It is generally believed that people of our nation are very good in execution but falling short of the skills in planning for the same. That has perhaps, given avenue, to so many of our projects across globe as people who have better planning and driving skills have always used our strength of execution and led their assignment to completion. We are so adept in mastering what we do, we went on to specialize execution, proceeded to derive our 'rights' of execution so intensely, we even forgot that we could also plan and drive. This could be the reason for our slavery over decades, where we allowed ourselves to be mowed down by people with better communication and leadership skills and spent decades again to wean ourselves away from these clutches.
This mentality of executing the end of the chain job could have possibly led us to stabilize ourselves as a hard bargainer of our rights and always made to look up and fight rather than dictate and lead the way. Our leadership and environment are also not helping us either. Whenever a date is set for an activity, people are relaxed under the comfort that this date will be postponed. Be it wearing of helmet by two wheeler riders, removal of dark films from car windows, Aadhar card registrations, Income tax filing to auto meter rate decisions.
That one has to file the IT return by 31 March was well known even on the 1st April of previous year ! Then, where is the need for extending it?
Why is that an extension is necessary? Does it mean that our leaders are unable to plan what could be that 'just enough' time for our citizens to comply with. But then we have precedents of even some national level leaders 'forgetting' to pay the Income Tax ! How then can you explain that only 19 out of the 70+ Ministers have submitted the annual statement of their properties. It is a matter of shock and despair that as per the report, the defaulter list includes our honorable Prime Minister !!
Normally we choose as leaders, those who set themselves as shining examples, who always stick to the nobler and righteous side of things and who are worthy of emulation. Be it reality or movies or politics, we look upon leaders with reverence based on their good deeds and nobler thoughts. People normally look upon their heroes and leaders to inspire, lead and drive them with positive thoughts. Are these expectations any more relevant, one wonders?
Are we a nation of procrastinators? Have we misunderstood / misinterpreted the word 'Procrastination' , as a nation that is under refuge to postponements - procrasti'nation' !! Or have we lost the value of time? As is happening in some of the bank branches, any request other than cash- be it statement or deposit renewal or passbook updates or tax certificates, the customer is promptly directed to come 'later' ! Do we realize what it takes for a customer to come again- cost, time, effort, support in case of senior citizens....?
I have never heard of clients postponing the delivery date for a project , just because the team is unable to complete the job. A date once decided is cast in stone, but for unforeseen circumstances beyond one's control and acts of God. As a lateral entrant to the IT industry , I have had occasions to face this situation. When I was convinced that the product was not completely ready for shipment and stood in the way of delivery, my boss used to intervene and say that "one can never aspire for a 100% complete product and even if it is 80% ready, let it go, as we should not miss the agreed date".
By 'anticipated' postponements, are we setting the right attitude for our coming generations? I am worried with such indifference to targets, whether we are also unintentionally instrumental in leading the younger ones to think , that these might never happen and will never be implemented! It is time for people concerned to wake up and stem the rot.
This mentality of executing the end of the chain job could have possibly led us to stabilize ourselves as a hard bargainer of our rights and always made to look up and fight rather than dictate and lead the way. Our leadership and environment are also not helping us either. Whenever a date is set for an activity, people are relaxed under the comfort that this date will be postponed. Be it wearing of helmet by two wheeler riders, removal of dark films from car windows, Aadhar card registrations, Income tax filing to auto meter rate decisions.
That one has to file the IT return by 31 March was well known even on the 1st April of previous year ! Then, where is the need for extending it?
Why is that an extension is necessary? Does it mean that our leaders are unable to plan what could be that 'just enough' time for our citizens to comply with. But then we have precedents of even some national level leaders 'forgetting' to pay the Income Tax ! How then can you explain that only 19 out of the 70+ Ministers have submitted the annual statement of their properties. It is a matter of shock and despair that as per the report, the defaulter list includes our honorable Prime Minister !!
Normally we choose as leaders, those who set themselves as shining examples, who always stick to the nobler and righteous side of things and who are worthy of emulation. Be it reality or movies or politics, we look upon leaders with reverence based on their good deeds and nobler thoughts. People normally look upon their heroes and leaders to inspire, lead and drive them with positive thoughts. Are these expectations any more relevant, one wonders?
Are we a nation of procrastinators? Have we misunderstood / misinterpreted the word 'Procrastination' , as a nation that is under refuge to postponements - procrasti'nation' !! Or have we lost the value of time? As is happening in some of the bank branches, any request other than cash- be it statement or deposit renewal or passbook updates or tax certificates, the customer is promptly directed to come 'later' ! Do we realize what it takes for a customer to come again- cost, time, effort, support in case of senior citizens....?
I have never heard of clients postponing the delivery date for a project , just because the team is unable to complete the job. A date once decided is cast in stone, but for unforeseen circumstances beyond one's control and acts of God. As a lateral entrant to the IT industry , I have had occasions to face this situation. When I was convinced that the product was not completely ready for shipment and stood in the way of delivery, my boss used to intervene and say that "one can never aspire for a 100% complete product and even if it is 80% ready, let it go, as we should not miss the agreed date".
By 'anticipated' postponements, are we setting the right attitude for our coming generations? I am worried with such indifference to targets, whether we are also unintentionally instrumental in leading the younger ones to think , that these might never happen and will never be implemented! It is time for people concerned to wake up and stem the rot.
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