Well, Mumbai in june means rain.The mild smell of moist soil refreshes the heart. It was one of the " not so rainy" morning.The clock striked 9, and it was all set for another Dr Mandi class. As soon as he entered, he started the discussion about 3-D printing machines. His jokes were mainly the caustic remarks on still 60-70 lacs cost of such printing machines."There is tremendous potential in the business" he said. And, gradually, he   gave an apportunity to us to work with 3-d printing team in the campus.
Slowly and steadily, his discussion went on to discuss the goals. Yes, SMART goals. In the previous tower building exercise, we saw that the longest tower was 27 blocks high. Dr. Mandi asked all the students about what we thought potential could be.After discussing for some time, we all agreed that potential should be 27+.And therefore, we realized what SMART goals are:

S = simple,super,strategic,specific,structured, sustainable,sensible.......
M= measurable,manageable.........
A=achievable,ambitious..........
R= realistic, rational,...........
T= time bound, tangible..........

So , for every of the following parameter :

1) GOAL SET
2) GOAL ACHIEVED

S = M = A = R = T

And the remaining parameters are:

3) GOAL (historical)
4) POTENTIAL
5) REAL GOAL SET
6) REAL GOAL ACHIEVED
7) PERFORMANCE

As we learned from the discussion,
a)  5) and 6) must be in harmony.
b) Potential shall lead to more potential.
c) Goal settings and goal achievements should follow the spiral trajectory. Example: Fibonacci series: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13...........

d) Potential = Goal settings * Goal Achieved
This equation must be positively looped. Positive Goal settings should lead to positive goals achieved and ultimately lead to positive potential. And, in the loop, positive goals achieved leads to positive goals setting.

Thanks.

Sometimes it does happen that various parts of your body do not give a synchronized view about an adventure. And moreover, all the parts are right in their own perspectives. On seeing the NITIE pond from the second floor of hostel 1 on a drizzling morning, heart always desires to go inside it and swim 10 rounds ,shouting and thanking god for letting me in,in her own place. But suddenly, the social pressure and the administration fear tells the mind to order heart to be in its limits. Moreover, the situation gets troublesome when some external agents ( stiches in my case :( :( ) ...yes I am the same person whom you see everyday with unshaven face decorated by some white strips that try hard to cover betadine-soaked cotton, beautifying the glory of a romantic meet between an auto and a car............so I was saying that the situation becomes troublesome when some external agents have their say too.

"So how was your start at NITIE?" When one of my friends asked the question, I was taken aback to the same  dreary collision, when the auto-rickshaw was smashed in the car. My answer was ..."it was aaaa.........."

Yes, disasters happen. In this blog, I will make an attempt to implement theory X and theory Y , trying to figure out management's and team's mind-set in the disaster recovery plan.
 - THEORY X: Managers who think their workers are LAZY.
 - THEORY Y: Managers who think their workers are GOOD.

Let us assume that whole body is an organization. Mind (M) is the CEO, all the remaining parts (P) are the technical workers, and all the actions(A) we perform are business processes. In case of a disaster (accident in my case), the mind-setup matters most.

Let us get back to the scenario when the accident or disaster just happened. Some P's stop functioning properly and some A's are hampered. And all the decisions are left to the mind manager M.
 In my case, only mouth and elbow  were wounded most with some small scratches on the legs.

Case A: Bad workers, Hopeless managers : " Hmmm...so there is a wound on mouth and elbow..." the legs ( lets give some brains to legs for some time) will say......" lets take the advantage of the situation and relax. When the organization (body) can't eat (coz of injury on mouth) ....lets not allow it to walk also." And the hopeless mind manager will say...."No one can no anything. All body parts are lazy, always looking for an excuse."

This situation is most dangerous for any organization. The disaster recovery plan requires some instant positive actions. And in  presence of so many negative thoughts and approaches, the organization can follow a downwards trajectory only.

Case B : Bad workers, hopeful managers : As bad workers "legs" already not willing to work, the motivational manager Mind will be hopeful that he can motivate the remaining parts to start recovery. He will applause the past achievements and even minor accomplishments.

This situation is better than case 1, but still manager may or may not motivate employees enough to work according to business continuity plan.

Case C : Good workers, Hopeless Managers:  "What if elbow and mouth are injured, lets try to maintain the remaining actions(or processes) intact. At least doing so will keep the organisation running"... the good workers will think......But again, the mind manager will be hopeless and will undermine the efforts of good employees. This situation is bad for good workers as well as organization. The manager's hopelessness may convert good employees into bad.

Case D: Good workers, hopeful managers : "Ok, just a minor injury, get the first aid quickly and get back to optimum operations. "....the Mind manager will be hopeful and his approach will be accompanied by good workers, always willing to work. In such a scenario, an injured body or organization may perform actions even better than some of the "healthy" organizations. I-e- It can work beyond its limits. This situation is ideal and best for an organization.

So, after attending this class of Dr. Mandi, I just called my friend back, and told him that IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE.