Further to my post above and also those of Raj Kumar Hansdah and PS Dhingra, I searched the web and found it at my Leadership Learning: Choose Your Response: A Cockroach Story
Earlier I had not commented on the article, as I was concentrating on advising about plagiarism. Dhingra's comments have prompted me to air my views. One can see from the various responses examples or reactions and responses. There are people who have thought the post as an excellent example. However, as Dhingra has rightly pointed out we need to analyse the issues involved in depth. Even assuming that the place was not infested with the insects; the way one responds depends upon ones previous experience. For example, when i take a walk in Lal Bagh gardens in Bangalore, I am not afraid of the stray dogs that roam about. May be because I have not seen them attack or go near people. Where as I am scared of any dog even with a lead when it is allowed to come near me or comes near me. May be it is due to a bad experience as a kid.
I have no problems with wasps that pollinate the flowers in our garden, where are my wife and our daughter will scream and run if a wasp comes near them. I could not use these incidents as apt examples to emphasise the need to respond rather than react. For more examples and discussion on Respond or React see Google
Have a nice day.
Simhan
Earlier I had not commented on the article, as I was concentrating on advising about plagiarism. Dhingra's comments have prompted me to air my views. One can see from the various responses examples or reactions and responses. There are people who have thought the post as an excellent example. However, as Dhingra has rightly pointed out we need to analyse the issues involved in depth. Even assuming that the place was not infested with the insects; the way one responds depends upon ones previous experience. For example, when i take a walk in Lal Bagh gardens in Bangalore, I am not afraid of the stray dogs that roam about. May be because I have not seen them attack or go near people. Where as I am scared of any dog even with a lead when it is allowed to come near me or comes near me. May be it is due to a bad experience as a kid.
I have no problems with wasps that pollinate the flowers in our garden, where are my wife and our daughter will scream and run if a wasp comes near them. I could not use these incidents as apt examples to emphasise the need to respond rather than react. For more examples and discussion on Respond or React see Google
Have a nice day.
Simhan