Hi Friends,
I have often heard people commenting about somebody in a negative sense that ‘He or She is not TACTFUL'.
By ‘Tactful', do they mean ‘Thoughtful' or ‘Intelligent'?
No! they mean ‘Diplomatic', ‘Devious' and ‘Calculating'.
So the question arises what one should then try to become. ‘Tactful' or ‘Straight'? Although the ideal answer should be ‘Straight' but our modern society, unfortunately though, has attached a synonym to this word – ‘Inane'. Since nobody wants this prefix before his name, he chooses the other one, which is easily acceptable and more respected in the society.
And this triggers the downfall of moral values.
The word “Tact” brings “Tactics”, which means “Strategy”, which require “Scheme”, and scheming brain can never be free from adulteration and impurity. That means we are grooming our brains for ‘Con' behaviour by suppressing the natural instinct or “Spontaneity” which is always pure and beyond any scheme or plan.
Although Chanakya said, “Don't be too straight because straight trees are cut first.”, he forgot that these are the parts of ‘Straight' trees only which provide maximum ‘Strength' to anything – be it ceiling or railway track. Moreover, a child is born ‘Straight', it is ‘Social Malnutrition' that bends him over time otherwise, the almighty wants him to remain as he was sent.
How far this tactfulness helps in our jobs? Can the knowledgeable members share their real work life experiences and throw some light on the advantages as well as disadvantages for being 'tactful'?
Regards,
PRADEEP
From India, Hyderabad
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10I have often heard people commenting about somebody in a negative sense that ‘He or She is not TACTFUL'.
By ‘Tactful', do they mean ‘Thoughtful' or ‘Intelligent'?
No! they mean ‘Diplomatic', ‘Devious' and ‘Calculating'.
So the question arises what one should then try to become. ‘Tactful' or ‘Straight'? Although the ideal answer should be ‘Straight' but our modern society, unfortunately though, has attached a synonym to this word – ‘Inane'. Since nobody wants this prefix before his name, he chooses the other one, which is easily acceptable and more respected in the society.
And this triggers the downfall of moral values.
The word “Tact” brings “Tactics”, which means “Strategy”, which require “Scheme”, and scheming brain can never be free from adulteration and impurity. That means we are grooming our brains for ‘Con' behaviour by suppressing the natural instinct or “Spontaneity” which is always pure and beyond any scheme or plan.
Although Chanakya said, “Don't be too straight because straight trees are cut first.”, he forgot that these are the parts of ‘Straight' trees only which provide maximum ‘Strength' to anything – be it ceiling or railway track. Moreover, a child is born ‘Straight', it is ‘Social Malnutrition' that bends him over time otherwise, the almighty wants him to remain as he was sent.
How far this tactfulness helps in our jobs? Can the knowledgeable members share their real work life experiences and throw some light on the advantages as well as disadvantages for being 'tactful'?
Regards,
PRADEEP
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Pradeep,
A nice and different thought!
I feel being tactful in the workplace is very important, especially as it helps us to get the work done from people. As HRs or TLs, we really have to keep our team happy as well as keep the seniors happy. Don't you think that requires a lot of strategic thinking?
But it's true to an extent that sometimes being "tactful" can give a negative impression when it's overdone or becomes too obvious!
From Oman
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A nice and different thought!
I feel being tactful in the workplace is very important, especially as it helps us to get the work done from people. As HRs or TLs, we really have to keep our team happy as well as keep the seniors happy. Don't you think that requires a lot of strategic thinking?
But it's true to an extent that sometimes being "tactful" can give a negative impression when it's overdone or becomes too obvious!
From Oman
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Hi Pradeep,
"Tactics" do not mean "impurity". It's a logic which plays on "when to do", "where to do", "how to do"... Moreover, tactfulness can be said as a formula in management. When there is a specialization itself as "strategic HR", no point is even thinking in another way round. A small scenario I would like to share: If you want to find the factorial of 56, you can't just calculate 1*2*3...56. There is a strategy involved.
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"Tactics" do not mean "impurity". It's a logic which plays on "when to do", "where to do", "how to do"... Moreover, tactfulness can be said as a formula in management. When there is a specialization itself as "strategic HR", no point is even thinking in another way round. A small scenario I would like to share: If you want to find the factorial of 56, you can't just calculate 1*2*3...56. There is a strategy involved.
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