Ei Cafe with Azeem

Life is full of ups and downs, sometimes we win and other times we lose. In some cases, the loss is so hard that it drops you to the lowest level possible: rock bottom. It is the point where all the odds are stacked against you and your chances of recovery are slim to none. At rock bottom, you have no one but yourself to rely on. Unfortunately, through life's challenges, many of us will probably r...

Music listening is an integral and oftentimes purposeful activity in our daily lives. We listen to particular tracks in order to change our current emotional state or in order to maintain it. How we react to a particular song not only depends on the musical attributes of that song but on various situational and personal factors. Well renowned Sri Lankan Music Artist & Entrepreneur Bathiya Jayakody...

As parents, we automatically want the best for our children – to be healthy, to be safe, and to also be equipped with skills and resources that’ll help them succeed in their adult lives. A lot of these lifelong skills are obtained during their early years of learning, Have you ever wondered how independent your child actually is? Will your child be able to look after himself/herself if left alone...

No one wants to think about a crisis taking place. But whenever major, serious events or tsunami-sized waters surface at work, those are the times in which you, as the leader, must visibly take charge as “the leader.” Moreover, while it’s great to count on your team members and empower them to display initiative, you need to be front and center, vividly displaying active and engaged leadership whe...

ආයෝජකයින් ආකර්ෂණය කර ගැනීමට, අනික් තරඟකරුවන්ට  වඩා ඉදිරියෙන් සිටීමට නිර්මාණශීලිත්වය සහ නවෝත්පාදනය අවශ්‍ය වේ. ඕනෑම ව්‍යාපාරයකට  තරඟකාරී වාසියක් ලබා ගත හැක්කේ නවෝත්පාදන සහ නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය තුළින් පමණි. තීරණ ගැනීම, නිර්මාණශීලීත්වයේ සහ නවෝත්පාදන ක්‍රියාවලියේ වැදගත් කාර්යභාරයක් ඉටු කරයි.  එහිදී ව්‍යවසායකයින් තම අතීත අත්දැකීම් වලින් ඉගෙන ගත යුතු අතර හොඳම අදහස තීරණය කිරීමට පෙර විශ්ලේෂණය කළ...

Thinking with pictures sounds a bit silly, reminds us of kindergarten flash cards as we memorised our letters. And yet, it remains a crucial instrument of complex thought, even a simple diagram can tell you much more than a naked explanation. The very moment of becoming mentally aware is beautifully expressed with a heartfelt, “Ah, I see.” BUT WHAT IF I ASKED HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT VISUAL LISTENING...

නව පරපුරේ නායකත්වය යනු, අධික කැලඹීම්  සහිත කාලවලදී පෙරමුණ ගැනීම වන අතර, සාර්ථක නව පරපුරේ  නායකත්වය  , වෙනස්වීම්වලට මුහුණදීමේ සහ අභියෝග හමුවේ  නොසැලී සිටිමේ ප්‍රවීණයන් වනු ඇත. 21 වන ශතවර්ෂයේ නායකත්වය නිරන්තර වෙනස්වීම්, භූ දේශපාලනික අස්ථාවරත්වය, තාක්‍ෂණික බාධා කිරීම් සහ ආර්ථික හා දේශපාලන අවිනිශ්චිතතාවයන් යන බලපෑම්වලට හසුවනු ඇත. මෙම බලපෑම් තමන්ගේ පාලනයට ගෙන, ඒවාට ඉහළින් වැජබීම නව...

To truly build a more resilient workforce and rebuild the economy, employers should prioritize well-being, which is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Businesses should treat well-being as a tangible skill, a critical business input, and a measurable outcome. Tamara Buckland - Chief Visionary Officer at Bloom HQ & designer of Riders & Elephants The Wellbeing Deck, checked i...

Compassion can be defined as ‘a sensitivity to suffering in self and others with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it’ (Gilbert 2013). We can experience compassion in different ways: we can feel compassion for other people; we can experience compassion from others; and there is also the compassion we can direct towards ourselves. How do compassionate leaders behave? What does it mean to...

What do you think of when you hear the words "office politics"? Is it all about "backstabbing," spreading malicious rumours, and "sucking up" to the right people? If so, you'll likely want to stay as far away from it as you can!. But, like it or loathe it, office politics are a fact of life in any organization. And it is possible to promote yourself and your cause without compromising your values...

This world requires a new paradigm for growing up and therefore also for education,” Bill Drayton wrote last year in Stanford Social Innovation Review. “Just as 50 to 100 years ago society took the radical step of saying that every person must master written language, now we must insist that every person have the social skills necessary to be an effective, confident change maker before age 21.”If...

The effects of unconscious or unintentional bias resonate throughout the entire structure of an organisation. From the people you hire, to the processes in place, unconscious bias affects everything and everyone and most of the time it is usually unrecognised. Unconscious bias occurs when people favour others who look like them and/or share their values. For example, a person may be drawn to someo...

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing. When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; i...

When leading through a crisis, most leaders are forced to think and behave in ways that feel unfamiliar. Whether it’s a technological, financial, natural, or health crisis — at work or in the community — crises demand that leaders take an emergency response plan and adapt it as new evidence and factors present themselves. All the while, effective leaders are able to remain calm and maintain a sens...

Most advice on parenting focuses on how to deal with misbehaviour. While helpful, this is also akin to only offering advice on how to survive after a nuclear holocaust and not talking about how to prevent one What usually underlies bad behavior is how the child handles negative emotions. And this is something we rarely teach deliberately and almost never teach well. Showing kids how to recognise a...

රැකියාවේ දී මානසික යහපැවැත්ම පවත්වා ගත යුත්තේ කෙසේද ? ( How to Develop Mental Wellbeing at workplace ) අද ලෝකය ඉතා තරඟකාරී තත්වයකට පත්වී ඇත. එය දිනෙන් දින ඇතිවන ආර්ථිකමය, සමාජීය හා දේශපාලනික වශයෙන් වෙනස්වීම් වලට ලක්වෙමින් පවතී.  මෙය ඍජු හෝ වක්‍ර ලෙස අප සැමට බලපානු ඇති.  මෙවැනි තත්වයක අප කෙසේද මෙවැනි වෙනස්වීම්වලට මුහුණ දිය යුත්තේ? අපගේ එදිනෙදා කටයුතු සාර්ථකව කරගෙන යාමට අපගේ මානසිකත්වය කෙස...

Fun can seem like such a trivial thing. Something that “serious people” and “mature adults” and “responsible business owners” don’t have time for. The single most important thing for any business is keeping your staff happy. Building a high performance team who have a clear vision of what makes the company great and nurturing a culture that employees can be proud of is vital to ongoing success. So...

Trust is at the foundation of healthy relationships. At its core, trust is the willingness of one party to be vulnerable to the actions of another. It is an expectation that two parties will act in a way that is mutually beneficial. For these reasons, trust is a key element of effective communication, teamwork, employee commitment and productivity. It leads to stronger working relationships and a...

Every professional can benefit from having a coach — and serving as one for someone else. He says that A coaching relationship moves beyond mentoring or sponsoring in that it focuses on long-term values and aspirations. The best coaches encourage a positive mindset and ask probing questions to help people make the best choices, not only in their careers but also in their personal lives. But questi...

Innovation does not always have to be the result of serious study and agonising progress. As Steven Johnson so eloquently argues in Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World , many of the activities and endeavours we have undertaken for pleasure have fuelled an exceptional amount of innovation and discovery. The desire to both amuse and be amused can lead to the development of technology that has...

You are confident, accomplished and an expert in your field but somehow, you never seem to quite get it right when choosing what to wear, You may have visited exclusive stores and bought designer outfits, but no matter how much money you throw at your wardrobe, something isn’t working-Gail Morgan Gail Morgan – Style Expert & Master Image Consultant at Gail Morgan Style from UK checks in to the...

In today's competitive business environment, how well you engage your employees can mean the difference between a healthy, productive workforce or turnover rates that suffocate your organisation's growth. When your employees are engaged with the work they do, they tend to bring their best selves to every project and stick around with your organisation for a long time. When your employees are engag...

Customer Experience (CX) – a buzzword that's shaken the marketing world in recent years like no other. CX in the digital era is constantly evolving, which is why marketers must make an effort to keep up with the latest customer experience trends. Improving and personalising the customer experience, which leads to better customer satisfaction is the top priority for over 55% of companies. I had the...

There are many potential benefits of practicing positive psychology including an increase in self-esteem, improved relationships, and a greater outlook on life. Research in the realm of positive psychology has found that gratitude, social connection, and kindness are all important to living our best lives. Practices of positive psychology include showing your appreciation for your loved ones, buil...

Goals are the ones that drive us forward in life and help us achieve our desired results. They motivate us to do more . Goal setting is one of the most important actions to do big things. It is necessary to be aware of the importance of goal setting and to apply this knowledge in your life. But why some of us become unsuccessful in this journey & Who can keep us on track ? Abdallah Aljurf- A L...