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Mothers and GenZs - Can they ever befriend each other?

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                              Photo via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/7e1ffd">VisualHunt.com</a> GenZ - you've heard of them right! Those kids who were born at the cusp or turn of the millennium, and will be touching the age of 18, pretty soon.  So ambitious and tech savvy, that the English language, decided to dedicate a exclusive sobriquet, for an entire sect of young and grooving populace. Parents, and in my article's particular case, Mothers find it hard to deal with GenZ. Surprised? I'll tell you why.  My inferences are purely based on couple of interactions, with lady peers and how they seem to not pick into the lazy ambition; the #GenZ boy and girls have. Also, the uncalled and overtly nagging approach, implemented towards making them perform chores, doesn't seem to match their free spirit and open to newness, ways of existence.  These Moms - who were brought up, understanding the value of each penny earned, and how

Jump and Jive to the trending #JimikkiKammal!

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/levietphotographie/32811140963/">LeViet.Photos</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/560969">VisualHunt.com</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/"> CC BY-NC-ND</a> If you've been online for the (#JimikkiKammal)  hashtag trending.  past couple of weeks, preceding Onam and the beginning of Navratri, I'm sure you've seen this! Yes, Sirree! Malayalis across the globe (an the pseudo Malayalis) too have made this hashtag trend like crazy on Twitter, Facebook, and umpteen version of this song have been uploaded in the name of the  #JimikkiKammal  challenge.  Guess what, even I've jived to the song in my apartment, with absolutely no clothes on! That's how infectious and foot tapping this song is! Part of the Onam 2017 release, titled  Velipadinte Puskthakam , starting revered Malayam Superstar and National awa

The Power of CC - #PureGold

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/156555495@N04/36313599065/">Free For Commercial Use (FFC)</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/f5ffe6">VisualHunt.com</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> Have you heard about this before? The -CC- in your email; the Carbon Copy of an email, that keeps the most important person in loop, just to ensure that things get done, in an otherwise extremely extra relaxed corporate setup. Brace yourself for the power of CC in emails. It will save you from blemishes, if any were to happen!  This isn't done to make people realize the kind of support one has behind him/her, however it's done simply to emphasize on the point of speeding up processes.  Long before the advent of the personal computer and internet, coaxing would take precedence. It involved getting to know people personally, and sharing couple of cups of

Kleenex Kids - No More Slothfulness

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/motrenko/255390754/">almoko</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/c2ac73">Visualhunt.com</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/"> CC BY-NC-ND</a> Kids can be a nightmare, especially when it comes to keeping them clean. While young girls do seem to groom themselves well and are quite responsible in staying neat, boys can be just the opposite! It's some sort of relationship with dirt and mud, which these boys have, that make them tough to handle.  I know this, simply because my mother had quite a testing time, keeping me neat and clean, just because of my inclination towards sports and the incredible outdoors. However, I must admit that she did a mighty good job, a making me presentable, with the hope that I could carry it around for a while; at least last for couple of hours .  While kids at a certain age, are unstoppab

Referring the Right, Makes Careers Bright!

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Photo credit : <ahref="https://www.flickr.com/photos/148114704@N05/33584677495/">perzonseo</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/3b2776">Visualhunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> Being part of a corporate setup, does make a lot of us interact with the Talent Management and Human Resources teams. Finding the right talent to match the Corporate environment, chalk a career and be professionally amicable with others, is easy and difficult at the same time.  Not everyone matches the bill, however there are times when someone can surprise others, with his/her charm and resilience.  Talent Search  programs and  Referral Drives  are perfect ways of getting people to congregate in a near-to-perfect setup to dive into the mindset of individuals, who are filled with potential, to basically understand their acumen and analyze their inter-personal skills. At demanding times,

The #MotherofGods has arrived!

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/abhishekshirali/10323480273/">Abhishek Shirali</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/49f28e">Visual hunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> It's the season of festivals in India, and one cannot ignore to notice, how Navratri ( The 9-day fasting ritual) and Dussehra (Victory over Evil) will be celebrated with much pomp and splendor! Navratri marks the days of fasting, to appease the 'Mother' ( Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi and their various forms ) and packs in a punch with dance festivals across various sections of the nation. #Garba (folk dance) is played with much enthusiasm, as men and women gather together, and perform synchronized moves to match, with the tunes. #Dandiyas (fancy sticks) are carried, while performing these dance moves. Community dance gigs involve creating a human chain, where every

#DigitalDreams, #DigitalDeeds, #DigitalMe

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Photo credit : <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/16258886941/">JD Hancock</a> via <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/f96191">Visualhunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> CC BY</a> The completion of an assortment of assessments is always a good time to retrospect on the course of learning prevalent within the lesson/(s).  In my case, the new found learning has opened me to the world of digital technologies, albeit a little later than expected, yet, better late than never! With the world, speaking about digital transformation and how businesses must be ready to adopt them, it's imperative to understand that, for  #digital  to grow within an organisation, it must become a part of the culture on an organisation. The method of imparting education, must match up to the growing technologies around us.  A series of videos, imparting knowledge and deciding how much an indiv