Gyan Bhandar - Part 6

The theory of relativity

Instead of flying 16 hours to reach US, can I just hover in the air for 16 hours in the same position, and as the earth keeps rotating, will I not just end up in US?

Things doesn't work like that. The flight is not actually escaping Earth's gravity, but flying along with the Earth's movement, as the air around earth is also rotating along with everything within it's atmosphere, including the flight.

Though such out of the box thoughts sounds logical & rebellious too, our solutions to problems must have relativity to the context and to the problem.

Unless we understand and feel the gravity of the problem/situation, our solutions will never fix the problems, but just leaves us hanging in the air.

Problem Solving

When I see people struggle to solve a problem and try to help them with solution, I realise most of the times they are unable to solve, because they haven't even understood the problem clearly.

Problem solving is not really a skill, it's just common sense and attention to detailing, and ofcourse "thinking" being the vital aspect, apart from analytical & logical reasoning.

Not all problems are same, each problem is unique with new challenges. One can't have a tube of Fevicol, and paste it on all problems.

Observe a Cobbler, a Tailor, a Mechanic, a TV repair guy, they all first open up to analyse the problem and give a suitable fix.

Even Doctors order tests to diagnose and go to the root of the problem.

The first step in solving a problem lies in understanding the problem clearly. The next step is to break down the problem into smaller parts and jot down the problem clearly.

Checking for dependencies, evaluating all possible outcomes and arriving at cause of the Problem will help in understanding the problem from head to toe.

Then it depends on how we confidently, convincingly convey that the fix you came up with, is the best possible solution!

Pai & his classic BCP!

A Business Management Case Study.

Narahari Pai owns a small shop right next to the entrance Arch of Anegudde Vinayaka Temple in Kumbashi.

His Mundakki Upkari is very famous and people visiting the temple do not miss eating the tasty Upkari he prepares, and neither do I.

Upto last time I visited, his wife was assisting him to run the shop. But age related ailments has left her confined to home, leaving Mr. Pai alone to run the shop.

Mr. Pai himself in his late 70s, dragging himself to run the shop. A stable business, regular and loyal customers for decades now, is under threat of extinction.

- Mr. Pai has lost interest in running the shop, as he is tired and don't want to run around anymore

- He has no hands or help in running the shop

- He doesn't want to hire anyone for help, as he feels no one else can do the job as he does, which he has tried and failed

- He doesn't have any drive to continue the business, and soon his product that he mastered and the business will die

- He is running the Shop due to forced obligation

His Ego, Failure to build second line, no support system, lacking vision to scale or expand are all the possible causes a good Product will die soon.

The Case is not very unique to Mr. Pai, many entrepreneurs, including me will face similar situation sooner or later!