On one side you read quotes like "Pleasure puts you to sleep and pain wakes you up. If you do not want to suffer, don't go to sleep. You cannot know yourself through bliss alone, for bliss is your very nature." or "Whatever happens, happens to you, by you, through you; you are the creator, enjoyer and destroyer of all you perceive"
Not entirely true (There is something which forces us to think otherwise). You will understand what I mean if you have read about celestial bodies, cosmos and how they impact the behaviour of the person. Some books even suggest that "Things happen! We do nothing, whatever happens is because of some planet/celestial body/cosmos either being happy or angry with us."
I have also heard few other interesting stories like some planets gel well with each other, where as some maintain neutral relationship, while some fight with each other or even demonstrate jealousy - just like us. Some are so powerful that they super impose on some of the weaker planets, pretty much like how the first world nations treat the third world countries!
It does appear to me that planets are very much capable to make us do quite a few things, some we enjoy while others we don't. Here is a quick sneak preview of different behaviours of these notorious planets. Since the subject is vast and I am not blessed by the right set of planets, it is not possible for me to cover all the scenarios.
For the sake of simplicity, let us consider a scenario that there is a new project which is obviously very important, has quite a few challenges and needs to be delivered in a very aggressive time frame. A brief is presented to all and now it is time to decide who is going to be a part of the same! A tentative plan, and task break down is also provided a week ago and now each one is called to hear if they like to volunteer.
Here is how some of the naughty planets demonstrate their 'Art of leaving'. The fun is always in the language they use, what is been said and of course rest everything is indicated without saying (in between the lines).
Tactful planets (The wow planets)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, pretty much on their own and are full of 'wow' moments. This is fantastic, who got this project for us? Some answer...
Oh wow, he is really very sharp and does bring lot of work - mostly in unheard technologies. BTW I went through the plan and the idea is quite brilliant, looks very challenging. Is the client a startup or a settled company? Last time we worked on a even more challenging project and it was pulled off after 4 months, all our efforts/weekends were wasted. Something like this wont happen this time na?...Do we have people with the skillset - I don't think we have people who has worked on similar stuff earlier - do we? Are you planning to provide some training or some thing like that. Some answer...
Hmmm, We should also be having some rewards after completion of the project? Some answer...
Great man, so do we have the team already identified for this? Now-a-days I really don't get a chance to catch up with other folks, I am so badly tied up these days. But do let me know if you need any help. Thanks - Bye.
Humble planets (Collaborative decision makers)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, needs some initial provoking to get them going.
This really seems to be a very big and complex project. Since it is mandated by top management must be very important as well. Actually, if you see, most of the technologies also seems to be new and I have not dealt with something like this before. What do you think, should I be doing this project, do you think I would be able to contribute? I really want to do this as it looks interesting, but I am not able to decide. The delivery dates look quite impossible. So, is there any chance that the delivery dates could be extended? Some answer...
No, the dates cannot be extended, ok, so we would need more resources - isn't it? Some answer...
I think we need to come up with a more detailed plan, just to ensure that we don't mess up. I also hope that the client is going to provide us with a detailed requirement specifications with acceptance criteria. I think one would need atleast 3-4 weeks time to come up to speed on the technologies, would that be OK? Could some additional training/crash course be organized? - would also help.
It is not a straight forward job as it looks, there are many complications as I understand. If you feel and insist then I would not mind being part of this project. Ah and one more thing, I have planned for a 10 days vacation early next month, so I would not be present during those days. I am taking this vacation after such a long time and have also got the tickets etc booked - I really need this break. Let me know if you think I should be IN. Thanks - Bye.
Risk free planets (People oriented)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, I mean they don't enter the conversation, one has to drag them into it.
This looks ok, I have gone through the plan but not in detail, but I have heard that this is very interesting and really huge. Is it really very complex and does it have very stringent time lines? Some answer...
Ok, no problem. So would we be required to stay late - I mean are we expected to put more hours - I mean almost every day. You know some times it can be ok, but always could be very difficult. I assume that dinner/some food would be arranged for us. (Would we be able to order what we like?) Some pause some more thinking...Would we be required to work even during weekends - even on Sundays?
The answer "Depends. We do not expect the team to work over all the weekends but if there is a need, then yes"
Some more pause...Working on all the weekends would be too much. We should get atleast some weekends off! In the last project we were called for two weekends. Would we be getting compensatory off and over time for the same? Ok, If it gets really late, would there be a drop facility. Would it at least be ok if we come late the next day?
Reverse question "Any thing else?"
Actually, I just realized that this project seems to be in A technology. I really want to make my career in Z technology. No that is fine, I don't mind working on any technology, but would the technology switch create any problems?
Also, Mr. XYZ, had asked me if I would like to work on Project-X, which is in Z technology. The Project-X is not confirmed as yet, but would you check with Mr. XYZ? Thanks.
Smart planets
Well actually they avoid being part of any responsibility/ownership taking conversations. These planets simply ignore the message/email and pretend that they do not know anything. They avoid indulging in any discussion about the topic and try to keep away. On the day of discussion, they suddenly feel sick or are out of town for some urgent work and don't show up in the office. Net result they avoid the discussion itself.
At a later point of time, they ensure that they provoke others where they can express their sadness and perhaps could also give a 5 minutes pep talk on how they would have loved to be working with the members, how great fun it would have been and how they have missed a big opportunity. They do not forget to congratulate everyone who is now part of the project, and through out the life time of the project they continue to curse their bad luck. These planets are often seen at the project end parties, interestingly they manage to get invited - The reason why they are smart. Further more they enjoy the party even more than the people who went through the process. As a thank you note, these planets ensure to convey that they would have really loved to be part of this challenging project, and next time others should simply consider them as IN.
Other planets (The naive ones)
There are some planets like Mercury, Mars, Sun, Uranus and Jupiter who can act differently - who likes challenges, rational. If they believe that it might not be possible for them to contribute, they simply suggest likewise - period, so sometimes can also come across as rude. Otherwise they "Stay hungry - Stay foolish", these naive planets forces us through pain, sleepless nights, and makes us believe that
"The idea of responsibility is in your mind. You think there must be somebody responsible for all that happens. There is no reality in ideas - It is all day-dreaming. The fact is that without you, and your actions nothing would come into being." So very naive, isn't it?
Finally, I would like to suggest that all that you have read until now is an act of some naughty, mischievous planets and I have nothing to do with it.
It just happened - Truly and sincerely!!!
Not entirely true (There is something which forces us to think otherwise). You will understand what I mean if you have read about celestial bodies, cosmos and how they impact the behaviour of the person. Some books even suggest that "Things happen! We do nothing, whatever happens is because of some planet/celestial body/cosmos either being happy or angry with us."
I have also heard few other interesting stories like some planets gel well with each other, where as some maintain neutral relationship, while some fight with each other or even demonstrate jealousy - just like us. Some are so powerful that they super impose on some of the weaker planets, pretty much like how the first world nations treat the third world countries!
It does appear to me that planets are very much capable to make us do quite a few things, some we enjoy while others we don't. Here is a quick sneak preview of different behaviours of these notorious planets. Since the subject is vast and I am not blessed by the right set of planets, it is not possible for me to cover all the scenarios.
For the sake of simplicity, let us consider a scenario that there is a new project which is obviously very important, has quite a few challenges and needs to be delivered in a very aggressive time frame. A brief is presented to all and now it is time to decide who is going to be a part of the same! A tentative plan, and task break down is also provided a week ago and now each one is called to hear if they like to volunteer.
Here is how some of the naughty planets demonstrate their 'Art of leaving'. The fun is always in the language they use, what is been said and of course rest everything is indicated without saying (in between the lines).
Tactful planets (The wow planets)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, pretty much on their own and are full of 'wow' moments. This is fantastic, who got this project for us? Some answer...
Oh wow, he is really very sharp and does bring lot of work - mostly in unheard technologies. BTW I went through the plan and the idea is quite brilliant, looks very challenging. Is the client a startup or a settled company? Last time we worked on a even more challenging project and it was pulled off after 4 months, all our efforts/weekends were wasted. Something like this wont happen this time na?...Do we have people with the skillset - I don't think we have people who has worked on similar stuff earlier - do we? Are you planning to provide some training or some thing like that. Some answer...
Hmmm, We should also be having some rewards after completion of the project? Some answer...
Great man, so do we have the team already identified for this? Now-a-days I really don't get a chance to catch up with other folks, I am so badly tied up these days. But do let me know if you need any help. Thanks - Bye.
Humble planets (Collaborative decision makers)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, needs some initial provoking to get them going.
This really seems to be a very big and complex project. Since it is mandated by top management must be very important as well. Actually, if you see, most of the technologies also seems to be new and I have not dealt with something like this before. What do you think, should I be doing this project, do you think I would be able to contribute? I really want to do this as it looks interesting, but I am not able to decide. The delivery dates look quite impossible. So, is there any chance that the delivery dates could be extended? Some answer...
No, the dates cannot be extended, ok, so we would need more resources - isn't it? Some answer...
I think we need to come up with a more detailed plan, just to ensure that we don't mess up. I also hope that the client is going to provide us with a detailed requirement specifications with acceptance criteria. I think one would need atleast 3-4 weeks time to come up to speed on the technologies, would that be OK? Could some additional training/crash course be organized? - would also help.
It is not a straight forward job as it looks, there are many complications as I understand. If you feel and insist then I would not mind being part of this project. Ah and one more thing, I have planned for a 10 days vacation early next month, so I would not be present during those days. I am taking this vacation after such a long time and have also got the tickets etc booked - I really need this break. Let me know if you think I should be IN. Thanks - Bye.
Risk free planets (People oriented)
This is how they are likely to start the conversation, I mean they don't enter the conversation, one has to drag them into it.
This looks ok, I have gone through the plan but not in detail, but I have heard that this is very interesting and really huge. Is it really very complex and does it have very stringent time lines? Some answer...
Ok, no problem. So would we be required to stay late - I mean are we expected to put more hours - I mean almost every day. You know some times it can be ok, but always could be very difficult. I assume that dinner/some food would be arranged for us. (Would we be able to order what we like?) Some pause some more thinking...Would we be required to work even during weekends - even on Sundays?
The answer "Depends. We do not expect the team to work over all the weekends but if there is a need, then yes"
Some more pause...Working on all the weekends would be too much. We should get atleast some weekends off! In the last project we were called for two weekends. Would we be getting compensatory off and over time for the same? Ok, If it gets really late, would there be a drop facility. Would it at least be ok if we come late the next day?
Reverse question "Any thing else?"
Actually, I just realized that this project seems to be in A technology. I really want to make my career in Z technology. No that is fine, I don't mind working on any technology, but would the technology switch create any problems?
Also, Mr. XYZ, had asked me if I would like to work on Project-X, which is in Z technology. The Project-X is not confirmed as yet, but would you check with Mr. XYZ? Thanks.
Smart planets
Well actually they avoid being part of any responsibility/ownership taking conversations. These planets simply ignore the message/email and pretend that they do not know anything. They avoid indulging in any discussion about the topic and try to keep away. On the day of discussion, they suddenly feel sick or are out of town for some urgent work and don't show up in the office. Net result they avoid the discussion itself.
At a later point of time, they ensure that they provoke others where they can express their sadness and perhaps could also give a 5 minutes pep talk on how they would have loved to be working with the members, how great fun it would have been and how they have missed a big opportunity. They do not forget to congratulate everyone who is now part of the project, and through out the life time of the project they continue to curse their bad luck. These planets are often seen at the project end parties, interestingly they manage to get invited - The reason why they are smart. Further more they enjoy the party even more than the people who went through the process. As a thank you note, these planets ensure to convey that they would have really loved to be part of this challenging project, and next time others should simply consider them as IN.
Other planets (The naive ones)
There are some planets like Mercury, Mars, Sun, Uranus and Jupiter who can act differently - who likes challenges, rational. If they believe that it might not be possible for them to contribute, they simply suggest likewise - period, so sometimes can also come across as rude. Otherwise they "Stay hungry - Stay foolish", these naive planets forces us through pain, sleepless nights, and makes us believe that
"The idea of responsibility is in your mind. You think there must be somebody responsible for all that happens. There is no reality in ideas - It is all day-dreaming. The fact is that without you, and your actions nothing would come into being." So very naive, isn't it?
Finally, I would like to suggest that all that you have read until now is an act of some naughty, mischievous planets and I have nothing to do with it.
It just happened - Truly and sincerely!!!
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