve changed to bike always on but then why there are less places to go on……

How a small coffee shop changed to cafe coffee day but then why its feels like shop is far away…..

How a limited prepaid card changed to postpaid package but then why there are less calls & more messages……

Here i am sitting in my office @ night… Thinking hard about life How it changed…..

How a general class journey changed to Flight journey But then why there are less vacations for enjoyment….

How a old assembled desktop changed to new branded laptop but then why there is less time to put it on……….

How a small bunch of friends changed to office mate But then why we always feel lonely n miss those college frnz.….

Here i am sitting in my office @ night… Thinking hard about life How it changed….. How it changed……..

List of Indian Celebrity Blogs

There are celebrity bloggers and then there are celebrity bloggers. The first kind are those who have gained name and fame via blogging and the other includes the ones who are famous and are now therefore reaching out to their fans via the medium of the weblog.

This post makes an attempt at listing the Indian celebrities (mostly Bollywood people) who have taken on to blogging.

There are a number of lists listing celeb blogs in India, but I didn't find any to be comprehensive enough, therefore spent many many hours looking for them and putting them together in one place (and also adding some frills).

The opinions expressed against each blog is at the time of posting and if the nature of the blog changes later, it might not hold true.

Indian Celebrity Blog Directory (in alphabetical order)

1. Aamir Khan
   Who: Actor, director, producer [More]
   Where: His own website
   Feed: No
   Worth following: Yes
   Aamir keeps his blog regularly updated. Writes about a lot of things but many tend to revolve around his films. Good blog to follow if you want to know what The Perfectionist has to say. But the blog in itself is far away from being perfect. It even lacks many features that we non-celebrity bloggers expect as default in our blogs.
   
   
2. Abhay Deol
   Who: Actor [More]
   Where: Celebrity Angst blog at PassionForCinema
   Feed: Yes
   Worth following: No
   Abhay's blog at PassionForCinema has a single post related to his film Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye and nothing else.
   
   
3. Abhinav Bindra
   Who: Shooter [More]
   Where: Beijing and Beyond blog on Blogger
   Feed: Yes
   Worth following: Maybe
   The Olympic gold medallist isn't no longer an active blogger. Though he hid post a number of posts in August 2008.
   
   
4. Ajay Devgan
   Who: Actor, producer, director [More]
   Where: His own website
   Feed: No
   Worth following: Maybe
   Ajay Devgan makes very infrequent entries on his online diary and it is more of an one-sided affair as users cannot comment there.
   
   
5. Ajit Pal Mangat
   Who: Director, producer, writer [More]
   Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
   Feed: No
   Worth following: Maybe
   Ajit is the producer-director of Victory and this blog is related the movie.
   
   
6. Amitabh Bachchan
   Who: Actor [More]
   Where: Big Blog at Bigadda
   Feed: Yes
   Worth following: Yes
   The Big B is a prolific blogger and Bigadda.com has provided him with a comparatively decent platform to blog on. His and Aamir's blog are the two most discussed celebrity blogs in the country.
   
   
7. Amrita Rao
   Who: Actress, model [More]
   Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
   Feed: No
   Worth following: No
   She's good looking but doesn't write much. Only two little posts.
   
   
8. Anant Mahadeven
   Who: Actor, director [More]
   Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
   Feed: No
   Worth following: Maybe
   Anant hasn't been writing much recently. Maybe there'll be more updates when his next film would be lined for a release.
   
   
9. Anupam Kher
   Who: Actor, director, producer [More]
   Where: Blog at IntentBlog
   Feed: Yes
   Worth following: No
   This blog is long dead.
   
   
10. Anurag Kashyap
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: My Diary blog at PassionForCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Anurag's thoughts are interesting to read even when he is spewing fire at his detractors.
    
    
11. Bipasha Basu
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: On her own website and an old blog at RediffBlogs
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    No diary entries since March 2008. Miss Basu doesn't seem to find this blog thing interesting enough. 15 posts in all. The RediffBlogs blog is practically defunct.
    
    
12. Celina Jaitley
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: Maybe
    Though she hasn't yet blogged much, Celina does love to quote other people in her posts.
    
    
13. Cyrus Broacha
    Who: Television host [More]
    Where: Blog at IBNLive
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    The funny man writes funny posts but the last one was dated February 26, 2007. That's ages ago.
    
    
14. Dev Benegal
    Who: Director [More]
    Where: His own blog - The Dev Benegal Weblog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    The last post was ten months ago.
    
    
15. Dibakar Banerjee
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Oye Cinema! blog at PassionForCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Maybe
    He made a couple of nice movies and his blog too has only a couple of nice posts.
    
    
16. Dino Morea
    Who: Actor, model [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Dino's blog seems to be as short-lived as his acting career.
    
    
17. Emraan Hashmi
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Nothing there beyond May 2008. Maybe something would crop up when Raaz 2 releases.
    
    
18. Farhan Akhtar
    Who: Director, writer, producer, singer, actor, television host [More]
    Where: His TV show's website
    Feed: No
    Worth following: Yes
    Farhan is a wonderful director and a so-so singer-actor-host. This blog is more about his show on NDTV Imagine, but he also does write about other things too. But there are only four posts, therefore can't say more.
    
    
19. Gul Panag
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: On her own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Maybe
    The lovely Gul isn't seen much besides the Tata Sky ad with Aamir Khan and even her blogging is erratic, but it seems to have picked up pace of late.
    
    
20. John Abraham
    Who: Actor, model [More]
    Where: On his own website
    Feed: No
    Worth following: Perhaps
    The functionality of John's blog is a bit strange and moreover there isn't much in there too. Only a solitary post. But he might get on to writing soon.
    
    
21. Karan Johar
    Who: Director, producer, TV host [More]
    Where: His own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    When KJo writes, he writes a lot. But of late there isn't much happening on his blog.
    
    
22. Khalid Mohamed
    Who: Journalist, writer, director [More]
    Where: Cinema Ray at PassionforCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    All that the acerbic film critic wrote on the blog was a couple of posts related to Satyajit Ray.
    
    
23. Kiran Bedi
    Who: Ex-cop, social activist [More]
    Where: Crane Bedi blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    Nothing in there since November 2006.
    
    
24. Koena Mitra
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Three posts, nothing worth the while.
    
    
25. Krishnamachari Srikkanth
    Who: Former cricketer, cricket commentator [More]
    Where: Blog at IBNLive
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    Last post is dated March 18, 2007.
    
    
26. Kunal Kohli
    Who: Director [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: Maybe
    Kunal tends to be repetitive in his writing.
    
    
27. Kundan Shah
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Simply Kundan blog at PassionforCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Maybe
    Kundan writes about his area of expertise, comedies, even if his later ventures were nowhere close to Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro.
    
    
28. Lalu Prasad Yadav
    Who: Politician [More]
    Where: Blog at MyPopcorn
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Lalu's blog had generated quite a lot of interest, but the idea seemed unsustainable right from the start and also proved to be so. Just another attempt by a website to generate pageviews.
    
    
29. Nandita Das
    Who: Actress, director [More]
    Where: Nandita Writes section on her own website
    Feed: No
    Worth following: Maybe
    Known to be a thinking actress, her writing also reflects that thought. But she doesn't seem to write too often.
    
    
30. Madhavan
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: Blog at Galatta
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Maddy's writes short and irregular posts. There doesn't seem to be much interest in his blog either, assuming from the few comments it received.
    
    
31. Mammootty
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: Mammootty With Love blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Mammotty just started his blog, the first post was on January 1, 2009 and he already has hundreds of followers on his blog. The only problem being that it is in Malayalam and therefore I can't understand a thing. Moreover Google lists Mammootty's official website (not the blog) as a Reported Attack Site.
    
    
32. Manoj Bajpayee
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: Two blogs at ItzMyBlog (powered by Blogger) in Hindi and English
    Feed: Yes - Hindi | English
    Worth following: Yes
    The two blogs are just translations and the content is essentially the same. There are atleast a couple of posts every month.
    
    
33. Milind Deora
    Who: Politician [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Perhaps
    Most of Milind's blogging seem to be concentrated to a few months in 2005. There's not much here beyond that.
    
    
34. Mohan Agashe
    Who: Actor, psychiatrist [More]
    Where: Blog at RediffBlogs
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    This blog was primarily for the promotion of the movie Apaharan.
    
    
35. Muzaffar Ali
    Who: Director, fashion designer, painter [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    Only two posts. The last is from 2005.
    
    
36. Nana Patekar
    Who: Actor, director [More]
    Where: Blog at RediffBlogs
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    This blog was primarily for the promotion of the movie Apaharan.
    
    
37. Omar Abdullah
    Who: Politician [More]
    Where: On National Conference party's official website
    Feed: -
    Worth following: -
    The blog is presently inaccessible due to technical reasons.
    
    
38. Onir
    Who: Director, producer, writer, editor [More]
    Where: Dream Seller blog on PassionForCinema and another one on BollywoodHungama
    Feed: Yes (PassionForCinema)
    Worth following: Perhaps
    Onir's blogs posts are usually related to his films and therefore are more frequent only when something is happening on that scene.
    
    
39. Payal Rohatagi
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: Her blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Payal keeps her blog updated and has plastered the blog with images. Her brother Gaurav is the co-author.
    
    
40. Pooja Bedi
    Who: Actress, TV host [More]
    Where: I Am Who I Am blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Perhaps
    Pooja Bedi takes to blogging made quite a bit of news. But then it seems to have fizzled away. She has managed only two posts since August 2008.
    
    
41. Prakash Jha
    Who: Director, producer, writer [More]
    Where: Blog at RediffBlogs
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    This blog was primarily for the promotion of the film Apaharan.
    
    
42. Rahul Bose
    Who: Actor, director [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    Most of Rahul's blogging activity is from 2005-06, with only a solitary post in 2008.
    
    
43. Rahul Khanna
    Who: Actor, TV host [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    He is a likeable actor and his writing is the same too. Pity he doesn't keep his blog updated.
    
    
44. Ram Gopal Varma
    Who: Director, producer, writer [More]
    Where: Blog on Windows Live Spaces
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Ramu might have lost his touch in movies but he is still an interesting read.
    
    
45. Ravi Shastri
    Who: Former cricketer, cricket commentator [More]
    Where: Blog at IbiboBlogs
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    This blog was only for the Commonwealth Bank Triseries in 2008. Nothing more happening there since.
    
    
46. Remo Fernandes
    Who: Musician [More]
    Where: On his own website
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Only a solitary post there, that too a copy of a letter he had sent to the editors of some dailies.
    
    
47. Revathy
    Who: Actress, director [More]
    Where: Sindanaigal (Thoughts) blog on PassionForCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    There are only two posts there.
    
    
48. Rohit Roy
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: Blog on his own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    Just three random posts in there.
    
    
49. Saira Mohan
    Who: Model, actress [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Though there are no recent posts, the archives show that the girl is able to post a lot when she wants to, even if they are only links.
    
    
50. Salman Khan
    Who: Actor [More]
    Where: 10 Ka Dum blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    The blog died along with the TV show it was meant to promote.
    
    
51. Samar Khan
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Just one Shaurya specific post.
    
    
52. Samit Basu
    Who: Author [More]
    Where: On his own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Though he hasn't been posting of late, Samit used to be an active blogger and I expect him to continue being so.
    
    
53. Sanjay Suri
    Who: Actor, model, porducer [More]
    Where: On his own website
    Feed: -
    Worth following: -
    You need to be registered as a member of the Sanjay Suri Fan Club (online registration) to be able to access the blog. I didn't, so have no idea of the contents.
    
    
54. Santosh Sivan
    Who: Director, cinematographer [More]
    Where: Lil Bit of Sin, Lil Bit of Zen blog on PassionForCinema and also on his own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: No
    In the PassionForCinema blog there has been no updates in the last one year and his website doesn't exactly have a blog but does provide some of his views on different things (and they have a datestamp).
    
    
55. Shahrukh Khan
    Who: Actor, producer [More]
    Where: Blog at IntentBlog and at
    Milan of the Villains website
    Feed: Yes (IntentBlog)
    Worth following: Perhaps
    There might be some activity on SRK's blog during the next IPL season. The IntentBlog blog has only a single old post on Paheli.
    
    
56. Shekhar Kapur
    Who: Director, producer [More]
    Where: On his own website and
    a blog at IntentBlog
    Feed: Yes - ShekharKapur.com | Intentblog
    Worth following: Yes
    Shekhar Kapoor is one celebrity who has really take on to blogging. Even the now inactive blog on IntentBlog has 110 posts and he keeps the blog on his official website very updated. His blog is a recommended read and has insightful posts on a variety of topics. Shekhar is definitely the best amongst the Indian celebrity bloggers.
    
    
57. Sherlyn Chopra
    Who: Actress, model, singer [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Worth following: No
    Feed: No
    Sherlyn Chopra, earlier known as Mona Chopra, always wants to make news and is a tabloid journalist's delight. She promised a blog on her official website - SherlynChopra.com - but that didn't happen yet.
    
    
58. Shilpa Shetty
    Who: Actress, model [More]
    Where: On her own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Shilpa's career has risen from the ashes post Big Brother and she wants to make the best of this opportunity. Her recently started blog has some long posts.
    
    
59. Shobaa De
    Who: Novelist, columnist [More]
    Where: Blog on Blogger
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    After so many years writing should come naturally to Mrs De and she also lets it flow in her blog.
    
    
60. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
    Who: Actress, singer, painter [More]
    Where: On her own website
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Yes
    Suchitra is quite active on her blog nowadays, maybe some Shekhar Kapur effect.
    
    
61. Sudhir Mishra
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Trying My Best Not To Bullshit blog on PassioForCinema
    Feed: Yes
    Worth following: Perhaps
    Sudhir posts are usually related to the release of his films. So wait until the next one comes along.
    
    
62. Vikram Bhatt
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Blog at MyPopcorn
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Only three dated posts there. Same fate as Lalu's blog.
    
    
63. Vishal Dadlani
    Who: Music director [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Not much in his blog, only a couple of old posts.
    
    
64. Vivek Agnihotri
    Who: Director, writer [More]
    Where: Blog at BollywoodHungama
    Feed: No
    Worth following: No
    Nothing much in there.

Have a Great year ahead

Have a Great Year Ahead




With wealth and health.


Be Cheers & Smile

Ghajini Game

உலகவங்கி அதிரடி ‍சத்யம் கம்பியூட்டர்ஸ்க்கு நெருக்கடி

உலக வங்கி அதிரடி முடிவாக சத்யம் கம்ப்யூட்டர் சர்வீசஸின் சேவையை 8 வருடங்களுக்கு நிறுத்தி வைப்பதாக அறிவித்துள்ளது.  சத்யம் கம்ப்யூட்டர்ஸ் உலக வங்கிக்காக எந்த வேலையும் செய்ய வேண்டாம் என்று உலக வங்கி தெரிவித்திருக்கிறது.

ஃபாக்ஸ் நியூஸ் வெளியிட்ட இந்த செய்தியை உலக வங்கியின் அதிகாரிகள் உறுதி செய்துள்ளனர். டேட்டாக்கள் திருடப்பட்டதாக சத்யம் கம்பயூட்டர்ஸ் மீது உலக வங்கி குற்றஞ்சாட்டியுள்ளது. மேலும் உலக வங்கி ஊழியர்களுக்கு சத்யம் கம்ப்யூட்டர் சர்வீஸசால் ஆதாயம் ஏதும் இல்லை என்றும், டாக்குமென்ட்களை சரியாக ஓப்படைக்கவில்லை என்றும் உலக வங்கி குற்றம் சாட்டியுள்ளது.

இதன் விளைவாக பல வதந்திகள் பரவஆரம்பித்துள்ளன. விப்ரோ நிறுவனம் சத்யம் கம்ப்யூட்டர்ஸ் நிறுவனத்தை வாங்குவதகவும், சத்யம் நிறுவனத்தின் தலைவர் ராமலிங்க ராஜூ பதவியில் இருந்து விலகியதாகவும் பரவின. ஆனால் இதை திட்டவட்டமாக அந்நிறுவனம் முற்றிலுமாக மறுத்துள்ளது. இன்றைய பங்குச்சந்தையில் சத்யம் நிறுவன பங்குகள் அதிரடியாக வீழ்ந்தது. பின்னர் சரிவில் இருந்து சற்று மீண்டது. கடந்த வாரம் சத்யம் மேய்தாஸ் என்ற கட்டுமான நிறுவனத்தை வாங்குவதாக தெரிவித்து பின்னர் பின்வாங்கியது நினைவிருக்கலாம்

Merry Christmas