Put the Glass Down Today

Dear Readers,

Nice one..

Put the Glass Down Today

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students

"How much do you think this glass weighs?"

'50gms!' ..... '100gms!' .....'125gms' ...the students answered.

"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the professor, "but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"'Nothing' …..the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked. 'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student

"You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?" "Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!" ….. ventured another student & all the students laughed

"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the professor. 'No'…. Was the answer. "Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?"

The students were puzzled. "What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked professor again.

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students "Exactly!" said the professor.

Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.

Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life,

But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day before You go to sleep.. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh &strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way! So, when you leave office today,

Remember friend to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY

Thank you,
JS

What goes through your mind when someone says "Let's go for a drink"?

Dear Readers,

Interesting one..
What goes through your mind when someone says " Let's go for drink"...

Thank you,

JS

IT Quality

Dear Readers,
Here is the Paul’s list of great IT qualities (which I have edited) addresses both considerations.

1.The CIO reports to the CEO or, at least, the chief operating officer, giving the CIO clout and ensuring IT’s independence.

2.An IT steering committee, composed of C-level executives from the business units, makes allocation decisions based on a defined set of priorities and criteria such as ROI. The committee is necessary to ensure that investment decisions are made in the interests of the entire company and not just an individual department.

3.The organization spends an appropriate percentage of corporate revenue on IT, indicating the company’s level of commitment to IT.

4.A well-managed, highly visible security team is in place, since this is one of the most vulnerable areas of IT.

5.Disaster recovery plans and processes, involving users and a documented recovery plan, are well-established and tested regularly.

6.An ongoing commitment to training keeps IT staffers up to date. Organizations that don’t train IT folks and use lots of consultants are not sufficiently focused on in-house staff.

7.Rigid adherence to an appropriate system development life cycle, that both IT and the user community understand, is a priority. Documenting the selection process offers insight into the professionalism of the IT organization.

8.Well defined technical and managerial career paths let all workers achieve higher pay and status. This is the only way to retain top technical people who don’t want to manage others.

9.A monthly major IT project status report is widely distributed throughout the company.

10.The CIO participates in long-range, organizational strategic planning. If not, it’s clear the business views IT as an implementer and not a strategic enabler.

Thank you, Readers
JS