MODEL FOR OPTIMUM HUMAN PERFORMANCE(SOURCE: – AL-GHAZALI)
Preaching the creed and ideas of Islam at a dogmatic level is one thing, but calling others to join together in establishing it as a practical reality is something completely different . There is a world of difference between these two. Since Islam is a complete way of life, a point explicitly made in the Qur’an, its very existence is meaningless unless it is established as such and its limits enforced in regulating the collective affairs of the people. We take great pride in claiming that Islam represents a comprehensive code of conduct. There is hardly a single Muslim who is not persuaded of the verity of this statement. It is generally believed that Islam offers guidance in all walks of life. However, it is intriguing that no practical steps are taken for enforcing it at the level of the state and civil authority. We are prone to pay mere lip service to the comprehensive nature of our religion in the form of catch phrases or clich’s meant for publicity or for earning praise. In a sense, Islam is religion only if its injunctions are enforced and its morality is established in society, otherwise, it represents at best a utopia, having nothing to do with ground realities.
1. TAUHID ONE-NESS OF ALLAH
2. TAWAKKUL TRUST IN ALLAH
3. TAFAKKHUR MEDITATION RECOLLECTION OF DEATH
4. TAUBA REPENTANCE OR FORGIVENESS
5. IKHLAS SINCERITY
6. SIDQ TRUTHFULNESS
7. SABR FORTITUDE
8. SHUKAR GRATITUDE
9. SHAUK YEARNING
10. RIDA SATISFACTION
11. RAJA HOPE
12. FAQR POVERTY
13. KHAUF FEAR
14. ZUHD SELF/DENIAL
15. MAHABBA LOVE
16. UNS INTIMACY
17. NIYA RESOLVE
18. MURAQABA SELF EXAMINATION
20. FANA AUR BAQA THESE BELONGE TO DIMENSIONS BEYOND TIME/SPACE
April 26, 2007 at 9:05 am
Dear All;
I want to share some of the key learnings of Performance Appraisal (I recall now) which I will always remember
• Giving feedback in a well-articulated manner is what makes you stand out among the rest. (My Teacher, Mr. Wali Zahid)
• Consider you are the manager having 5 employees working under you, if you don’t have 5 hours at year’s end to appraise those 5 assets then very sorry to say that YOU DON’T DESERVE THEM. (By Samia from Sidhaat Haider, HR consultancy firm)
• For many employees, an “official” appraisal interview may be the only time they get to have exclusive, uninterrupted access to their supervisor since in the rush and bustle of daily working life, it offers a rare chance for a supervisor and subordinate to have “time out” for a one-on-one discussion of important work issues.
• Human itself acts as a subject in the whole PA system so you just CAN’T take out this element of subjectivity from Performance appraisal System. So like it or not, it is going to be there (By Samia from Sidhaat Haider, HR consultancy firm)
• Employees feel dissatisfied and miserable during Performance Appraisals because they don’t DO their Homework through out the year. They need to record their achievements and success on a daily basis so that they can prove themselves at the right time to the right person on a right platform. (By Sadia from GSK)
• It is human nature not to want to bring up our own faults; but it is also human nature to prefer to point out our own shortcomings, rather than having someone else do it. Hence Performance appraisal should be a responsibility of both the appraiser and the appraisee (Gregorio Billikopf – University of California, Cultivating Personnel Productivity)
Gulnaz