MyVu -Simple things Matters

Image via WikipediaIt was a public holiday here but the office works were calling me to finish them off, because I am anticipating  a busy week ahead of me, as I am a worker cum delegate for my boss while he is away from office, for a week. Normally, weekend is the time when I spent most of my time inside my cosy little apartment, where I fine solace and peace and the best place to pamper myself. You can call me homie type or whatever, but there is no place like home.

The lady cleaner who is supposed to clean my unit could not make it today, saying that she is busy the whole week with other engagement. Not clear whether she is now taking more jobs and could not cope, but today her situation was a real blessed for myself. Why did I say so ? I ended up cleaning up my apartment. It has been a while since the last time I did what I did today. Cleaning up the kitchen, the dining table and the bathroom were real challenging. Not to mention, ironing activities are still not being done yet, but here I am blogging. While doing those cleaning jobs, I realized that it is indeed not  an easy task. Scrubbing the stains, throwing away the rubbish and garbage, cleaning the sinks and dishes. The good thing, it was a physical exercise for me and was sweating like hell. All this while I paid $ 10 per hour to her, and she normally took around 3 hours to complete the cleaning activities which I pay $ 30 including the taxi fares.

From today's experience, it gives me a sense of more understanding that simple stuff like cleaning is not simple for me. These cleaners work hard to ensure the place are clean from all the garbage and rubbish, come what it may , shine or rain they work hard to ensure that. Unfortunately, some people which I call "litter bugs" do always think that the rubbish are there to keep those cleaners working and have jobs. It is like those cleaners owe those litter bugs their earnings. Look around us what a clean place would have become once the festivals or celebrations ends. It is a real mess, right ? Everywhere in the world, no exception. Rubbish are thrown everywhere and anywhere by the litter bugs. Imagine, the cost of doing this cleaning the streets and festivals areas that municipality would have saved if all the rubbish are collected at dedicated garbage collections. Instead of hiring 100 cleaners, perhaps only 1/10 is required. Ironically, while the municipality and city council have to work round the clock incurring additional and unnecessary cost,  those litter bugs are having the slumber dreams and deep sleep after the celebrations, organized by the city council for them with tax payer money, including litter bugs' tax money as well when the money spent on cleaning activities can be used for other value adding purposes. 

Having said that, charity begins at home and parents shall show the children examples that it is the children and every responsible citizens to keep the city clean after the celebrations,and throw away the rubbish in its proper place. If not, they have to keep the rubbish till they reach home or until the proper dustbins are found on the way home. If all responsible citizens have this kind of mindset and demonstrate the correct behavior towards the environment and respect others [ cleaners], the problem of a ugly sight of rubbish and dirty places after celebrations shall not occur. An exercise like what I did today, once in a while will make them appreciate how hard it is to become cleaners. How difficult it can be ? Isn't that simple and simple and little things matter? or perhaps cleaning dirty street shall be part of community services for those litter bugs?


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Leadership ; Giving credits back to the people

Leadership is not about stealing other people's idea and creativity, and claim them to be yours, is the worst and an unethical thing - both personal and professional life. It is about giving credits to its original owner, and even, the original owner can't claim the idea originally him as the idea was developed over a period of time and he/she learns from others. 

I have one story that I can relate with regards of the above, based on true story.

One of the Ahmed [ not real name] personal objectives this year, is to develop training materials and conduct knowledge sharing with the other staff. Out of his own initiative and idea, Ahmed developed not only training materials, but he came out with training schedules [the training schedule goes beyond 2010 i.e. until the end of 2011] complete with proposed topics together with the presenters to his superior. Ahmed requested his supervisor to get endorsement from department manager before Ahmed can proceed with the necessary.  What Ahmed have in mind, that this will encourage the spirit of knowledge sharing among the staff, and as part of knowledge management system.

During the weekly meeting status update, Ahmed's superior announced to all the staff, that HE [ Ahmed's superior] was in discussion with the department manager about HIS proposal of having training calendar for all department staff , and the proposed training will be conducted by department staff. Ahmed's name was not even mentioned during the meeting at all, and the supervisor behaved as if the whole thing originated from him, and it was him behinds the idea. Ahmed was shocked. However, not to embarrass his supervisor in front of other staff. Ahmed decided to keep quite and not to make it a big issue. 

Question(s) here ;

1. Why Ahmed decided to be quiet on the issue ?  Was it the right strategy for him ?
2. Shall Ahmed make it a big issue for what his superior just did to him ?3. What would be the best and ideal situation for Ahmed to tell his colleagues, that it was solely his idea ?

4. What do you think other considerations that Ahmed have taken when he decided to be quiet during the meeting ?

5. What is supposed to be the strategy for Ahmed in his situation ?

6. Do you think that Ahmed' s superior realize that he is taking credit out from Ahmed, therefore putting his reputation at stake ?  Do you think he is taking credit from Ahmed in the first place ?

 Anyone care to share his/her view, please ?



DISCLAIMER: Notice :Opinions, stories , thoughts expressed are blogger's own and do not necessarily represent the views of the institution or the organizations by which the blogger is employed or any specific person who so ever, either dead or alive. Hi! I am a green e-mail! Unlike my brothers and sisters, my presence on the Internet does not harm our environment. Please go to greenscroll.org and help make the Internet green like me!

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