How To Be The Best Ruler - (Second Edition)
How To Be The Best Ruler - (Second Edition)
How To Be The Best Ruler - (Second Edition)
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First have a bird’s eye view of book then mark the topics of
your interest at page of “contents” in beginning of book and
read only the relevant part. Also highlight the topics and text
of your benefit. Repeat reading when needed. Keep the book
in your range.
2. Read like a Teacher: Don’t read this book just to read it.
Read this book like a teacher to understand, and be able to
teach the others. Reason: when you read a book as a teacher,
your understanding level is automatically increased much
more as compared to a simple reader or student.
A request
They Say “An artist installed his picture and requested the
brains of society to indicate faults. A lot of persons indicated
faults, as it was an easy task. Then the artist requested for
correction; only a few were able to advise corrective
measures, as it was a real and positive approach and not an
easy task.
Contents
Section I -
Chapter – 1 Introduction
i. What is meant by best ruler?
ii. Some examples of best rulers
iii. Statue of David
iii. Experience
iv. Training
3. Self confidence
4. Incredible will power & determination with strong,
focused & sustained power of action.
5. Commonsense / Intelligence / Wisdom / Vision
6. Good memory
7. Goal achieving abilities: (i) Goal setting (ii) planning
(iii) implementation
8. Motivation: (i) Self-motivation (ii) Motivating Others
(iii) Creating a Motivational Environment
9. Proactive
10. Aware and alert: 1. Awareness: (i) self-awareness (ii)
awareness of situation and circumstances
2. Alertness (i) active with full of energy level, no laziness.
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3. Body Language:
i. Smile
ii. Facial Expression
iii. Gestures
iv. Gait
v. Positioning
vi. Contact
vii. Posture
viii. Sounds
4. Habits:
(i) Learning attitude
(ii) Books reading
(iii) Chess (Game of Kings)
(iv) Impartial self-analysis daily before sleep
v. Thinking big
7. Administration
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iv. Ability to get work done by others within time ensuring the
quality, quantity and economy of work.
5. Challenges to government
6. People and their problems
7. Development of country
8. Foreign Policy
9. Financial Management
10. Reforms
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7.Author’s view
Subsection 3:
Chapter 12 – Structure and strategy of government
Subsection 4:
Administration and dealings of government
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v. problem solving
Chapter 27 – Security
Causes of crime
How to Control Crimes; (Crime Control)
Chapter 28 – Unemployment
Chapter 29 – Poverty eradication
Chapter 30 - Price Control
Chapter 31 - Corruption.
Chapter 32 - Electricity shortage
Subsection 7:
Chapter 33 – Development of country
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Subsection 8:
Chapter 34 – Foreign Policy
Section I
Introduction
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 What is meant by “Best Ruler”
Note: A normal person is that who cares himself and do not harm
others. A good person is that who cares himself and also equally
beneficial for his closer ones. A better person is that who cares himself
and is beneficial for his closer ones and also for other persons. The best
and great person is that who is more caring and more beneficial than
himself for the whole society/country/world.
It is said that a ruler’s life is not his own but a trust for his
nation. Secondly ruler-ship is a full time task and not an easy
job. So the ruler has to change his personality & lifestyle
according to the necessity of requirement of ruler-ship. The
ruler has to decide that when, where and which type of
speech and impression, he should or need to give before his
companions, his subordinates, Government officials,
Criminals, Foreign celebrities and general public etc.
Accordingly, the ruler has to modify his personality i.e.
speech and behavior etc.
The skill is the ability to do something well, which develops from one's
education, knowledge, aptitude, practice and experience etc.
Abilities differ from skills in the sense that skills are learned, whereas abilities
are a product of both learning and genetic factors.
References. 2
1. siasat naama (book of politics) by Nizam ul mulk Toosi
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8. Motivation
i. Self-motivation
9. Proactive
10. Aware and alert –
i. active with full of energy level, no laziness.
ii. 4 Es of leadership. Energy, energizer, edge, execution.
Habits:
v. Thinking big
7. Administration
i. Excellent decision power and its implementation
iv. Ability to get work done by others within time ensuring the
quality, quantity and economy of work.
Basics of personality
The effective personality is based on education, knowledge,
training and experience etc.
Training/Experience
3.1 Trustworthy
As regards the abilities, a good ruler is that who is
trustworthy having ability, tendency and capacity to do
result producing work for the welfare of his nation
especially for common men.
How to be trustworthy
I. Adopt trust creating characteristics
(1) Truthfulness
(2) Honesty
“If I say you that a large Army is present behind the hill of
Safa and may attack on you, then will you trust it”?
The Hill of Safa was a very small hill, if any army would
have been present there. It would have been clearly seen.
Even then the people of Mecca answered that we trust in
you, if you say that there is an army behind the hill, we will
believe it, because you have never spoken a lie in your whole
life.
Fulfillment of Promises
Self - control
A person aspiring to become and remain ruler must have
self-control. “One who cannot control over himself, how he
can control and rule over others”.
They say:
1. Control on speech.
2. Control on lust
3. Control on anger.
4. Control on arrogance.
5. Control on greed
● How to say?
The ruler should always take care & talk according to his
status and avoid loose talk.
They say; “The words once spoken from mouth and the
arrow thrown out from bow do not come back”
2. Control on lust:
Regarding control on Lust, it is to be noted that still in
modern age; people believe and expect that their ruler is a
super normal and a very pious person. So before losing
control; one should think about his respect, prestige and
expectations of his nation. History witnesses that whenever
any ruler could not control over his lust, he suffered a lot,
sometimes his fame, sometimes his sovereignty or even his
life also.
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3. Control on anger:
To control anger and short- temperedness; a ruler should
understand that he should never be personal in any matter,
or person. His anger should base on some principles, not on
his own likes or dislikes.
4. Control on arrogance:
5. Control on greed:
A ruler can never be sincere with his country if he is greedy.
It is said that Kings are relatively less greedy as compared
to the elected head of states. Because the elected persons
think that their government is for short period and they
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iii. Never forget this fact that all your money will remain
with you only in your life and is useless after death. At that
time only your good deeds will be helpful.
“They say; a person on death bed called his three friends and
asked that how much you can be helpful to me. First friend
said, I helped you in every way in your life but now and
after; I am helpless. The second friend said, I helped you in
your life and now if you die, I will help you in the activities
of your funeral rites. But after that I am helpless. The third
friend said that I remain with you in your life and I will also
remain with you now and even after death I will be helpful
to you.
- Social life,
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- Family life,
- Personal life.
3. Self-confidence
Are decisive
Have a presence
Avoid challenges
(i) Self-analysis.
10. They say “First unlearn your fear then learn confidence”
But for that, you must have strong faith in God, and
the belief that no person on earth or ruler of any super power
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Babar prayed to God to forgive him and help him in the war.
He continuously wept and prayed to God, until he developed
the confidence, then he delivered a historical speech before
his soldiers.
“Every person who has come in this world will have to die.
Only Almighty God is to live forever. Every person in this
world has to take the taste of death. So to die like a good and
pious person is better than a bad and notorious person, How
much it is the grace of God to us that if we die in fighting
for him, we will be labeled as Shaheed and if we survive,
then as Ghazi. Let us all together swear on Quran (holy book
of Islam), that no person from us will avoid fighting and try
his best up till end of his life”.
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God and pray for help, it also depends upon your status
(social/official), person/persons to deal (difference of status
or level), situation, time factor & strong favoring points.
Reference. 3.6
1. Power of positive thinking by Norman vincent peel.
MONITORING
ORDER
5. Common sense/Intelligence/Wisdom/Vision
Common sense is the basic ability to perceive, understand,
and judge everyday matters.
Intelligence is the ability to comprehend; to understand and
profit from experience.
The great rulers who changed the history were enriched with
these abilities.
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Intelligence
Categories of intelligence
Three categories;
2. Multiple intelligence
2. Multiple intelligences
In 1983, a professor of Howard University Howard
Gardner presented a theory of multiple intelligence in his
book “Frames of mind”
This theory differentiates intelligence into specific
(primarily sensory) 'modalities', rather than seeing
intelligence as dominated by a single general ability.
According to Gardner, an intelligence must fulfill eight
criteria:
i. potential for brain isolation by brain damage.
ii. place in evolutionary history
iii. presence of core operations
iv. susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression)
v. a distinct developmental progression
vi. the existence of savants
vii. prodigies and other exceptional people
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2. Self-regulation.
3. Motivation.
4. Empathy.
5. Social skills.
The more that you, as a leader, manage each of these areas,
the higher your emotional intelligence would be and higher
you can grow as a leader.
2. Self-regulation
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3. Motivation
4. Empathy
There are four types of behaviours: (i) Antipathy: opposing the feelings of
others. (ii) Apathy: behaving with the feeling of not having much emotion or
interest (iii) Sympathy: the act of sharing the feelings or interests of others (iv)
Empathy: behaving others with feelings by putting yourself in other’s situation.
If you want to earn the respect and loyalty of your team, then
show them you care by being empathy.
5. Social Skills
Leaders who do well in the social skills element of emotional
intelligence are great communicators. They're just as open to
hearing bad news as good news, and they're expert at getting
their team to support them and be excited about a new
mission or project.
WISDOM
Wisdom of Muhammad1
Wisdom of Muhammadpbuh 3
camels, the enemy army slaughters daily for their diet. Salve
answered “Ten” Muhammadpbuh said: that means enemies
are one thousand because one camel is sufficient for one
hundred persons.
Alexander ran to the horse and put off the cloth from the
head of horse and slowly shifted the mouth of horse towards
the sun and continuously tried to relax the horse by his
hands, when he felt that horse is relaxed. He jumped and sat
on the back of horse. Alexander did not use the whip. The
horse started running and took a full round of the ground.
Note: “That person is also wise who does not commit the
same mistake again”.
6. Good memory
It is necessary for a ruler to have good memory.
The rulers who have very weak memory, apart from other
drawbacks, it creates a very disappointing impression of
their personality in their closer ones.
iii. Avoid Hurry and Worry. (For that, keep strong faith in God
and believe that God is always helpful)
iv. Keep items in the same place that you frequently need
such as keys and eyeglasses etc.
(i) Impression
(ii) Repetition
(iii) Association.
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Planning
Planning is preparing a sequence of action steps to achieve
goal.
Importance of planning: Without planning no success.
A plan is like a map, without planning work is same as you
are travelling in a sea without map.
Rules of planning: (i) Plan all the steps that are needed
along the way. (ii)The plan must be written in an organized
manner. By writing out the individual steps, and then
crossing each one off as you complete it, you'll realize that
you are making progress towards your ultimate goal. This is
especially important if your goal is big and/or of long-term.
Implementation
Implementation is the action on planning or decisions.
Importance of implementation: it is the practical element
that takes you towards achievement.
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8. Motivation
The ruler/leader must have the ability of motivation which
includes:
i. self-motivation
ii. Motivate his team.
iii. Develop a Motivational Environment.
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Advantages of self-motivation
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Types of motivation
There are two main types of motivation:
Intrinsic = love or other emotion is the source of motivation
to perform some work based on the expected
satisfaction. Intrinsic motivators include having fun, being
interested and personal challenge.
A lady, Ayesha works because she loves what she does, she
gets enormous satisfaction and self-fulfillment from her
work. Ayesha has enough money and she does not need to
work, she owns her house and can afford to buy what she
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iii. Try to avoid negative people and seek out positive, well-
motivated people. It is a lot easier to be motivated if the
people around you are.
vi. Try not to procrastinate, assess the risks but keep working
towards your goals.
viii. Get Help and Help Others: Don’t be afraid to ask other
for help and don’t hold back if you can help them.
9. Proactive
Active means "doing something." The prefix
pro- means "before." A proactive person is that who is ready
before something happens. The opposite of proactive is
reactive. A reactive person is that who waits for things to
happen before responding.
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Note: It is easy to stay busy and tell yourself you are taking
the right steps, but it is harder to be honest if you are not
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Author is of the view that best is this that you should be true,
honest, along with aware and alert. If you are aware and
alert, your Government is safe and you will rule on the
physique of your people. If you are true and honest you will
rule on the spirit of your people and you will live in the
hearts of your people even beyond your life.
So be true, honest & spend your daily some time to take all
necessary information about all important happenings and
activities of all important persons and departments.
20+ years. He applied his “4Es of leadership model” and made general electric
the most valuable corporation in the world, increased in value over thirty times
and under his leadership turned out more fortune than any other company in
history.
Jack welch claims that 4 E are the defining
characteristics of the world’s most powerful leaders.The
4 E’s of Leadership are as follows;
Energy – Individuals with energy love to “go, go, go.”
These people possess boundless energy and get up every
day ready to attack the job at hand. High energy people
move at 95 miles-per-hour in a 55 mile-per-hour world.
Energizers – know how to spark others to perform.
They outline a vision and get people to carry it out.
Energizers know how to get people excited about a
cause or a crusade. They are selfless in giving others the
credit when things go right, but quick to accept
responsibility when things go awry.
Edge – Those with edge are competitive types. They
know how to make the really difficult decisions, such as
hiring, firing and promoting, never allowing the degree
of difficulty to stand in their way.
Execute – Execution is everything: Execution is the
key to the entire model. Without measurable results, the
other “E’s” are of little use. Executers recognize that
activity and productivity are not the same and are
capable of converting energy and edge into action and
results.
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12. Bountifulness
People do not like or appreciate miser persons in their
relatives & surroundings. So how it is possible that people
may like a miser person as a ruler, rather people expect from
a ruler more and more Bountifulness.
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i. Pseudo Bountiful
When this group came back to King Rome and told the
whole story. King said: No doubt; Hatim is the matchless
bountiful person in the world.
References: bountifulness
1. “Bostaan” by Sheikh Saadi.
2. “Makhzan e Ikhlaq” by Rehmatullah subhani.
3. The book of politics by Nizam ul mulk toosi.
1. A Father
2. A Teacher
3. A Surgeon
● Loving
● Caring
● Helping
● Guiding
Note: The author has not written mother, because mothers mostly
mask the mistakes of their children and forgive them.
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● highly respected
References: A blend
All prophets used the neat & clean but simple dress & shoes
alike the common man of that time.
Note: simple & economical dress, small house & to live like
a common man’s life does not develop the country. However
it serves two purposes.
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i. Common man believes that his ruler cares about him and
he will surely do something good for him & so he feels the
ruler very much near to his heart.
Mao Zedong, Ata Turk, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto & many other
rulers had the habit to comb their hair to backside without
making middle line.
Habits
1. Learning attitude
2. Books reading.
3. Playing Chess.
4. Before sleep daily, impartial analysis of all your
activities of that day and previous relevant
activities.
“OH King, give your two forts and do not give Dilaram,
push the pawn next to elephant, then Horse is making
end of Game”
1 – Creativity
2 – Concentration
Imagine how Napoleon would sit over a plan for hours and
hours. I don´t know how many hours of the day he used for
sleeping but I bet he was simply to focused and concentrated
on the task at hand that he might have forgotten to go to bed.
3 - Logical Thinking
4 - Problem Solving
they don´t, but the important thing is that you start the
process of trying to solve them.
5 - Importance of Sacrificing
6 - Decision Making
Reference: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Martin_Stern
In the modern era; not only for the ruler but also for common
men; the life skills has been introduced as basic tools to
achieve success in any field of life.
v. Thinking big
7. Administration
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iv. Ability to get work done by others within time ensuring the
quality, quantity and economy of work.
What to think
Stop uncontrolled overthinking: first and foremost
step is to learn to stop uncontrolled overthinking which
is so dangerous that it will lead you no way and just
waste of time.
In every human, thousands of thought come daily but
to be successful in life, there is a great need to squeeze
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Tips
Steps
1. Understand different types of thinking. There isn't one
right way to think about things. Instead there are lots of ways
of thinking, some of which are more effective than others.
You'll need to learn different types of thinking, to better
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use your brain, the stronger it will get and the better you'll
be able to think.
His wife entered the room and saw her husband sitting
worried, she read the text what his husband wrote. She took
another paper and wrote something and gave her husband to
read. It was written.
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13. Replace have with get: Do you ever notice how many
times we say that we have to do something? I have to go to
work. I have to go grocery shopping. I have to pay my rent.
Now change this one little word to get and see what
happens. I get to go to work. I get to go grocery shopping.
Even, I get to pay my rent. Your attitude quickly changes
from needing to fulfill obligations to being grateful for the
things that we become accustomed to having: a job to
support you and your family, food on the table, and a roof
over your head. Try to make this change when you are
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Quick and effective exercises can help you feel happier, avoid
anxiety, increase your willpower, deepen relationships and
boost confidence.
A few years ago, I came across a simple idea that has been
validated in hundreds of experiments and has given rise to
quick and effective exercises that can help you feel
happier, avoid anxiety, increase your willpower, deepen
relationships and boost confidence. Perhaps most
surprising of all, it does not involve trying to change how
you think.
The idea dates back to the turn of the 20th century and to
the work of Victorian philosopher William James. Working
at Harvard University, James proposed a radical new
theory about the link between thinking and behavior.
According to conventional wisdom, your thoughts and
feelings cause you to behave in certain ways. Feeling
happy makes you smile, and feeling sad makes you frown.
James wondered whether the exact opposite might also be
true, namely that the way you behave can change how you
feel.
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1. Feeling Happy
There is more to lifting your mood than forcing your face
into a brief, unfelt smile that finishes in the blink of an eye.
Instead:
2. Moving On
Struggling to get over an upsetting choice you had to
make? Researcher Xiuping Li from the National University
of Singapore Business School asked each participant in a
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Next time you want some help getting over the loss of a
client or a bad business decision, write a brief description
of what happened on a piece of paper, put the paper in an
envelope, and kiss the past goodbye. And if you really
want to have fun, reach for the matches and convert your
envelope into a pile of ashes.
5. Muscle Magic
People who are highly motivated often tense their muscles
as they prepare to spring into action. But research from Iris
Hung, an associate professor of marketing at the National
University of Singapore, has shown that the opposite is
also true—you can boost your willpower simply by tensing
your muscles. Next time you feel your willpower draining
away, try, for example, making a fist, contracting your
biceps, pressing your thumb and first finger together, or
gripping a pen in your hand.
6. Breaking Habits
You can help crack unwanted habits by behaving as if you
are someone who never gets stuck in a routine.
Psychologists Ben Fletcher and Karen Pine from the
University of Hertfordshire in the U.K. carried out research
in which people trying to lose weight were asked to adopt a
more flexible approach to life (by, for example, being
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7. How to Negotiate
The chairs that you sit in; effect on your behavior which in
turn affects how you think. In a study by Joshua Ackerman,
an assistant professor of marketing at the MIT Sloan
School of Management, volunteers sat on either hard chairs
or soft-cushioned chairs while paired with strangers to role-
play the negotiation of selling a new car. Those in the hard
chairs sat rigidly, while those sitting in the soft chairs felt
comfortable—and sure enough, their behavior was
significantly different. Those in the hard chairs were more
inflexible in their negotiations and demanded a higher price
for the car.
place your feet flat on the floor and push your shoulders
back and your chest forward.
fear.
4. How to think big: Develop the big thinker’s vocabulary
i.e. (i) Use big, positive, cheerful words and phrases to
describe how you feel. (ii) Use bright, cheerful, favorable
words and phrases to describe other people.(iii) Use
positive language to encourage others. (iv) Use positive
words to outline plans to others.
5. See what can be, not just what is: Look at things not as
they are, but as they can be. A big thinker always
visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn’t stuck
with the present. Positive and big visualization adds value
to everything so practice adding value to things, to people
and to yourself.
6. How to think and dream creatively- You Are
What You Think You Are: (i) Always show positive
attitudes toward your job so that your subordinates will
‘pick up” right thinking. (ii) At your job each day, ask
yourself, “Am I worthy in every respect of being imitated?
Are all my habits such that I would be glad to see them in
my subordinates?
7. Build your “sell-yourself-to-yourself” commercial
Most of us sell ourselves short. We suffer from self-
deprecation. We suffer from low-self-esteem. So how do
we change that? One way to do it is through our self-talk
i.e. Practice uplifting self-praise. Don’t practice belittling
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would discuss?
vii. When I lose my temper: Would an important person
get mad at what I’m mad at?
viii. My jokes: Is this the kind of joke an important person
would tell?
ix. My job and status: How does an important person
behave with others?
v. Creative thinking
Sender (communicator) must know and keep in mind: (i) his objective which
must be accurate, acceptable, accessible, achievable, affordable and
applicable (ii) interests & needs of audience (iii) channels of communication
(iv) his message & its purpose (v) his abilities and limitations.
Message: it must be; (i) meaningful (ii) based on felt need, relevant or
important issue (iii) in easy language without ambiguity (iv) clear &
understandable (v) to the point and adequate, neither too long nor too short
(vi) appropriate without contradiction to any religion, culture, social and
ethical values (vii) timely.
Receiver: may be single person, group or large gathering (audience). The
audience may be controlled or uncontrolled. Controlled audience
(homogenous group) is one which gather with common interest. Uncontrolled
audience (heterogeneous group) is one which includes additional gathering
with motives of curiosity. The audience may be disciplined or undisciplined.
Channels (medium) of communication: three types; (i) Interpersonal
communication is person to person individually or with large gathering. This
is face to face and direct and so communication is more persuasive and
effective.(ii) Communication through media (mass communication) the
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channels used are television, radio and print media. It has advantage of
reaching much larger population in short time.(iii) Folk media; folk dances,
singing, dramas, informal group gatherings and religious meetings etc. this
method is also very effective.
Feedback: it is response of audience to speech. Achievement of desired
response is the beauty of effective communication. Feedback is obtained by
body language of audience, vocal attitude, surveys, interviews and by media.
Ways of communication
Two way communication (interpersonal
communication)
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening
- Speaking
Communication by speaking
Communication by speaking is the most important way of
communication. It is of two types; verbal communication
and non-verbal communication.
1. Before public
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2. Before Media
i. Conversation
iii. Debate
- To give information
- To inspire: you can inspire by your personality
(appearance), confidence, status, body language, words
(subject matter of speech), way (tone) of speaking.
Note: the element to inspire is essential to achieve all
purposes mentioned above.
The outcome of speech: it is the achievement of the
purpose i.e. desired impact on audience and respond of
audience.
Preparation of speech: Speech of a ruler must be
prepared by keeping in mind the purpose and outcome of
speech. It should be prepared very carefully by four types of
Persons i.e.
A Journalist,
A technocrat (relevant)
2- Briefly in points.
Thorough rehearsal:
How to speak
While speaking anywhere one should take care of the
following:
Components of Speech
● Start
● Main Speech
● Closing
The word rapport stems from the old French verb rapporter which means
literally to carry something back and, in the sense of how people relate to
each other means that what one person sends out the other sends back.
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For example, they may realize that they share similar values, beliefs,
knowledge, or behaviors around politics, music or sports.
There are a number of techniques that are supposed to be beneficial in
building rapport such as: matching your body
language i.e., posture, gesture etc; maintaining eye contact; and
matching breathing rhythm.
Methods of rapport building
Mirroring
Mirroring means getting into rhythm with the person on as many levels
as possible.
- Emotional mirroring – Empathizing with someone's emotional state by
being on 'their side' and show your empathy towards them
- Posture mirroring – Matching the tone of a person's body language not
through direct imitation, as this can appear as mockery, but through
mirroring the general message of their posture and energy.
- Tone and tempo mirroring – Matching the tone, tempo, inflection, and
volume of a person's voice.
Reciprocity
Giving or doing favors without directly asking for something in return
can trigger feelings of obligation.
Commonality
Commonality is the technique of deliberately finding something in
common with a person in order to build a sense of camaraderie and trust.
This is done through shared interests, dislikes, and situations
Ref; rapport – Wikipedia.
Main Speech:
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(i) Rule to impress others is that the listeners should feel that
you are speaking sincerely, true and from the core of your
heart and not just to talk or superficially.
The author talked with some laborers in Pakistan that why you
like Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan). Do you
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4-Experience
They say “one who laughs, people laugh with him and
one who weeps; mostly he has to weep alone”
which it was written “Why did not you speak at that time,
what you were doing”. Khrushchev shouted on speaker; who
has written this, stand up. No body stood up. “OK” said the
Khrushchev I was at the same position where you are now”.
References. 3.7
1. “How to develop self-confidence & influence people by public speaking”
by Dale Carnegie.
2+3. “The Leaders” by Richard Nixon
3. Emotional intelligence:
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4. Public dealing
This skill needs; judgment of persons & situation then deal
correctly.
Judgment of persons
Objective to judge persons: By understanding persons,
you can well assume that how they will respond, behave and
cooperate; and also how much they are trustable, with
reference to truthiness, honesty and fulfillment of promise.
In this way judgment of persons enables you to deal them
properly.
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Caesar1, the great Roman King was very wise and strong
King but could not judge and understand his companions
who planned & ultimately killed him; even his close friend
Brutus was also involved. When he was stabbed by them, he
turned towards Brutus and Brutus also stabbed him, he was
very much surprised and said “you too Brutus”
(i) They say “to understand a person; don’t check his Bio-
data, Date of Birth (Zodiac Star). Palmistry, photograph or
facial features etc. There is a simple method to understand
persons i.e. concentrate on the speech of persons when they
are talking, mostly persons show their personality & mind
level, during talking.
One Tribal Head Sher Shah Soori (real name Fareed Khan)
cut the vermicelli by his knife and then ate easily. Babar
observed all this, he called his son Humayun and warned
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Later on, after the death of King Babar, Humayun was made
the King. The same tribal head Shershah Soori had a war
with Humayun and defeated him. Humayun had to run away
to Afghanistan to save his life.
For all questions the person said, “No” then UmarRA said;
that means, you do not know that person.
Judgment of situation
It is the ability to assess & understand the prevailing
situation & circumstances. This ability is very necessary for
further planning or action.
that he was still the prime minister & Zia was still under his
command and could not assess & understand the changed
situation. So he behaved with Zia in the same ruling way.
Hence the result was entirely different from Bhutto’s
expectations. Zia became very angry, later a suit of murder
was filed against Bhutto and resultantly Bhutto was hanged
till death.
i. Every situation
- Media.
i. postpone
8- Dealing in family
10- No dealing.
(i)To solve crisis: First have the right vision then deal
tactfully: First have the right vision means that first step to
deal a crisis is to take the correct information of the incident
with all respects so that the situation may become crystal
clear. Secondly, the situation must not be handled
emotionally, but decently in a tactful and planned manner,
keeping in view the results of your action.
they saw a princess taking bath; her clothes & jewelry were
placed at the bank of pool. The crow picked the diamond
necklace of princess in its beak and flew back to the tree
where the snake was residing. The watchmen of princess
followed the crow. When the watchmen came nearer, the
crow threw the necklace in the hole of stem of tree in the
burrow of snake. The watchmen approached the hole of stem
of tree and saw the snake there near the necklace. The
watchmen killed the snake, picked the necklace of princess
and went back.
4. Time management
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First of all let us see how much time is available to us, which
is needed to be managed.
• - Social life,
• - Family life,
• - Personal life.
servant gave him the golden stick & said, you deserve this
because you are very foolish as you struggled for smaller
and temporary life and not for permanent life”.
The ways – we waste our time: Most of the persons do not realize
wastage of time. However every person waste his time by own choice,
which may be;
• Television, too much watching.
• Mobile – Long conversations.
• Games on mobile & computer/Laptop.
• Waste time by thinking negative about others.
• Persons without any aim, waste their own time & of others
also.
• Lazy persons (waste also slowly- waste 15 minutes in half
hour)
• Window shopping
• Frequent shopping and extraordinary bargaining
• Long discussions on petty, irrelevant or unimportant matters
• Too much time for preparation to go out – dressing & make up
etc.
Other time wasters: common time wasters are;
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• Unwanted visitors
• Unclear objectives
• Disorganization
• Interruptions
How to cost your time: Calculate the number of hours you work per day and
from the figures generated you can work out an hourly rate. This will give you
a reasonable estimate of how much your time is worth. Calculating how much
your time is worth will help you to work out that how much it is good to work
on certain job.
Don’t let others to cost you and your time e.g. when
Yousefpbuh was brought in slave market for sale, his first
price was rated only a reel of thread.
(ii)Self-assessment;
(iii) Find out the cause of time wasting i.e. time wasters,
obstacles etc. then avoid those step by step.
• Set goals/objectives.
• Scheduling
• Pray to God
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4. Scheduling
• Pray to God
ii. What are the core values or objectives that drive my life?
These tasks are “time killer” activities that don’t help you
achieve any of your goals. Generally speaking, these are
usually distractions e.g. web browsing, face book, Whats-
up and any activity you use to postpone what you should
do.
2. Effort vs result:
When you make a "to do" list, prioritize each item by the
amount of effort required (1 to 10, with 1 being the least
amount of effort) and the potential positive results (1 to 10,
with 10 being the highest impact.)
Now divide the amount of effort by the potential results to
get a "priority" ranking. Do the items with the highest
resulting priority number first.
Task 1: meeting.
Effort=10, Result=2, Priority= o.5
Task 2: publicity
Effort=4, Result=4, Priority=1
3. Pareto principle
The Pareto principle, named after Italian
economist Vilfredo Pareto, which specifies an unequal
relationship between inputs and outputs. The principle states
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Stress management
Stress is the feeling of emotional burden. It is produced
mostly in response to any physical or mental demand placed
by some stressor.
Stress is part of life. It is universal, no person is without
stress.
The stressor may be internal, external or unknown.
Internal stressors; it includes mainly self-generated stress.
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External stressors
Physical environment: Noise, Bright Lights, Heat, Confined Spaces.
Social Interactions: Misbehaviour of anyone e.g. Rudeness, Bossiness,
Aggressiveness by others.
Organizational: Rules, Regulations, Deadlines, Job relating difficulties e.g.
joblessness, transfers, promotion problems & insufficient earnings from job etc.
Events of life: Deaths of closer ones, Diseases especially all chronic diseases,
mismatched marriage & relating problems, Problems relating to family.
Daily hassles: Misplaced Keys, documents and utility bills, Traffic hassles etc.
Internal stressors
These are mostly self-generated & so can be prevented and corrected.
Lifestyle choices: Over intake of caffeine, Lack of sleep, overloaded schedule.
Negative thinking: Pessimistic thinking, Self-criticism and over analysis etc.
Personality characteristics: Unrealistic expectations, Taking things personally,
Exaggeration i.e. magnifies minor things & make issues, Searches reason to fight and
rigid thinking etc.
Personality traits: Perfectionists, workaholics
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References. 3.10
1. Granada (in Urdu language) by Nasim Hijazi.
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Objectives of administration
iv. Ability to get work done by others within time ensuring the
quality, quantity and economy of work.
ii. Done in time. Neither too early nor too late. It is said that
even if; justice delayed it is as justice denied.
6. Decision of marriage.
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• Needs of people
vi. AliRA the Muslim caliph said “Don’t decide when you
are in a state of anger & don’t promise when you are in a
state of great happiness”.
8.Pray to God.
All companions of prophet were against that treaty but the wisdom of
prophet understood the hidden victory of Muslims in that treaty and
decided to accept the treaty called Sulla-Hudabia, Prophet named it
open victory which proved same by passage of time.
Problem solving
Problem is a state of difficulty that needs to be solved.
Problem solving is a method or technique to solve the
problem.
Types of problems:
Personal
Family
Religious
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Official or professional
Social
Nature of problems:
Disputes
Mutiny
Opposition
5. Pray to God.
(7). Decide also end point and time limits i.e. if it is a project
then decide, beginning, intermediate steps, end Point and its
time limits.
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Note: The hats are imaginary and no need to get and wear
the hats as the hats are the symbols of styles of thinking with
all possible perspectives. Each "Thinking Hat" is a different
style of thinking. These are explained below:
You can start from any hat but commonly it is started from
white hat;
Note: Don’t forget to record or save all proceedings in
writing.
White Hat: with this thinking hat, you focus on the
available data. Look at the information that you have,
analyze past trends, and see what you can learn from it. Look
for gaps in your knowledge, and try to either fill them or take
account of them.
Red Hat: "wearing" the Red Hat, you look at problems
using your intuition, gut reaction, and emotions. Also,
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Wearing the White Hat, they analyze the data they have.
They see that the amount of available office space in their
city is gradually decreasing, and they calculate that, by the
time a new office block would be completed, existing space
will be extremely short. They also note that the economic
outlook is good, and steady growth is predicted to continue.
Thinking with a Red Hat, some of the directors say that the
proposed building looks unattractive. They worry that
people would find it an uninspiring place to work.
When they think with the Black Hat, they wonder whether
the economic forecast could be wrong. The economy may
be about to experience a downturn, in which case the
building could only partially occupied for a long time.
The chairman of the meeting wears the Blue Hat to keep the
discussion moving and ideas flowing, encouraging the other
directors to switch their thinking between the different
perspectives.
References. 3.8
1. Public administration by Michael P. Barber.
2.-3. How to develop self-confidence and influence people by public
speaking by Dale Carnegie.
4 “Management” (international edition) by courtland L. Bovee, John V. Thilll
Marian Bark Wood, George P. Dovel.
iii. Capital (including all man-made resources), and when you combine
all of those you get production
2. i. Renewable resources- can be replenished over a short period of time
e.g. Food, plants, animals.
ii. Non-renewable resources- takes millions of years to replenish (ex.
Fossil fuels- coal, oil, natural gas)
3. i. Man made resources
ii. natural resources?
Biotic; which are formed from organic matter that has decayed. These
include fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum.
Abiotic: these resources come from non-living and non-organic material
e.g. land, fresh water, air, and heavy metals (gold, iron, copper, silver,
etc.)
The goal
8. Organizational skill
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4. For all that; you need workers who are educated, trained,
motivated and devoted for the objectives and development
of party.
held by these leaders are ones that gel with you and
motivate you? Use this knowledge to build your own
motivational skills.
8. Monitoring and feedback: Agree on a task delivery
date with the person you assign the task to do. Make a note
of this date in your diary. Then follow up regularly to
ensure that the tasks are being executed as per the
scheduled deadlines.
9. Be supportive and stand with your team through thick
and thin. Make sure and remind them that you are always
with them in all circumstances for their rights.
10. Problem solving - To sort out solutions for all
problems and conflicts.
Emphasize to identify major problems within the team and
work together to find solutions. Resolve problems and
conflicts quickly and constructively. Create a problem
solving system with the consent of team.
Problem solving system: Two approaches;
1. Critical thinking approach
2. (i) Team must log its meetings and activities so they may
know where they are and can see, analyze and solve the
problems. (ii) Make a scoring system that lets members to
assess a conflict and see how to resolve the issue. For
example, members may be at a 0–1 score of "no decision"
where the members are unable to reach a consensus or a
score of 10 where all are satisfied.
11. Training: Regular training of individuals to make them
fit to achieve objectives.
Barriers to team building
(i) Insufficient skills of team leader
(ii) Lack of teamwork skills: It is difficult to find team-oriented
members or employees. Most organizations rely on educational
institutions, which have a competitive environment. The students are
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will be less likely to feel stifled if they are near light and
fresh air.
2. Take advantage of your wall space. Your team spends
a lot of time staring at your walls, so this is a great place to
catch their attention and motivate them into doing better
work. Here are a few things you can put on your walls:
i. Put up a bulletin board where people can post pictures,
birthday cards, and any relevant personal information that
they want to share with their coworkers. This will make
people feel more relaxed and comfortable.
ii. Recognize outstanding members. Hang his/her
achievement note/news on bulletin board for the whole
office to see.
iii. Put up some posters that show the Organization's
progress to motivate the employees to do good work.
iv. You can put up a few motivational slogans, but don't
overdo it.
v. Hang a few pictures that are easy on the eyes or
paintings that leave a pleasant impression.
3. Use food as incentive. Don't underestimate the power of
having some food in the office. People will be much more
excited to come to work if they know that there will be
some food waiting for them. Don’t forget that “path to
heart goes through stomach”
Keep a canteen stocked with tea, coffee and allied so your
team may spend more time in the office instead of stepping
out for tea.
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them feel much more positive about the hard work that
they do.
3. Reward your employees for hard work. Setting up a
system of rewards is an excellent way to motivate your
employees. Whether you set up a contest to see who can
accomplish something the fastest on a certain day, or if you
have a competition to see who can generate the most
revenue by the end of the month, any contest that has a
reward, even if it's silly, will keep your employees
motivated to produce solid work. Here are some great
rewards to offer your employees for a job well-done:
Reward them with small gifts. It counts very much.
Reward them with some awards annually.
Reward your employees with time off. You'll be surprised
to see how quickly your employees start working when you
offer to let them leave 15 or 30 minutes early, or if you
give them the option of coming to work an hour late the
next day.
Note: Don't reprimand an employee publicly. Schedule a
meeting to discuss the problem.
(v) WS vs WP – work stress vs work
positivity Work stress means time pressures, a heavy
workload, a stressful working environment, role
ambiguity, emotional labor , and poor relationships.
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about what they are meant to do. So, make sure that job
descriptions are up to date, and create a team charter to
define everyone's roles and responsibilities.
Summary: when work demands are high and work
positives are low, stress and burnout increase. Conversely,
a high number of work positives and incentives can offset
the effects of work stress. Take the following steps;
1. Identify work stressors.
2. Address work stressors.
3. Identify work positives and incentives.
4. Address work positives and incentives.
When you lessen work stressors and promote work
positives, your team will experience less stress, and they
will have a greater sense of engagement and motivation.
Laws of Teamwork
John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American author, speaker,
and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership.
He has written an excellent book on teamwork “The 17 Indisputable Laws
of Teamwork” the summery of these laws is as follows;
1-Law of Significance – One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
An individual acting alone never achieves anything of significance. Look
below the surface. You will find seemingly solo acts are team efforts. Why
is that true? • Teams bring energy, resources, skills, and ideas not available
to an individual. • Teams provide a broader and deeper insight to problems.
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know: 1. The Team: Be clear on the team’s purpose, culture, and history. 2.
The Situation: Be clear on the team’s current challenges. 3. The Players: Be
clear on each person’s experience, skills, temperament, attitude, passion,
discipline, and potential. Do not push people out of their gift zones. How
do you find your niche? • Be secure enough to change and try new things.
• Keep trying new roles until you find the one that makes your heart sing. •
Know your strengths and weaknesses. • Trust your leader or get on another
team. • Be committed to the big picture for the team or get on another team.
Reflect and Apply • If you know your niche but are not working in it, start
planning a transition. • If you have no idea of your niche, look for recurring
themes in your life, take some temperament tests, ask others to describe
your strengths, and try new things.
4-Law of Mount Everest - As challenges escalate, need for teamwork
escalates as well.
If you have a dream, you need a team to accomplish it. How do you put
together your team? 1. Define your dream. What would you like to
accomplish during your time on earth? 2. Evaluate your existing team. Your
potential is only as good as your existing team. 3. Define your dream team.
What type of team would it take to realize your dream? Your team is key.
The kind of challenge determines the kind of team you need. When your
team doesn’t match the challenge: • Develop the team members. ‣
Enthusiastic beginners need direction. ‣ Disillusioned learners need
coaching. ‣ Cautious completers need support. ‣ Self-reliant achievers need
responsibility. • Add key team members to fill gaps. • Consider having a
team member step into a leadership role for a season. • After attempts at
training and coaching, if a member does not have the skills or attitude Type
of Challenge Type of Team New Creative Controversial United Changing
Fast and Flexible Unpleasant Motivated Diversified Complementary Long-
term Determined Everest-sized Experienced You are most valuable where
you add the most value. The time to build your team is before you have a
critical challenge. necessary for the team, remove that ineffective member.
Reflect and Apply • You cannot win a great challenge alone. Teach yourself
to rally with your team. • That which is true for team members is true for
the leader. If you don’t grow, you must go.
5-Law of the Chain - Strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.
Your team is not for everyone. • Not everyone will take your journey. Some
will not want to go. • Not everyone should take your journey. Where you
are going is not right for some. • Not everyone can take your journey. Some
will not have the skills required for the journey. The Impact of a Weak Link
on Stronger Members: 1. They have to help the weak links. 2. They
begin to resent the weak links. 3. They become less effective because of the
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increased load covering for the weak links. 4. They begin to question the
leader’s ability to deal with the weak links. Reflect and Apply Prioritize
your responsibilities: organization first > the team > individual team
members > yourself last. Are you hindering the team? • Having trouble
keeping pace with the team. • Not growing in my area of responsibility. •
Not supportive of big picture. • Difficulty seeing my weaknesses. •
Struggling to work well with team members. If yes, put a plan in place to
address the issues or to find another team.
6-Law of the Catalyst: Winning teams have players who make things
happen.
Without a catalyst, a team loses focus, gets out of rhythm, decreases in
energy, breaks down in unity, and loses momentum. A catalyst is a person
who gets it done and then some, who brings intensity and fun to the team.
To recognize a potential catalyst, look for people who are: • Intuitive: They
sense things others don’t. • Communicative: They say things others don’t
say to get the team moving. They know when a person needs a boost and
when a person need a boot. • Passionate: They bring contagious enthusiasm
to a team. • Talented: They have the skills to succeed and share their gifts
with others to help them succeed. • Creative: They look for fresh, innovative
ways to do things. • Initiating: They step forward to make things happen. •
Responsible: They are willing to carry the load to make things happen. •
Generous: They give of themselves to carry something through. •
Influential: Others respond to what they say and do. Reflect and Apply •
You need catalysts to push the team to its potential. • Identify and enlist
catalysts for your team. • Identify those with the potential to be catalysts.
Encourage them and help them develop as catalysts. A weak link will
eventually rob the team of momentum and potential.
7-Law of the Compass - Vision gives team members direction and
confidence.
A team that embraces a vision becomes focused, energized, and confident.
It knows where it is headed and why it is going there. A Team’s Vision
Must Be Aligned with a: 1. Moral Compass (look above): This helps
members check their motives. 2. Intuitive Compass (look within): It must
resonate with team members to fire up the committed and fry the
uncommitted. 3. Historical Compass (look behind): It should build on the
past to show value of those who have contributed. Use stories. 4.
Directional Compass (look ahead): Use goals to bring targets to the vision.
5. Strategic Compass (look around): Develop a strategy. People need
instruction in what to do to make the vision become a reality. 6. Visionary
Compass (look beyond): Challenge people with a far-reaching vision.
Reflect and Apply • Do you know and embrace your team’s vision? If not,
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perhaps you belong on another team. • How does your team’s vision align
with your strengths, convictions, and purpose?
A leader is responsible for keeping the vision in front of people.
8-Law of the Bad Apple - Rotten attitudes ruin a team.
Why Are Attitudes Important? • When attitudes go up so does the potential
of the team. • Attitude is catching. • Bad attitudes compound faster than
good ones. • Rotten attitudes left alone ruin a team. Attitudes are subjective.
Watch for symptoms like these: • Inability to admit when they are wrong. •
Failing to forgive. Holding a grudge. • Petty jealously. Expecting the same
rewards for less results or contribution to the team. • Overpowering belief
in their own importance. • Hogging all the credit. Seeking the spotlight even
if they have not earned it. • A critical spirit. Never praising others. Reflect
and Apply If you notice the symptoms of a bad attitude in someone, you
may have a bad apple on your team. Conduct a crucial conversation with
the person. • Tell him what you have observed. • Give him the opportunity
to clarify or correct your impressions. • Set clear expectations for behaviors
on the team. • Hold him accountable. • If he does not meet expectations,
remove him from the team. Assess your own attitude and how you behave
towards team members. Do you need an attitude adjustment? ☐ Clarity ☐
Connectedness ☐ Purpose ☐ Goals ☐ Honesty ☐ Stories ☐ Challenge ☐
Passion ☐ Modeling ☐ Strategy
Your attitude is key to shaping the team’s attitude.
9-Law of Countability - Members must be able to count on each other
when it counts.
The Formula for Countability We don’t work for each other; we work with
each other. • Character: Person you can trust. • Competence: Person who is
able to do his part. • Commitment: Person who will not give up when things
become difficult. • Consistency: Person who is reliable over time. •
Cohesion: Person who puts the team first. Reflect and Apply How is your
countability? How can you promote countability on your team? • Give
recognition to the team when possible. • Encourage things that promote
team identity. • Focus on a common purpose. • Take time to have fun
together. • Be an example of high countability.
10-Law of the Price Tag - A team fails to reach potential if it fails to pay
the price.
Truths about the Price Tag - 1. Every member must pay the price. 2. You
must continue to pay the price. Avoid destination disease where you think
that meeting one goal means you can stop working. 3. The price increases
if the team wants to improve or change. Each member must step up to the
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challenge. 4. The price never decreases. Each person must decide whether
the goal is worth the price they must pay. The Price of Being a Team Player
• Sacrifice: You will need to put much effort into supporting the team. •
Time Commitment: It takes time to build relationships and learn how to
become a team. • Personal Development: You will need to keep growing to
continue to benefit the team. • Unselfishness: You will need to think of the
team’s needs above your own. Reflect and Apply • Which of your personal
goals are you willing to give up for the team? • If you are the leader, model
sacrifice by: ‣ Continuing to grow for the team’s sake. ‣
Giving your time for the team’s sake. ‣ Empowering others for the team’s
sake. ‣ Making difficult decisions for the team’s sake. • Once you have
modeled sacrifice, challenge team members to do the same. • Reward team
members for making sacrifices and tell them how it makes a difference. Key
Quality never always demonstrate high integrity 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Serve with
excellence 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Dedicated to the team’s success 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
Reliable 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Act to pull the team together 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
Character +Competence +Commitment +Consistency +Cohesion =
Countability
11-Law of the Scoreboard - A team can make adjustments when it knows
where it stands.
Team that succeed make adjustments to continually improve themselves
and their situations. The game plan tells what you want to happen. The
scorecard tells you what is happening. You need a scorecard to: • Provide a
snapshot of where you are. • Evaluate your performance. • Help you make
decisions. • Help you see where to make adjustments. Reflect and Apply •
How do you measure progress for your ministry? • As a leader, how do you
make sure your team members continue to evaluate, adjust, and make good
decisions? • How consistently and effectively do you consult your
scorecard?
12-Law of the Bench - Great teams have great depth.
Starters = frontline people who directly influence the course of the
organization and spend time in the spotlight Bench = people who indirectly
add value and are often neglected and overlooked The Bench is
Indispensable • Most successful people begin as apprentices on the bench.
Good leaders keep their eyes open for emerging talent. • The success of a
supporting member can multiply the success of a starter. When each person
works in an area of strength, the entire team wins. • There are more people
on the bench than there are starters. Neglecting the majority of the team
brings failure to the whole team. • A correctly placed bench player will at
times be more valuable than a starter. • A strong bench gives the leader
more options. • The bench is key at critical times for the team. You Can
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Predict the Future of the Team by Three Things 1. Who is joining the team?
Only add good players. If you find a strong potential player, consider adding
him even if you don’t have an open position. 2. How are you developing
the team? Take the initiative to make sure everyone on the team is growing
and improving. 3. Who is leaving the team? People will come and go. The
key is to replace each loss with a more effective person. Remove people
who don’t add value. Reflect and Apply • Are you building the bench today
for the crisis you will face tomorrow? • Consider these factors when
recruiting: ‣ Personality ‣ Passion (what motivates the person) ‣ Pattern (in
what situations they tend to succeed) ‣ Potential ‣ Profile (how well they
would fit your culture) ‣ Placement (which team would benefit most from
their participation and where they would most likely thrive) • Are you
cultivating an attitude of service and teach-ability? • Do you perform at your
best for the sake of the team? • Do you honor the people on the bench? Are
you mentoring a teammate on the bench? • As a leader, are you making sure
the revolving door moves so that players joining are better than those who
are leaving? When you know what to do, you can do what you know.
13-Law of Identity - Shared values define the team.
If everyone embraces the same values, team members have a connection to
one another and to the team. Organizational values influence and guide the
team’s behavior. Shared values are like: • Glue: Hold people together in
difficult times. • A Foundation: Make things stable. • A Ruler: Set the
standard for performance.
Note: They only have meaning if people behave consistent with the stated
values. • A Compass: Let people know if they are heading in the right
direction and making the right decisions. • A Magnet: Attract people with
like values. • An Identity: Give the team a unique identity. Reflect and
Apply • Do team members demonstrate our antiochian values?( The labels
used for Orthodox Churches, such as Greek Orthodox,
or Russian Orthodox, or Antiochian Orthodox. These national labels reflect
the administrative structure of the Church, but not the Church’s faith, which
is common to all)
As a leader, do you practice and teach others our values?
14-Law of Communication - Interaction fuels action.
Every teams needs to develop good communication in four directions. 1.
Leader to Teammates: Leadership rises and falls on communication. A
leader’s communication should be: ‣ Consistent ‣ Clear (straightforward) ‣
Courteous 2. Teammates to Leader: Be direct and respectful when
communicating with a leader. 3. Among Teammates: Communicate for the
common good. ‣ Be supportive. ‣ Stay current. Avoid rehashing issues.
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difficult things • Make changes to improve the team. • Earn buy-in from
team members. • Communicate commitment. • Develop and equip
members. High Morale: Leader must do little things • Keep the team
focused. • Communicate successes. • Remove morale mashers. • Allow
others to lead.
17-Law of Dividends - Investing in the team compounds over time.
Developing people pays off in every way. When everyone on the team is
investing in others, the benefits are like those of compound interest. Get
Started - 1. Decide to invest in the team. This starts the process. 2. Gather
the best team possible. This elevates the potential of the team. 3. Pay the
price to develop the team. This ensures growth. You will have to give up
something to have the resources necessary to develop the team. 4. Do things
as a team. This provides community. Share some common experiences. 5.
Empower team members. This raises up leaders for the team. Avoid holding
too tightly to your power or position. 6. Give credit for success to the team.
This lifts team morale. Compliment those who perform. 7. Observe how
your investment is yielding results. This bring accountability to the team. 8.
Stop investing in members who don’t grow. This eliminates losses for the
team. Spend your time on those who want to grow and are growing. 9.
Create new opportunities for the team. This allows them to stretch. 10. Give
the team the best chance to succeed. This guarantees the team a high return.
Clear as many obstacles as you can. Reflect and Apply • As a team member,
are you giving a good return for what your teammates are investing in you?
• As a leader, take responsibility for investing in your core leaders. • As a
leader, make investing in others part of your organization’s culture.
Lobby making
Lobby making is the process of taking favor of persons for
some purpose.
2. By media.
Section – II
What is sovereignty?
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Contrary to that there are other examples also that the rulers
trusted on God, determined, acted on their mission & got
success.
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He attacked and got victory. Later the future tellers said that
stars came near but due to some divine power they went far
and there remain no danger rather good time started.
3) Make a plan.
King Iran Raza Shah Pehlwi ruled over Iran for years.
(Before him his father was king). His government was very
strong. But Iman Khomini brought a revolution, finished
the government of King Raza and also ended the Kingship
in Iran. Then Imam Khomini made a new type of
government, a religious government making a great change
in lifestyle and even thinking of people of Iran.
Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and United Arab
Emirates have become welfare states exclusively for their citizens. All
foreign nationals, including legal residents and legal long term employees are
prohibited from partaking in the benefits of the welfare state.
Clement Attlee. The United States did not have an organized welfare system
until the Great Depression, when emergency relief measures were introduced
under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Even then, Roosevelt's New Deal
focused predominantly on a program of providing work and stimulating the
economy through public spending on projects, rather than on cash payment.
References. 6
1. siasat naama (book of politics) by Nizam ul mulk Toosi
2. Ruler sahaba (urdu language) by mahmood ahmed gazanfer.
3. From babar to yousaf by jamil yousaf.
4. Political thoughts of Muslims by prof. Rasheed ahmed.
5. Mukhzn e ikhlq by rehmatullah subhani.
6. siasat naama (book of politics) by Nizam ul mulk Toosi
7. Hundred great kings by john kenning.
8. Islamic History by Akbar Najeeb abadi.
9. Courtesy; Dr. Farhan & Dr. S. Naveed .
10. Wikipedia, welfare state.
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ii. A ruler must clearly know when, where, on whom & how
to exercise his powers. And on whom he should avoid to
use his powers.
iii. Always keep in mind the strength & background strength
of opponent person, group or country.
iv. Calculate the expected outcome.
v. Create or wait for suitable & justified time before action,
then start action.
1. Public administration by Girish malhotra. Murari lal & sons new Delhi.
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Section III
How to Rule
Subsections
1. Ideologies and methods to rule
2. How to make government
3. Structure and strategy of government
4. Administration and dealings of government
5. Challenges to government
6. People and their problems
7. Development of country
8. Foreign Policy
9. Financial Management
10. Reforms
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Section III
How to Rule
Subsection 1: Ideologies and methods to rule
Chapter 8 – i. Objective to rule
ii. What a ruler should do
Chapter 9 - How to be successful
Chapter 10 – Techniques to Rule
1. Training from ex-ruler & others
7.Author’s view
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Subsection 1
cool, feet warm & tongue sweet. It will give you magical
results most of the time”
7.Monitoring:
Golden rule of success > Work + wisdom + virtue = victory
7. Author’s view
I. Understand & discipline persons.
class, farmer class, poor and rich class; with their emotional
attachments and customs. Also understand & analyze their
genuine & justified problems, needs & demands.
(ii). Make a plan to discipline your political party,
government officials and the nation as a whole.
II. Understand and analyze your system (political & official)
of country. Streamline the system.
III. Necessities for success of a Government
1. A sincere, devoted and disciplined leader.
2. A team of officials, ministers, advisors, secretaries
etc.
Who should be sincere, qualified, skilled, trained,
disciplined and have the tendency & capacity to do
work.
3. Team work
4. Impartial, Just, Judiciary
5. Honest police
6. A strong, effective intelligence network and its strong
and effective use.
7. A positive media.
8. An effective system of Monitoring and prompt action
accordingly.
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IV. Art to rule: (i) make it crystal clear to all; from top to
grass root level about the objectives of your government
with time-limits to achieve the objectives. Also define the
standard of quality and quantity of satisfactory achievement.
(ii) Control indirectly through administrators. Take
feedback from them regularly. Take reports from your
informers daily. Remember that monitoring is the key to
rule. Sometimes check yourself also.
(iii) Ensure Justice all over country; also ensure
accountability & punishment to the criminals across the
board. Create an atmosphere of fear for every that person
who intends to do corruption or crime.
(iv) Plan to increase faithful & venturesome persons and to
avoid from cheaters & traitors.
(v) Most of the people are very much emotional about their
religion, so appreciate, promote & facilitate to assure the
safe, undisturbed and independent worship of every
religion; by so strict control that nobody would be spared,
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References. 10
1. Al-Farooq by Shibli Numani.
2. Caliph Ali’sRA directions for rulers by Daawat academy.
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References 11
1- “Fateh” by General Akhter abdul Rehman.
2- From Babar to Zafar (urdu language) by Jamil yousaf.
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Subsection 3
Chapter 12 – Structure and strategy of government
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Subsection 4:
Administration and dealings of government
Chapter 13 – Administration
I. Types of persons to deal after getting power.
II. Elements of administration
i. Streamline the system
v. problem solving
Note: To understand the subject, please read this chapter with chapter of
administrative skill.
Categories of discipline
Three categories;
(i) Party discipline (organizational discipline): It means
to train all members of party to adapt the following
discipline.
i. Punctuality & regularity.
ii. Sense of responsibility towards one’s duty.
iii. Observance of rules of party.
iv. Observance of justice and fair play.
v. Observance of decorum with colleagues and with respect
to chain of command.
vi. Complete faithfulness.
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Styles of delegation
There are four styles of delegation:
If you are honest and have identified that you are not always
delegating effectively, choose to change. Learn how to
practice stewardship delegation. Although individuals will
have different levels of authority, everyone should be clear
about how their work fits into the big picture as well as:
Expectations
deadlines, and
reporting mechanisms
3. Rule of law3: Which means that the state must run, abide
by and act on the principle of rule of law, secondly the law
applies equally to everyone, rulers and ruled alike.
Do not waste and let waste the time in the meeting. Keep
yourself and others on the point necessary to be discussed.
Note: you must have great judgment power that which type
of person is this and then how he can be controlled.
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Positive Methods
i. Involve the office persons in their own work, for which
they were deputed.
iv. Make your system of work quick, for that, make your
habit to finish your daily work on daily basis. Order your
supervisors & administrators to adapt the same routine. Do
not forget to take feedback from your administrators and
supervisors that daily work is finished on daily basis or not
and how much.
vi. Some office workers are in the habit of the policy “Look
busy Do nothing”. Identify them, also identify persons not
working sufficiently or even not working at all, only taking
salaries. Deal them accordingly & strictly.
5. Information System
Your system of information should be very quick and
accurate it is of two types.
I. Internal Information System.
II. External Information System.
I. Internal Information System
Information needed to you about all important events and
activities of VIP persons. This information is very necessary
and influential for effective administration. For that your
sources are;
(i) CCTV (Close Circuit T.V)
(ii) Your informers.
(iii) Official information system.
(i) Close Circuit T.V
CCTV is the necessity of office. It is very effective and a
silent method to create discipline in the office. It is
beneficial in many ways i.e.
i. You cannot be present at every place and in every room.
CCTV gives you this facility to observe at the same time at
many places.
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i. According to situation.
ii. If you think and it also appears that the result of this
relaxation will be good for system or otherwise.
iii. This should not become a routine.
iv. This should not become a precedent.
v. You should be sure that this relaxation is justified.
vi. On the humanitarian ground, provided it may not be
dangerous for you.
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References. 13 Administration
Police, Judiciary, Armed Forces etc. Justice, security from crimes and foreign
invaders are the purposes and benefits.
5. Welfare departments: These departments are also Cost effective i.e.
government spends for welfare of citizens and there is no monetary profit e.g.
health, education and judiciary etc. Educated, healthy, discipline & peaceful
society are the purposes and benefits.
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positive sense. They used this technique for defense & for
awareness of bad intentions of their enemies and also to
identify the cheaters & traitors.
i. Current situation
Later on; this conception was also proved wrong and results
were totally unexpected.
Author is of the view that best is this that you should be true,
honest, along with aware and alert. If you are aware and
alert, your Government is safe and you will rule on the
physique of your people. If you are true and honest you will
rule on the spirit of your people and you will live in the
hearts of your people even beyond your life.
So be true, honest & spend your daily some time to take all
necessary information about all important happenings and
activities of all important persons and departments.
Reference 15
1. History of Indo Pak. By Abdullah Malik.
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A hierarchical organization
chain of command
a fixed area of activity
rigid division of labor
regular and continuous execution of assigned tasks
all decisions and powers specified and restricted by
rules and regulations
officials with expert training in their fields
are analyzed and prepared at the lowest level and the files
travel towards the higher level step by step. The peak
level person who is the deciding authority, very rarely
analyzes by his own so does not know the exactness of
cases. So it is best to re-organize the structure of
organization and reduce the numbers. Fewer tiers will
improve efficiency and governance.
5. Technocracy in bureaucracy: It is a
form of bureaucracy in which scientists and technical
experts control the departments. The technocrats are
preferred in bureaucracy as they can understand and
suggest improvements relatively better due to their
knowledge, skill & experience in respective fields as
compared to non-technocrats.
Importance of justice
Justice means punishing actions or words that are wrong
and upholding things that are good.
(viii) Sultan Mahmood1 advised his sons that religion and justice
are interlinked, without justice you cannot save weak and poor
people from the cruelty of powerful persons.
(x) History appreciates and remembers those rulers who
were just-minded and promoted justice. People of country
always pray for that ruler who is just minded e.g. King
Nosherwan was so much just that people named him
Nosherwan just.
(ix) Height of Justice: Caliph UmarRA was so just that for a
crime, he ordered for whipping to his own son; who died
during whipping.
Powers of judiciary
Power to get its Decisions and Judgements enforced:
The judiciary has the power not only to deliver judgements
but also to get these enforced. It can direct the executive to
carry out its decisions. The executive is bound to obey the
judiciary.
Reforms in judiciary
Reforms
Following theories are necessary to be understood to bring reforms in
media;
tolerated. Many steps are taken to curb the freedom of press like licensing,
censorships, approval of content prior to publication and punishments etc.
2. Libertarian theory:
Libertarian theory opposes authoritarian theory, which requires all forms of
communication to submit to governing elites.
If freed from authoritarian rule individuals would “naturally” follow their
conscience, seek truth, engage in public debate, and create better life for
themselves and others.
John Milton asserted in fair debate good and truthful arguments would always
win out over lies and deceit, the self-righting principle. The self-righting
principle is fundamental within social responsibility theory.
The founding fathers also subscribed to liberal thought.
Three fundamental concept sunder pinning the founders’ belief in press
freedom:
o Theology
o Individual rights
o Attainment of truth
At the nation’s founding, the US was one of the first nations to adopt
Libertarian principles lined out in the Declaration of Independence and Bill of
Rights.
o Restrictions on communication:
- Libel
- Gag Orders
- Regulations prohibiting false advertising, child pornography, and offensive
language.
- Laws have been written to restrict communication freedom so that other
seemingly equally important rights might be guaranteed.
On the other extreme, there is libertarian theory, which considers that
people are rational and have the right to all angles of an issue to decide between
truth and falsehood. The government cannot interfere in matters of press.
3. Social responsibility theory
Press has a right to criticize the government and other institutions but it also
has a responsibility to preserve democracy by properly informing the public.
The press is not free to do as it wills, it is obligated to respond to society’s
needs. the government may involve itself in media operations by issuing
regulations (e.g. Pemra), if public interest is not being adequately addressed.
The first major test of social responsibility theory occurred during the 1950s
with the rise of anti-communist sentiments at the time of the Cold War.
Joseph McCarthy success fully used propaganda techniques to draw national
attention to himself and to stimulate widespread public hatred and suspicion
of people whom he linked, most often inaccurately, to communism.
This illustrates how difficult it can be for journalists to adhere to social
responsibility theory in crisis situations.
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Strengths
1. Values media responsibility
2. Values audience responsibility
3. Limits government intrusion in media operation
4. Allows reasonable government control of media
5. Values diversity and pluralism
6. Aids the “powerless”
7. Appeals to the best instincts of media practitioners and audiences
8. Is consistent with US legal tradition
Weaknesses
1. Is overly optimistic about media’s willingness to meet responsibilities
2. Is overly optimistic about individual responsibility
3. Underestimates power of profit motivation and competition
4. Legitimizes status quo
4. Communist Theory
It promotes communism and strives to achieve goals set by the communist
party. Media is owned by the representatives of the communist state .It works
best in a closed society where information is tightly controlled by the
government.
5. Developmental theory
Government mobilizes media to serve national goals in economic and social
development. Information is considered a natural resource and must be
carefully manipulated to achieve national goals for literacy, economic self-
sufficiency etc. It is considered that media should support the government until
society is well developed
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i.e. land, building, machines, apparatus & staff etc. and their
quality also be mentioned.
5. There must be scheduled training & refresher training
sessions for all persons working in media to improve
professional excellence and ethics.
6. The salary of media personnel should be comparatively
more as their services are invaluable.
7. Yellow Journalism and blackmailing in Journalism must
be traced out and strictly punished. It must also be banned
by Law.
8. Else to news & entertainment TV channels, there must be
at-least one educational TV channel and one vocational
training TV channel with broadcasting all over the country.
The educational TV channel will facilitate and promote
education & knowledge, while the vocational TV channel
will be helpful to impart vocational knowledge and so help
to decrease unemployment by facilitating self-employment.
9. Purpose of newspapers & programs of TV & films:
The purpose of newspapers, TV programs & films are
education, awareness, information, advertisement or
entertainment. So there should be a cell (of their own staff)
in every newspaper office, TV channel and film industry to
check & analyze that what impact will be taken by public by
every news, program or film. Analysis must be done by
keeping in mind; the constitution of country, values of all
religions, moral values of society and code of conduct &
limitations of media; if suitable then it may be allowed to go
on.
10. Hero: In films; a very wrong concept of hero is given to
society i.e. the hero is that who has the ability to fight, sing
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What to do
The Business community is the asset of a country so
planning to deal business community must aim mutual
benefits i.e. benefit of country and also of businessmen.
1. Regular meetings: Regular meetings with business
community are to be conducted to solve their genuine
problems and also to seek help for unemployment poverty
& other problems of common men.
2. Ensure promotion of business and trade within country
and in export. Facilitate the businessmen and order to
remove all unnecessary hurdles regarding business. Take
continuous feedback directly in meetings and indirectly by
your own informers.
3. Appreciable status and ranks are to be given to the high
level businessmen e.g. as a member of House of Lords in
UK or member of Senate in USA, India, Pakistan & other
countries. The senators or member House of Lords, have
equal or more rights as compared to member of congress or
member parliament.
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Note: There are some areas & departments, from where a lot
profit can be generated. The government can take special tax
from there as near to the expected profit, but should not
involve itself in doing business.
How much a capitalist can be beneficial for the country?
1. Capitalist are the major source of revenue collection by
tax.
2. Whenever there was financial crisis or need of money,
(i.e. at the time of war etc.) the major share of finance was
always provided as loan or aid by the capitalists. This is
universal and happened throughout the history.
3. The capitalists are very beneficial for the government i.e.
they provide employment to the citizens or provide sources
of employment which is supposed to be the duty of
government. Let us look at the world statistics; 90%
employment and sustenance is provided by the private sector
i.e. by the Businessmen. Government Servants are only 5-
10% of total employees.
4. A capitalist can also be very helpful to solve the problems
of people and country i.e. poverty, Healthcare,
unemployment & housing etc. by;
i. Increasing jobs
ii. Opening dispensaries, hospitals free or at economical
rates.
iii. Schools, colleges at very economical rates for general
public and free of costs for his own employees.
iv. Free houses for his employees.
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The point is, to the mature, others are simply people. Not
monsters. Not gods. Just imperfect people, each with his or
her own struggles in life.
So, when other people screw up, you are more likely to
treat them how you’d want to be treated. The golden rule is
not for the immature. The psychological benefits of having
compassion escape immature people. One of those benefits
involves letting go of resentment toward them for doing
things you have probably done many times yourself.
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Characteristics of a crisis
Types of Crisis
Basic requirement for crisis solution:
1. Sincerity & seriousness to solve crisis
2. Focus attention towards the crisis.
3. Courage to take bold steps
4. Avoid or be careful to involve in or create any other issue.
5. Control yourself regarding supporters.
6. Pray to God. (How God helps)
Resources to be helpful in crisis
1. Take benefit of media
2. Facilitators, Friends, Supporters, persons, groups,
countries.
Basic ability of a ruler to deal crisis
1. Ability to bear stress
2. Keep your head cool & feet hot
3. Don’t lose temper.
Solutions to crisis
1. 3-A formula
- Assessment
- Analysis
- Action
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Definition of crisis
Crisis is an unstable situation of extreme danger or
difficulty. Or Crisis is any event that is or expected to lead
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Characteristics of a Crisis
1. It creates uncertainty
2. Is seen as a threat to important goals
3. An emergency need felt to do serious & quick effort.
4. Expected or unexpected: natural crisis i.e. flood,
volcano & storm, etc. are mostly expected But when
men fail to note the onset of crisis, then it may be
unexpected e.g. tsunami. While crisis created by man
are mostly expected but when one fails to judge
persons & situation then crisis would be unexpected.
Types of Crisis
1. Natural:- Flood, Storm
2. Created by Man:-
(i) Poverty related: i.e. unemployment, under
employment etc. Which lead to depression, malnutrition,
illness and at last death?
(ii) Economics Crisis:
It is a sharp transition to recession e.g.
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solve the problems. Their policy is this that “The issue must
remain alive” because their politics is based on those issues.
Hitler writes in his book “my struggle” that the government
who is not solving the problems of their citizens that is due
to two reasons:
i. Either the ruling persons are not sincere i.e. they do not
want to solve the problems of people.
ii. Or they have no ability to solve the problems.
So in any case, they are not justified to rule so should be
removed.
So sincerity & seriousness of ruler and its companion to
solve crisis is the main requirement i.e. hundred percent
political will is necessary otherwise result will not be
appreciable.
2. Focus attention towards the crisis
The ruler should keep crisis and its solution at top priority
and focus all abilities and concentration of his executives,
advisory council and other related, towards the solution of
crisis. It is a fact that when we focus attention towards a
certain thing or project, it increases the brain work which
gives new ideas for solution of crisis. It also increases the
power of action and also decreases the wastage of time.
3. Avoid, be careful to involve in or create any other
major issue: When a ruler is facing a crisis, then he should
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be very careful i.e. not to open any other front or create any
other issue or involve directly or indirectly in any attention
taking or diverting matter.
It has been observed that if a person is dealing with one matter
whole heartedly, the probability of success ranges between 80-
90% but if he is dealing two matters at a time, the chances of
success is reduced to 60-70% and if he deals 3-4 problems at a
time, the chances are further reduced to 40-60%. This happens
due to the diversion of attention which distributes the power to
solution and so on to success.
4- Control yourself regarding supporters
A ruler is in a great need of supporters in crisis so he should
control his behavior, not to lose any supporter, rather
improve his behavior to increase the supporters.
5. Pray to God
Praying to God, both at individual and collective level has
the miraculous effects and most important element for the
solution of all problems and crisis. For this, strong and
utmost faith in God is necessary.
Pray benefits by two means.
i. When you pray with your extreme attention, faith and
humility, it gives you a feeling that God has listened you and
will help you. Hence a sense of satisfaction develops that the
strongest power of the universe is with you and so nothing
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1. Media
2. Facilitators, Friends, Supporters, persons, groups &
countries etc.
Basic abilities of a ruler to deal a crisis
1. Ability to bear stress
2. Keep your head cool and feet Hot
3. Don’t lose your heart
4. Courage to take bold steps.
1. Ability to bear stress
The ruler who can’t bear the tension & stress, he cannot be
the man of crisis so tolerance and threshold level of ruler
should be very high and strong so as to bear, face and
struggle continuously for solution of crisis. If the ruler
doesn’t have strong nerves and mind power, no technique
will be helpful.
2. Keep your head cool and feet Hot: this is a saying of
George Bernard Shaw – A great writer of England, which
means;
(i) Keep head cool means that don’t be emotional, keep
control over your emotions and thoughts otherwise you may
do some gross mistake.
(ii) Hot feet indicate action and continuous action, as it is
known that continuity of action is the main key to success.
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8. Lobby making.
9. Formula of complete thoughtful loneliness.
10. Don’t be rigid i.e. accept demands if suitable.
11. Take benefit of media.
12. All party conference.
1. 3-A formula
A – Assessment of Crisis in detail
A – Analysis of crisis solutions, then choice of the
best
A – Action timely and monitoring
Assessment means to take sufficient information about
crisis i.e. causes, past and present situation, persons involved
and affected, also strength of crisis etc. Also assess the
ultimate end result or damage that may occur, how the end
result can be prevented, how much time limit is available.
Secondly count and analyze all required & the available
resources helpful to solve the crisis i.e. persons, groups of
people, forces, departments, media and countries, which
may help and support in crisis in any way i.e. by man,
money, material or moral support etc.
Thirdly what are the possible solutions to the crisis? Write
in detail these solutions.
Analysis means to analyze the possible solutions, their
merits and demerits.
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Positive Methods
1. Always the first solution ; Dialogue (discussed in “Disputes”
section of same chapter)
Peaceful Methods
(1) In religious states, it is comparatively easy to rule
because state affairs are run by religious rules which are
predetermined, mostly unchangeable and very strong. The
Ruler is supposed to be the assistant and representative of
God. He should only have to abide by the rules of religion
on country and also on himself.
(2) The network of secret service and intelligence agencies
are made so much powerful and influential that
everywhere, every person feels to be watched and heard.
(3) To exile: In history, it was practiced in different
countries, that persons, suspected to cause any problem for
government, were exiled. But this method was not always
successful.
(4) Sultan Allaudin Khilji’s Method3
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Negotiation
First and always the first approach should be negotiation by
meeting and mutual dialogue, for the solution of all types
and all level of disputes i.e. individual, collective, national
and international level. A ruler has to face a lot of crisis and
disputes, so he must be master of dealings & dialogue with
all types of persons i.e. ranging from public to VVIP’s at
national and international level.
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Outcomes of Dialogue
There are five possible outcomes of dialogue i.e.
Position 1 Position 2
(First Party) (Second party)
1. Win Win
2. Win Loose
3. Loose Win
4. Loose Loose
5. No Deal
Best outcome of Dialogue
Win-win outcome is the best policy and best outcome. The
author highly appreciates those persons and rulers who adapt
win-win policy and bring win-win outcome.
Strategy
There are three strategies commonly adapted according to
circumstances, the third one is best.
1. Diplomacy for complications
2. Diplomacy for Delay
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Mediation
When dispute is not resolved or seems not resolving by
dialogue then the method of mediation is adapted. Mediation
is a way of resolving disputes between the two parties, by
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Arbitration
It is a legal technique for resolution of disputes outside the
courts where the parties to a dispute agree to refer it to one
or more persons (the Arbitrator) by whose decision, they
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Collaborative Law
In this, each party has an attorney who facilitates the
resolution process within specifically contracted terms. The
parties reach agreement with support of attorneys and
mutually agreed experts. No one imposes a resolution on the
parties. However, the process is a formulized process that is
part of the litigation and court system rather than being an
alternate resolution methodology. It is a litigation variant
that happens to rely on ADR like attitudes and processes.
Subsection 6
People and their problems
Chapter 26 - How to give relief and deal people
I. How to give relief to people
Chapter 27 – Security
Causes of crime
How to Control Crimes; (Crime Control)
Chapter 28 – Unemployment
Chapter 29 – Poverty eradication
Chapter 30 - Price Control
Chapter 31 - Corruption.
Chapter 32 - Electricity shortage
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It is crystal clear that the people give their vote only due to
their expectations that the voted person will work for them
and their needs. So the ruler should work for providing basic
needs & to solve the problems of people.
Basic needs and problems of common people in most of
countries are still limited.
Common needs & problems of Common Man
1. Security (i) from terrorism, (ii) Crime control
2. Justice.
3. Poverty.
4. Provision of basic necessities at affordable prices i.e.
electricity, water, food, dress and residence.
3. Employment or Business opportunities.
4. Price control specially kitchen goods.
5. Affordable uninterrupted supply of electricity, water,
natural gas, phone (mobile), internet.
6. Affordable facilities for availability of primary and higher
education.
7. Affordable, approachable, available, standard health
facility.
8. Affordable facility of transport.
9. Affordable recreational facilities.
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Positive methods
1. The useful method to get love from people is same as to
get love from an individual person i.e. They say: “Love
Begets Love” that means love your people if you wish to
get love from people.
It is seen that if ruler loves his people and tries sincerely to
solve their problems. People not only respect him but also
love him & even worship him.
ministers gave this news to the king and said that Nizam is
going against king. So his rank should be taken back. king
became very angry and asked Nizam to explain for such a
big crime. Nizam answered; oh my lord, these poor people
are unable to pay back the loan. So due to the fear of giving
back loan on your death, all of them are praying day and
night for your long life so that they may not have to refund
the loan. King understood the depth of vision behind the
action of Nizam. So he appreciated and became thankful to
Nizam and started giving him more importance.
2. Napoleon’s strategy of annual rewards: The people of
every department & every walk of life, who do their best in
their jobs, should be awarded annually. This is their right
which government should give to them. It should include all
i.e. teachers, media, show business, businessmen, private
outstanding people in any field and all the government
departments.
When Napoleon rewarded medals & shields to all the
selected people of France, the European media objected on
it and wrote that Napoleon has given the toys to the great
people of France. Napoleon said in response; “Media people
cannot understand the depth of it; in fact this is a method &
an art to Govern”.
But if you put any one picture different from the rest of seven pictures,
our conscious cannot identify that but our subconscious is very strong
and it identifies and takes the impression of that. That 8th picture is the
propaganda, which is made in favor of the ruler to impress & convince
the people. This technique is subliminal technique.
There are three things which can produce your need in the
hearts of people.
1. Love: Produce love in hearts of people for you (discussed
above).
2. Be the need of people.
3. Fear of loss
2. Be the need of people: If you want to be the need of your
people; then fulfill the needs of people. Main target should
be the kitchen goods which should be made available at their
easy approach and at affordable levels of price, then freeze
the prices with strict control. Remember that common
people demand mostly the common things, they do not
demand very high.
that the results do not match with the picture that media
paints.
3. Fear of loss: Mostly it is a negative approach. This is
done by assuring people that without this ruler, people and
even country will be in trouble. They assure their people that
ruler is so much powerful and influential worldwide that it
is he who can save the country otherwise some big power
may attack or may ban the aid of country, causing the
economic crisis.
Negative methods
1. Gambling centers are allowed to be made or government
makes itself i.e. Horse racing, Casinos etc.
2. By increasing vulgarity in society i.e. blue films, night
clubs, prostitution, etc.
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Chapter 27 Security
It is the right of a citizen and duty of government to
provide security to all its residents.
1. Security from terrorism
2. Security from crimes i.e. crime control
Crime is an act punishable by law; usually considered an
evil act.
Causes of crime
1. Poverty; A society or system in which the poor becomes
poorer and the rich become richer with passage of time.
2. Addiction.
3. Injustice – It produces element of revenge and hatred
4. Lack of strong intelligence network
5. Remoteness from religion. Every religion is against
crime. So society not acting on religion will result in
production of crime.
6. Atmosphere, teaching, training at home and school.
7. Lack of Education and training
(i) Traditional
(ii) Social
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8. Political crimes
Remember that “goodness or evil transfer from higher to
lower level”.
Political crimes by the government include violation of
human rights, civil liberties and constitutional privileges as
well as illegal behavior that occurs in process of enforcing
law or maintaining the status Quo.
It also includes all unfair activities against opposition parties
political crimes are the crimes, which produce the base for
other crimes i.e. if ruler or higher rank holder is dishonest or
takes unfair benefits. The other persons say” if he can do
such mistake or take unfair benefit we are also allowed or
why cannot we do this mistake or take unfair benefit.
If ruler commits crime or takes unfair benefits, it encourages
the lower categories or public to commit crime or take unfair
benefit.
9. Availability of weapons easily.
10. The criminals escape from punishment.
Important points
i. Teenagers can be easily moulded to do crime, due to their
innocence. Most of the persons arrested are males because
male are more daring to do crime (exception; prostitution by
females).
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“my husband is a very cruel man and he had made her life
very miserable. So you kill him”. The pious person again
refused and said it is a great crime. At last she said ok then;
take a drink of wine with me. He said O.K. If you are forcing
me so much, I can drink wine as it is a lesser evil but what
happened after when he was intoxicated with wine. He did
sex with woman and then killed her husband also.
At the time when there was British rule in India, There was
a great Dacoit in India with the name “Sultana” who created
lot of problems for British government At last he was shot
by gun by British forces and was near to die. He wished to
meet his mother as last wish. When his mother came, he said
to his mother;
“Oh mother, I am dying only due to you. You gave me
negative training from very beginning when I stole a hen
first time in my childhood, instead of slapping on my face,
you appreciated me. So it gave me courage to do bigger
crimes, so I became a dacoit”
So it is the duty of parent to create a good atmosphere in
their home and to train their children to become a good and
noble citizen.
Secondly in school, it is necessary to keep one subject of
“personality development and character building”. Specific
trained teachers are required to teach the students
accordingly with the good spirit and intention.
7. Lack of Education: It is seen worldwide that most of the
criminals are illiterate or less educated. This is because the
education honors the wisdom to differentiate between good
and bad. All types of education are necessary i.e. routine,
religious & social.
8. De-weaponization
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1. Introduction to criminology.
Chapter 28 Unemployment
Unemployment is the state of being unemployed or not
having a job. The rate of unemployment is an indicator of
the health of an economy"; "unemployment is a serious
social evil". In underdeveloped countries; unemployment
rate is miserably higher (3o-60%) and no compensatory
allowance is given to unemployed as compared to
unemployment rate in developed countries (5-20%) where
compensatory allowance is given to unemployed.
Under-employment is the state of being employed only
part-time when one needs full-time employment or
employed under the level of one’s qualification & skills.
"Migrants & poor are likely to be underemployed" e.g.
person having qualification & skill of PhD is given job of a
graduate level.
Hidden unemployment: Hidden, or covered,
unemployment is the unemployment of potential workers
that is not reflected in official unemployment statistics, due
to the way the information is collected. In many countries
only those who have no work but are actively looking for
work are counted as unemployed. Those who have given up
looking for work are not officially counted among the
unemployed, even though they are not employed.
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places, park entry fee, toilet entry fee etc. The contracts
should be given to common people with the condition to
employ more & more persons on duty. Main idea should be
to give Jobs to persons and not to charge the people.
4. Idea of self-employment
An idea of self-employment should also be promoted by:
i. Promotion of home Industry and home Schools with a
single negligible tax by self-assessment.
ii. Sewing Machine
Sewing machines are given to women free of cost so as to
make them self-employed within their homes.
iii. Small Loan Scheme: (Micro-credit Scheme)
This is a scheme by which the poor people are given small
loans on personal guarantee. The loans are given for self-
business establishment to start a small business or to
improve a small business to make the people self-sufficient
and so to decrease unemployment e.g. Grameen bank
opened by Mohammad Younas in Bangladesh and
“Akhuwat” opened by Dr. Amjad Saqib in Pakistan.
iv. Technical education: There is a very surprising
situation with respect to unemployment. Let us see the two
views of picture in this regard.
One View of Picture: There are a lot of educated people in
society who are unemployed.
Other View: In newspapers daily, a lot of vacancies are
advertised for technical staff.
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It is said that once a poor man got the lucky chance to see
the home of his ruler. He was asked by his poor friends to
tell the story. He said: my friends I have no proper words to
describe the beauty of that home. It still seems to me
unbelievable and like a wonderful dream. Everything was
marvelous and perfumed even toilets were also perfumed.
There were beautiful flowers, fruity trees, a clean & clear
watered swimming pool, large grassy plots with fountains
and an amazing artificial waterfall. The whole building was
centrally air-conditioned with fragrant air all over. There
were imported shining furniture, ultra-soft chairs & sofas.
The floor of every room was covered with extraordinary
beautiful carpets, walls were painted surprisingly different
in all rooms and windows were covered with pure silky eye
freshening curtains. All the crockery was either golden or
gold plated. Everything was neat and clean, not a single
particle of dust was there. It was more than a paradise on
earth. Oh my friends; our ruler who is enjoying and living in
such a great luxury; how he can understand the miserable
and fully deprived life of a poor man and how he can care
and work for our benefits.
The all things in use of rulers are luxurious & beyond the
imagination of poor people. It is said that; once a slave girl
of Caliph Haroon Rasheed was cleaning the bed room of
caliph, she became tired and slept on the highly precious and
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soft bed of the caliph. Suddenly, the caliph came and became
angry. The caliph ordered to punish the slave girl, to be
whipped. When the slave girl was beaten by whipping, she
suddenly started laughing. The caliph was surprised, ordered
to stop whipping and asked the slave girl; the reason of
laughing. The slave girl answered; “My God is a great
justice, I have slept for a little time on this bed and I have
been punished of whipping. I am laughing by thinking this
that what punishment, that almighty God will give to that
person who used to sleep on this bed in his whole life. The
caliph trembled all over with fear of God and excused the
slave girl, gifted that bed to her and also released her free.
- Racially deprived or
- Religiously deprived.
The deprivation may be;
- Financial
- Educational
- Job opportunities.
References.
III. Adulteration
its agency.
Exchange restrictions may take various forms, the most common
of them being: (1) Blocked accounts, (2) Multiple exchange rates.
Blocked Accounts; under the condition of severe financial crisis
a debtor country may adopt the scheme of blocking the accounts
of its creditors. In 1931, Germany, for instance, had done so in
order to have exchange restrictions.
Blocked accounts refer to bank deposits, securities and other
assets held by foreigners in a country which denies them
conversion of these into their home currency. Blocked accounts,
thus, cannot be converted into the creditor country's currency.
Under the blocked accounts scheme, all those who have to make
payments to any foreign country will have to make them not to
the foreign creditor directly but to the central bank of the country
which will keep the amount in the name of the foreign creditor.
This amount will not be available to the foreigners in their own
currency, but can be used by them for purchase in the controlling
country.
Blocked accounts system has two drawbacks: (i) It reduces
international trade to a minimum, and (ii) it leads to black-
marketing in foreign exchange.
Multiple Exchange Rates: In the early thirties, Germany had
initiated the device of multiple rates, as a weapon to improve her
balance of payments position. Under this system, different
exchange rates are set for different classes and categories of
exports and imports. Generally a low rate, i.e., low prices of
foreign money in terms of domestic currency, is confined to
imports of necessary items having an inelastic demand, while a
high penalty rate is fixed for the imports of luxury items. In short,
the multiple exchange rates system implies official price
discriminatory policy in foreign exchange transactions.
By simply fixing a high exchange rate for a commodity, the
government can check its imports (when its elasticity of demand
for import is greater than unity). Similarly, its imports can be
encouraged by fixing a low exchange rate.
Likewise, the export of a commodity can be encouraged by
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with the foreign exchange market. (iv) The scheme requires that
all payments have to be centralised.
Payment Agreements: To overcome the difficulties of the
problems of waiting and centralisation of payments observed in
clearing agreements, the device is formed as payment
agreements. Under this scheme, a creditor is paid as soon as
informants.
Under this scheme, a creditor is paid as soon as information is
received by the central bank of the debtor country from the
creditor country's central bank that its debtor has discharged his
obligation and vice versa. By designing the arrangement for
mutual credit facilities, thus, possibilities of delay are ruled out.
Payment Agreements have the advantage that direct relation
between exporters and importers are maintained.
However, payment agreements suffer from two defects: (i) The
agreement accounts could only be debited or credited for licensed
payments. (ii) The balances in the accounts could only be used
for payment from one partner to another.
Gold Policy: Through a suitable gold policy, the country can
bring the desired exchange control. For this, the country may
resort to the manipulation of the buying and selling prices of gold
which affect the exchange rate of the country's currency. In 1936,
for instance, the U.K., France and U.S.A. signed the Tripartite
Agreement in this regard for fixing a suitable purchase and sale
price of gold.
Chapter 31 Corruption
Corruption is the Lack of honesty or use of one’s position of
trust for dishonest gain. Corruption is so much common in
most of the countries of world that it seems to be a routine.
It is thought that; to remove corruption is near to impossible.
How to alleviate corruption
1. To alleviate corruption, one thing must be understood
clearly that; all goodness and badness come and spread from
above downward. So until and unless that person who is
sitting at the highest post i.e. the ruler, is honest and free
from corruption, the dream of corruption free society cannot
be fulfilled. So the first requirement to remove corruption is
that; the ruler must be free from corruption.
The great Confucius advised to the rulers that “If you are
bearing good character, people will copy you. So be social
and of good character. Ruler’s character is like air and
people’s role is like grass. When and how air moves, the
grass bows and accepts the air”.
everyone who came later, increased that and then cruelty and
corruption reached at the top.
“If King eats one apple from a garden, his slaves will take
all trees of garden from their roots. And if King takes one
egg free of cost; his slaves will destroy the whole village of
hens.
In Islamic history, during the era of government of banu-
umaya tribe, there were cruelty, injustice and corruption
present all over the society. But then Umar bin
AbdulazizRA was made Caliph (ruler). There was change of
only one person at the top, but he changed the whole
country. He started the reforms from himself and then from
his family. He deposited all his property with ornaments of
his wife in bait-ul-maal (treasury) and ordered strictly his
tribe (banu-umaya) to deposit all their property which was
taken unfairly or undeservingly. Then he changed all the
corrupt heads of provinces and strictly ordered for justice
and strict punishment for criminals across the board. He
remained caliph for only two and half years but he removed
corruption and injustice from the whole country.
2. The corrupt must be caught & punished: most
important cause of prevalence of corruption in society and
country is this that all corrupts are not punished. Most of
them escape punishment due to their influence, status or due
to their richness. If corrupt is not punished, it gives him a
sense of protection and courage to do it again. So corrupt
must be caught & punished what so ever is his status or
influence.
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The advantages:
The disadvantages:
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3. Maximum output
Make arrangement to get maximum output from existing
electricity plants. Visit the electricity generating plants,
along with your technical committee to analyze their
potency and output.
3. Wind power:
Wind power is produced by using wind turbines to make electrical
power. A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location
used for production of electricity. A large wind farm may consist of
several hundred individual wind turbines, which are connected to the
electric power transmission network. The wind turbines are distributed
over an extended area, but the land between the turbines may be used
for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm may also be located
offshore.
Almost all large wind turbines have the same design — a horizontal
axis wind turbine having an upwind rotor with three blades, attached to
a nacelle on top of a tall tubular tower. In a wind farm, individual
turbines are interconnected with a medium voltage (often 34.5 kV),
power collection system and communications network.
Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the
US. As of 2012, the Alta Wind Energy Center is the largest onshore
wind farm in the world at 1020 MW, followed by the Shepherds Flat
Wind Farm (845 MW), and the Roscoe Wind Farm (781.5 MW). As of
September 2012, the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm and the
Thanet Wind Farm in the UK are the largest offshore wind farms in the
world at 317 MW and 300 MW, followed by Horns Rev II (209 MW)
in Denmark.
Here is the list of top ten wind power producing countries as of 2012.
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Wind-power total
Country capacity
(MW)
China 75,324
United States 60,007
Germany 31,308
Spain 22,796
India 18,421
UK 8,845
Italy 8,144
France 7,564
Canada 6,200
Portugal 4,525
(rest of the
39,853
world)
World total 282,587 MW
BOTT System
B - Build
O - Operate
T - Tax
T - Transfer
BOTT System is very helpful for the development of under
developed and less resourced country e.g. this was one of
the methods adapted by Thailand and Singapore etc. to
develop their countries. In this system, for example; country
“A” with less resources makes a contract for a project with
the other country or big national or international financer
e.g. “B” with sufficient resources and by this contract “B”
completes (Builds) the project. Then operate and maintain
that project and charge tax (electricity bill) from the
consumers for certain period of time (i.e. 20 years). Rate of
bill per unit is decided at the time of contract. Then lastly
“B” transfers ownership with all rights of project back to
country “A” after completion of 20 years (pre-decided
period).
In this method, most of resources i.e. man & material is
taken from country “A” so the people of country “A” are
also benefited of employment. Country “A” is also benefited
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Reference.
Subsection 7
Chapter 33 – Development of country
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III. Action
The action for development needs following steps &
methods;
1. Eliminate all causes of non-development as mentioned
above.
2. Human resource development.
3. Human resource management.
4. Maximum output from available resources e.g. maximum
crop production per acre land.
5. Maximum use of available resources i.e. Cultivate all or
maximum area of land, also use methods to change infertile
land to fertile land.
6. Increase resources i.e. new factories; explore more
underground minerals, oil, water and other resources.
7. Annual quality audit & feedback: Annually of every
department; there should be a quality audit of standard of
services with reference to resources; that the department is
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Reference
Subsection 8
What to do: Common Men all over the world want and wish
peace and love, no war, no hatred. They say:
“Life is short for Love, how some persons take out their time
for hatred”.
In every country, the ruler and his foreign minister make the
foreign policy according to their national interest and wishes
of their people. The poor common men are the sufferers of
their policies.
It is a decided fact that common men all over the world are
highly involved in their kitchen and their family matters.
They want smooth and peaceful running of their lives, jobs,
kitchens and their families. So they want love and peace for
themselves and so naturally they would like to give peace
and love to others also.
– Economically
– Technically
- World leadership
No Doubt that the super powers are the world leaders so they
should behave like the father or pattern of the world.
“If someone requests for a fish, give him fish, but also give
him a hook to catch the fish and teach him that how to catch
fish so that he may become self-sufficient”
Here lies the necessity of great and highly talented ruler who
has the ability to deal the supreme powers tactfully i.e.
preserving his country’s security, interests and benefits & at
the same time, able to tackle the undue and consistent
demands of supreme powers. It is very difficult to satisfy
these authorities by accepting some demands within limits
and decently not accepting some other demands, especially
of that country which is not only a supreme power but also
unavoidable and very important for your country security &
expenditure compensation i.e. that country gives aid or loan
to compensate your budget loss every year.
& proceed without any clash i.e. trade, sports & cultural
activities etc. the areas where there is clash can be sorted out
by dialogues & other peaceful means.
Subsection 9
Financial Management
Chapter 35 – Financial Management
- Domestic financial management
- National finance management
How to impose taxes
Chapter 36 – How to increase revenue
Chapter 37 – Reduction of expenditure of government
Chapter 38 – Develop Human Resource (Human Resource
development)
Chapter 39 – The Budget
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the home. For this, they can be taught small skills at part
time. This will increase another source of income and
resultantly an appreciable increase in gross income of whole
family.
This is duty of government to arrange such institute within
accessible limits to teach such skills within affordable fee or
free of cost.
By media, internet or other sources, public may be taught to
make, calculate and document the budget of their income
and expenditure according to their income status. It is
difficult but if they save a little money monthly. It will be
beneficial at the time of any emergency, investment or to
expand their business.
Tax avoidance Vs. Tax evasion: The tax avoidance is the minimization of
tax liability by lawful methods while the tax evasion is the deliberate failure
to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)
Best art of taxation is to increase the tax net and include all
affording persons, sectors and areas which are not already
giving tax. This is much better to impose new tax.
Principles of Taxation
Adam smith in his book “Wealth of Nations” mentioned four principles
(canons) of Taxation.
1. Canon of Equity: A tax must be designed as to be in accord with
the ability to pay of the tax payer. This provides the base for progressive
taxation.
2. Canon of Certainty: The charge, application and administration of
tax must be well defined and prescribed so that the payer and collector
both must know what one has to pay and what the other has to gather.
3. Canon of convenience: The tax must be designed as to be collected
at a time and in manner when it is most convenient for the tax payer to
pay e.g. (i) agricultural tax must be collected at the time reaping of
Harvest. (ii) Tax from employers at the time of payment of salaries.
4. Canon of Economy: Expenditure of government for tax collection
should be relatively very less as compared to collection e.g. for one
million Dollar Tax collection if expenditure is equal or more than one
million then it is of no use. Note: Expenditure of government for tax
collection should not be more than 20-25% as compared to collection.
Other Principles of Taxation
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1. Principle of Equality: Tax must fall on all & sundry alike without
any discrimination between citizen and citizen.
2. Principle of simplicity: The system of Taxation must be simple so
that a common man of normal wisdom may understand and follow its
logic and necessity to pay.
3. Principle of Diversity: Government should not depend on only on
types of Tax for revenue collectors, Rather it should be divided
intelligently different sectors, different classes so that all may feel
relation comfortable and recovery more and more not depending on one
Tax only.
4. Principle of elasticity: According to circumstances, Tax rate may
temporarily be changeable i.e. to increase or decrease.
5. General and Selective Taxes: In General Tax, burden of tax falls
on each and every person who is covered by definition while exempted
persons or things are expressed. While in selective Tax, only those
persons or goods are expressed which are intended to be taxed, while
all other persons & goods are exempted?
have to sacrifice and leave their relatives for their sake and
also for their country.
The positive view of this situation is that; these citizens and
their families become economically stable as they send
money regularly to their families in the form of foreign
currency. This foreign currency becomes a great amount
when counted and collected through banks from all over the
world sent by all or most of the citizens abroad i.e. in Billion
Dollars.
This revenue of foreign currency can be increased by giving
it proper attention and proper importance to the foreign
citizens. Suggestions are as follows:
1. System and method of sending money from abroad and
giving local currency to their relatives should be made quick
and easy.
2. A propaganda plan with the help of media must be made
to attract the foreign citizens for the following;
- To love their home country so as to be attached
continuously to their roots i.e. relatives and home country.
- Create an affiliation of people living abroad with their
home country to develop unity.
- Give appreciable attractions and facilitation to the foreign
citizens enabling them to invest in their home country.
- Appeal to do charity for people of their home country in
and abroad.
- The ambassadors must be specially trained and instructed
to promote and participate in the get together meetings and
seminars of their home country persons.
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Zero based budgeting: this technique was introduced by jimmy carter; ex-
president USA. In this technique, previous year is not taken as base. Every
year, zero is taken as base and future activities are decided according to present
situation.
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members. It is cleared that every member has well understood & given
sufficient knowledge.
Legislation- after approval from the cabinet, the budget is presented in the
parliament by finance minister. Great debate on every part of budget in
between opposition and ruling party is done and then if necessary, the
amendments are done, finally approval taken turn by turn from both houses of
parliament.
Section 10
Reforms
Chapter 40 – Religious reforms
Chapter 41 – Industrial Reforms
Chapter 42 – Agricultural Reforms
Chapter 43 – Educational Reforms
Chapter 44 – Health reforms
Chapter 45 – Social Reforms
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Reforms
They say; if you live beyond self and bring reforms in
people’s lives, you will live beyond your life in hearts of
people.
A reform is a change for the better as a result of correcting
abuses. The reforms are needed in all walks of life.
- Reforms in government departments. (Discussed already)
- Religious reforms
– Industrial Reforms
– Agricultural Reforms
– Educational Reforms
- Health reforms.
– Social reforms.
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Deming’s 14 Points
Six sigma tools are used to improve the processes and products of a
company. They are applicable across every discipline including: Production,
Sales, Marketing, Design, Administration and Service.
One 69 % 31 %
Two 31 % 69 %
Reference:
1. Wikipedia; six sigma and lean.
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2. Behavioral reforms:
Reforms are mainly needed in two sectors;
they adapt any one profession from those few which they
know; even their parents do not know about the variety and
vastness of professions, and even do not know about worth
and importance of the professions.
So for an introduction to the professions and career
decision, in the syllabus of matric (0-level); a subject must
to be taught, in which there should be description of all the
professions present in country; so that one may decide his
future profession after having sufficient knowledge about all
ins and outs of the professions.
(iii) Health care: A subject consisting of prevention and
protection of health, guidelines to healthful diet must be kept
in syllabus. A chapter on first Aid with practical training
must also be included.
(iv). Computer: computer should be taught from the first
class.
Like multiple choice questions, true/false questions are most often used to assess
familiarity with course content and to check for popular misconceptions. True/false
questions allow students to respond quickly so exams can use a large number of them
to test knowledge of a broad range of content. True/false questions are easy and quick
to grade but time consuming to create
True/false questions provide students with a 50% chance of guessing the right answer.
For this reason, multiple choice questions are often used instead of true/false
questions.
3. Matching questions: Students respond to matching questions by pairing each of a
set of stems (e.g., definitions) with one of the choices provided on the exam. These
questions are often used to assess recognition and recall and so are most often used
in courses where acquisition of detailed knowledge is an important goal. They are
generally quick and easy to create and mark, but students require more time to respond
to these questions than a similar number of multiple choice or true/false items.
4. Short answer questions are typically composed of a brief prompt that demands a
written answer that varies in length from one or two words to a few sentences. They
are most often used to test basic knowledge of key facts and terms.
Alternatively, this could be written as a fill-in-the-blank short answer question:
Short answer questions can also be used to test higher thinking skills, including
analysis or evaluation.
Short answer questions have many advantages. Many instructors report that they are
relatively easy to construct and can be constructed faster than multiple choice
questions. Unlike matching, true/false, and multiple choice questions, short answer
questions make it difficult for students to guess the answer. Short answer questions
provide students with more flexibility to explain their understanding and demonstrate
creativity than they would have with multiple choice questions; this also means that
scoring is relatively laborious and can be quite subjective. Short answer questions
provide more structure than essay questions and thus are often easy and faster to
mark and often test a broader range of the course content than full essay questions.
Suggestion: When using short answer questions to test student knowledge of
definitions consider having a mix of questions, some that supply the term and require
the students to provide the definition, and other questions that supply the definition and
require that students provide the term. The latter sort of questions can be structured
as fill-in-the-blank questions. This mix of formats will better test student knowledge
because it doesn’t rely solely on recognition or recall of the term.
5. Essay questions provide a complex prompt that requires written responses, which
can vary in length from a couple of paragraphs to many pages. Like short answer
questions, they provide students with an opportunity to explain their understanding and
demonstrate creativity, but make it hard for students to arrive at an acceptable answer
by bluffing. They can be constructed reasonably quickly and easily but marking these
questions can be time-consuming and grader agreement can be difficult.
Essay questions differ from short answer questions in that the essay questions are less
structured. This openness allows students to demonstrate that they can integrate the
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course material in creative ways. As a result, essays are a favored approach to test
higher levels of cognition including analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
The essay questions may be short or long essay questions, scenario or non-scenario
based questions & computational or non-computational questions.
6. Computational questions require that students perform calculations in order to
solve for an answer. Computational questions can be used to assess student’s memory
of solution techniques and their ability to apply those techniques to solve both
questions they have attempted before and questions that stretch their abilities by
requiring that they combine and use solution techniques in novel ways.
Effective computational questions should be solvable using knowledge of the key
concepts and techniques from the course.
To prepare students to do computational questions on exams, make sure to describe
and model in class the correct format for the calculations and answer, including how
students should report their assumptions and justify their choices. The units and degree
of precision expected in the answer.
Suggestion: Have students divide their answer sheets into two columns: calculations
in one, and a list of assumptions, description of process and justification of choices in
the other. This ensures that the marker can distinguish between a simple mathematical
mistake and a profound conceptual error and give feedback accordingly.
Reference: Exam questions: types, characteristics, and
suggestions. www.google.com.
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v. Negative marking: Negative marking of examination
papers denotes demand for extraordinary perfection in
subject, so it should be at postgraduate level and should not
be in undergraduate classes.
vi. Viva voce should be conducted for all subjects of science
and arts with fixed time and fixed number of questions in a
viva. In oral examinations students are examined directly to
the examiner by short answer questions & no chance of
cheating. The oral examinations provide nearly immediate
feedback and also allow the students to learn as they are
tested.
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5. Rewards:
(i) Respect of teachers: The society or country is
illiterate & can never develop as a civilized society or
as a civilized nation if it does not give due respect to its
teachers. The teachers must be given comparatively
more salary.
(ii) Position holders in examinations should be given
appreciating certificates, cash prizes, and free future
education along with job guarantees.
(iii) Speeches & debate competitions from local to country
level should be conducted. The winners should be given
cash prizes and certificates of honor.
(iv). All co-curricular activities may also be promoted i.e.
sports competition specially chess etc.
How to increase the importance of education
In underdeveloped countries, due to high unemployment
rate in educated persons; it is difficult to convince the people
about the dignity and importance of education. Most of the
parents prefer for their children to participate in their
business than to study, which is in their view; a useless
longtime struggle without any reward.
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