NO-NO!!!

NO-NO!!!

The other extreme of the “yes-yes” is the “no-no”. You must have come across one of them in your life. The life becomes miserable if you have a permanent relationship with one of them. Hey, please do not worry for me I have no “no- no” in my house. Perhaps that is why I can sit back, experiment with different types of hot, cold, warm, tangy, bitter and better tea and write my nonsense blogs with a no-nonsense seriousness in my face. Why no-nonsense seriousness? Ah! There lies the secret of Indian husband. Unless you show that mock seriousness you will never get your bitter/better tea from that better (supposed to be sweeter) hand. Are you about to get a “better hand”? Be watchful of my words and learn my free tips with a no “no-no” attitude. But I used to hear another type of complain from my friends about my no “no-no”. They say she is bit harsh and hard over telephone. Of course that has nothing to do with her tongue, the tongue is definitely sweet. Now please do not ask me how I know. Too much intrusion to my privacy! But problem lies in her ears perhaps. One? Or both? That is why she sounds like an old public announcement system. But I always bully my friend asking, SO? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? You do not have to worry; my no “no-no” is always melodious and soft to me. If I carry my burden, what is the problem to you?

Coming back to dealing with the “no-no”, some years back, I had to face one “no-no” Boss while I was serving for another organization. Oh, my GOD! He was a real difficult “no-no”. He was very prompt in his “no-no”. Whatever you say the answer is same. Initially I thought he must be a very fastidious person who looks for perfection. Everyday I will think of something innovative {please do not have doubt on this claim that I can think something innovative} and go to him with zeal and enthuse of a Nobel Prize winner, only to come back with a bloody nose of a knocked out boxer , of course pronouncing “yes-yes” with perfect agreement with my Boss’s “no-no” . Pressure was mounting from Head office but at the same time the “no-no” was always “no-no”. Consistently consistent. I tried to play a waiting game. There is a nice Indian management theory {if it is international, I stand corrected} about how to deal with your Boss {meant for both in the house and in the office}.WAIT, NEGOTIATE, FIGHT, FLIGHT AND SURRENDER. It has to go in that order. But practically it gets reduced to WAIT AND SURRENDER. Negotiation never takes place with our superb listening skill and flexible “yes-yes” attitude because if negotiation is considered as an argument (depending on Boss’s mood and nobody, for sure, knows what is Boss’s mood) then you had it. Fight is ruled out because you can not have a flight, if you lose the fight. Flight is decided by the Boss and Boss is also Indian film’s Hero (main actor) who never loses, not at any cost. But in my case SURRENDER was also not possible because of my parallel commitment to Head office. Caught? Badly caught of course! So only option was for me to wait and play a waiting game till the pressure mounts on my Boss as well from the Head office. But I had underestimated him. He was superb in dodging too. He simply handed over the Head office query for non-performance to me for complying the reply. Handing over the problem or transfer of problem. This is something you must learn Indian Bosses. Other day, one of my friends was telling about his Boss who had a disputed piece of land. He simply gifted that land to his SON-IN-LAW. See the brilliancy. A gift of superb affection –a disputed land. Problem is transferred and affection is also displayed. Killed two birds in one arrow.

Yes, where I had left you? Surrender was not possible in my case. Right! So what to do? My boss, my no “no-no”, in house also became little worried seeing my dejected face everyday as I come from office. She is a good face reader. Hold on, let me correct myself. She is a very good “my” face reader.Hey, you do not pronounce that sentence. “My” means “me”. Still I did not make it clear; you may pronounce the second sentence too. Let me be very clear, “my” means “Munna Bhai”. So, do not show your face and ask her to read. Ok.

She read my face and told me in her melodious and soft voice {I am not comparing with public announcement system} DAARRLING. WHY DO NOT YOU TAKE YOUR DECISION IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE RIGHT? Ooph! So brilliant!! So affectionate!!! Affectionate because for the first time she called me DAARRLING and brilliant she almost solved my problem. It had never occurred to me that if my parallel commitment to the Head office makes me responsible it should also permit me to take my own decisions. Next day onwards I started taking my own decisions and kept my “no-no” Boss in the office informed in form of a noting. The noting came back to me with a remark “SEEN” followed by my Boss’s short signature. What does that “SEEN” mean? Well, I do not care.

NOW READ THE FOLLOWINGS WITH CARE AND ATTENTION FOR IT IS MUNNA BHAI’S MANAGEMENT THEORY.

1)The “no-no” person is probably an indecisive person.

2)He will not take any decision but he may allow you to do that.

3)Responsibility always bestows you with a right to take decision even

if it is not spelt out explicitly.

4)Brilliant ideas may come from any ordinary soul. Have an eye for

those.

5)Complicated ideas need not necessarily mean brilliant ideas.

Brilliant idea can be simple and straight.

6)In management solutions are situation dependent. What works for

“A” may not work for “B”.

7)If you always look for rules and manuals, be sure a computer will

replace you soon.

NOW, WHAT YOU SAY “YES-YES” OR “NO-NO”?