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Are You Afraid of the Rains.....???

Are you afraid of the Rains? Rains are always a fascination. It kindles the mild emotions, makes one composed, and allows the imagination to fly. It has been the door to creativity for the poets and romantic people. What a fun to get drenched in the rain ! Children love splashing the rain water among themselves in the play mood. Even though we have been hearing the popular rhyme "Rain Rain go away....", nobody wants the rain to go away or miss it. Clattering sound of the rain drops relaxes our tense mind. Ask a group of people to close their eyes and ask them to tap the right hand fingers into the left palm increasing each finger periodically. You can hear the rain drops increasing slowly, reach the pinnacle and then recedes. Such is the soothing power of rain that even an artificial sound is fascinating. Many romantic Indian film songs are woven around rains. The hero and heroin get drenched in the rain and glide around singing the beautiful song "Rimji...

What is the color of your Hat ?

In the modern Business Premises, we work together as a team and the days of organizational hierarchy are gone. All the more decision making is also a team work, and decisions are made through brain storming involving all. The beauty and problem is that no two persons think alike. We have in the team Conformists, Rebels, Creative People, Members who think out of the Box, Mavericks, People with high Ego, Silent Members, and so on… Is it easy to take the Group ahead with so divergent members? Is collective thinking boon or bane? Will the group be benefitted with this? Is synergy developed? Many tools have been developed in this line and one most effective tool is the Six Thinking Hats. What is this tool? Six Thinking Hats  is a system designed by  Edward de Bono  which describes a tool for group discussion and individual thinking involving six colored hats. "Six Thinking Hats" provide a means for groups to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive ...