200: Double Celebration: One year of Blogging and 200th Post

Air Marshal’s Perspective

(Candid and to the point – काम की बात)

Ranked 13th in the list of Top 25 Indian Defence Blogs and Websites

 

 

 

This blog was started in the month of September 2020.  It has been one year since then, with 200 posts.

 

Enjoyed researching topics related to defence, security, geo-politics, technology, leadership and management etc. The posts were interspersed with some humour and quotes.

 

Tried to live up to the motto of the blog – “Candid and to the point – काम की बात”. Most of the posts are short ones (two to three pages), covering the essence of the topic in bullet form.

 

The credit for starting the blog goes to my course mate and friend Col Murali. He provided me the space, encouraged me and held my hand initially.

 

Credit also goes to another course mate Vicky Sheorey for getting me all the equipment needed for video conference and recordings.

 

Sincere Thanks to all the subscribers and readers for the encouragement.

 

To provide a panoramic view of the blog, here are the links to the posts on various topics:-

 

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195: Listening Skills: Two Ears – Eight Ways to Use Them

 

Humans, as social beings, have a physiological and psychological need to connect and communicate.

 

Communication, by definition, is a 2-way process and while being able to articulate one’s thoughts is critical, being able to listen well is equally critical in any communication.

 

Listening is a critical life skill.

 

Types of listening.

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193: Do Not Go by the Looks

Whenever we meet new people, our brain automatically and immediately begins to categorize them in some way – male or female, same or different, friend or foe.

We make judgements about people in the first few seconds of meeting them. We are always evaluating others just as they are evaluating us.

This judgement is based on body language, clothing, posture, stance, eye contact, facial expressions, hand gestures and tone of voice.

 

Biases that influence our judgements are:

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