This is a small collection of scholarly and practitioner-based papers/articles I wrote/co-wrote in the past years. For additional works, kindly consult with Google Scholar Limited Selection of Articles 2006-ongoing: Spiritual Considerations for Managers:What Matters Most to Workforce Members in Challenging Times Toward Greater Spirituality in Personal and Professional Life: The Movement Gains Momentum During These Challenging Times - with Satinder Dhiman, Richard King, and Tahmoures Afshar Vipassana Meditation as a Path Toward improved Management Practices with Satinder Dhiman Workplace diversity: developing a win-win-win strategy Zigzag, and Outperform Linear Movers Sisterhood in short supply in the workplace Security and Progress: Two Very Personal Viewpoints Nurturing the 21st Century Mindset: Honing Positive Transformation Implementing Mission-Driven Assurance of Learning: Improving Performance Through Constructive Collaboration with Nathan Garrett Fertilizing the Ground for a Metanoia: Business Education in the 21st Century Meditation for Busy Business People with Satinder Dhiman and Richard King Inventive Minds, Groundbreaking Finds Inside-out Insight: Considerations for 21st Century Leaders A Global SR Standard: Good, or Too Good to Be True? Five principles that will determine the new mainstream It's time employees had more say in evaluating their supervisors From Caterpillar to Butterfly: Shifting Gears from Selfish Gain to Shared Growth Ecumenical Learning: Considering all Stakeholders All that Matters: Some of the Most Precious Gifts We Overlook Awakened leadership in action:a comparison of three exceptional business leaders The Application of Interrater Reliability as a Solidification Instrument in a Phenomenological Study with Chester McCall This is a collection of the papers/articles I wrote during my MBA and doctoral studies, as well as in moments of inspiration. Feel free to use the information and/or references for your own works. Just be so kind as to cite the used sources. Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want to be done unto yourself...: For some of my more recent works, kindly consult with Google. Uploading to my website will follow. Articles 2001/2002: Difficulties in the Implementation of FMLA by Human Resource Departments in Business Environments Hate Speech on the Net The Control System in the World of the Takers The Advantages of Diversity in Educational Institutions The Productivity Paradox The effects of September 11, 2001 on the Caricom The influence of technology and communication on leadership Oligopoly is in! Embryo Cloning and Management of Humanity The importance of recognizing culture in marketing The power of being different Ethnocentrism in Today's World How Freedom can Lead to Imprisonment How trustworthy is our religion? How Change Causes Change The phone's ringing. Do I look good enough to pick up? Men are Managers, Women are Leaders. Our Love for Gadgets and the Vicious Cycle of Humanity. How Spirituality in the Workplace can create Gray Haired Revolutionaries. Oh yes...The Glass Ceiling, Huh... The Power of Perception. The Power of Perseverance. Top Ten Reasons You Should Be Proud Of YOU. Want the job to be done rapidly and efficiently? Women and the Maintenance of the Glass Ceiling. The Power of Understanding. Homeless The Power of Appearance About Love Everything that's too is too How to perform gracefully in business How we create glass ceilings for ourselves Why the need for power is a sign of weakness The Power of Anticipation Clueless The Power of Attitude The Power of Keeping an Open Mind The Power of Letting Go The Power of Listening The Power of Recognition The Power of Resilience The Power of Being Simple The Struggle with Indecisiveness The Territorial Workplace What makes a winner? 10 Good Reasons to Obtain and Maintain Your Self-Respect Understanding Yourself... Oh , Santa Subjectivity! We love you! The Thin Line Between Strength and Weakness The Definition of a Happy Marriage Jump!!! The Eleven from Leader's Heaven Welcome to the Era of Need-Creation! The Power of Serenity The Power of Self-Control The Power of Silence Why do we keep on pushing? Impact Spirituality in the Workplace, uh-oh! The Power of Clarification About Sex-Appeal Help!!!...Help??? The Boss Twenty The Power of Adaptability What's up with your Psychological Contract? Why we should all think global and act local Keeping the teamspirit alive And what is YOUR Competitive Advantage? Make your workplace as spiritual as you are Be the angel investor in yourself! Make Your Day...And Everyone Else's. Fear: Life's No. 1 Paralyzer! Failure is just an opinion. Making lemonade from the lemons at work. Articles 2003: Looking back and ahead: Redefining our New Year's Resolutions. Stick to your guns Is our culture the hurdle toward the broad establishment of spirituality in the workplace? Spirituality is not Religion? What determines unhappiness? Look where no one's looking, and then be prepared for the 10 p's The advantage of laziness Who are YOUR stakeholders? The successful man who committed suicide How fragile we are... The legacy It's Just My Life What women should know Our core purpose Our Global Village Alice The "Rich" Lessons Pray Your Way through the Day We're all winners! Call it what you want but make sure you live it! The Boomerang Whatever works for you Are You a Good Soldier? Sam and his neighbors Life's Contemplations Do You want to be Powerful or Influential? Today could be the day Assumptions How about your strategic competitiveness? Changes Are_there...? Be your best self....now! Boundaries...What Boundaries? Chicken Soup for a better life The Vicious Cycle at Work Finding the Open Window From both sides now Got Your Portfolio Ready? The Power of Patience Articles 2004: 10 Diamond Rules to Live By 10 Reasons Why You Should Nurture a Spiritual Mindset 10 Things to Remember 10 Ways to Develop a Great Business (or Any Other) Strategy. 5 Ways to Lose the Loser and Lead the Leader within You. A Few Management thoughts. About Human Resource Management and Successful Organizations About Intellectual advancement and Emotional Degeneration. About Modern Days' Redemption And then there was Emotional Abuse. And Now About the People Factor Be Your Own R E F U G E. Beware of the Yoyo Effect Buddha on Renewal Desire, Hatred, and Illusion. Establishing Change in Changing Times. Globalization: A Sweet Word Gone Bitter? Have You Ever Wondered...?. Happiness: The Ultimate Egoism? How essential is the Offshoring Panic Really?. How to Remain Spiritual in Unspiritual Times. How Values Affect Leadership. Inspirations from Buddha. Leaders: Born, Made, or Both? Leadership Musings (1). Leadership Musings (2). Looking from the Outside In. Love, the Mosaic of All Emotions Management and the Personality Issue Nimesh and His Two Worlds. Now, About those Lemons. Observing Yourself Our educational level: Spiraling downward or just shifting? Outsourcing: Threat or Opportunity? Points to Ponder. Reaching a Higher Plane. Refrain from Disdain Spiritual evolution Spirituality in the Workplace: A Socialistic Sprinkle in a Capitalist Work Society? Take Life seriously...but Don't Exaggerate The 10 Tokens of Wisdom. The 3 Pillars for Good Managerial Decision-Making. The Anti Hurry-Worry_Scurry Pill The Art of Knowledge Sharing. The Art of Learning and Unlearning. The Best Way to Be. The Crab Bucket Mentality. The Dilemma of Being a Parent and a Friend. The Encounter Between the Simple Soul and the Person of Good Standing. The Misunderstood Genius. The Power and Weakness of Empathy The Power of Being (and Staying) Down to Earth The Power of Hope. The Spirituality at Work Paradox. The Story of Sam and Sue. The Wealthiest Moment The Upside of Rejection Those Sleepless Nights What a leader Should Consider. 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