Importance of volunteerism in organization

Volunteerism has been defined by Ishikawa that it is the free will to act. Volunteerism has many benefits to the institution and individuals constituting it.

Firstly, the characteristic of being proactive emerges and flourishes in individuals. They identify any improvement areas or effective means for work and, share it with the company. Therefore a company has high probability of success.

The whole idea of volunteerism in an organization is to inspire human beings to act rather than motivating them by coercion. Workers feel more responsible and dedicated towards their jobs, and they work with creativity. On the other hand people not willing to participate in organizational activity other than their duty feel no burden of extra work. Hence an organization can retain good workers and provide them with opportunity to be part of the development process.

Besides the routine and mechanic work, volunteerism in a company provides room for social and humanistic interaction. This has effect on the overall environment of an organization as workers find it more lively and fun. Moreover, it promotes respect of humanity and gives chance to the workers of various departments to know and understand their problems through Quality Circles for instance. Therefore, in an organization workers are able to identify and improve flaws in various different departments.

Written on 25-01-2011  (New Product Development course with Dr. Farid A. Malik) 

Experience-Lesson a proximity

There are exceptional moments in one’s life which can never obliterate from a person’s mind. Specifically speaking, moments of joy from childhood, that of teenage games and sports and other extracurricular activities as a youth are few moments to cherish in every one’s life. And the interesting part, that enthusiasm dose not repeat itself later. While doomed by few momentarily unimportant realities I flip pages of my diary and encounter one piece of writing which was written keeping a specific topic in consideration that goes like…

Unforgettable moment of my life

In reference to the given topic, people may present an account of a special occasion or a day that appeals to them too much. But, rather than a particular occasion or a day, I have chosen an extended two months period i.e. April and May, of each year 2004 and 2005 of my life to be an unforgettable moment. During the year 2004-05, I was doing my secondary education from AKHSS Gilgit and at the same time I was a resident of Shah Karim Hostel, adjacent to the school. These were the months when we were given self-study break for our final examination and, it was the routine during the vacation which made the whole span an unforgettable moment of my life. Firstly, I used to get up when the Azan for Fajr was called. After offering my prayers in the prayer hall, I would go to the woods at the back of the hostel, with my Islamiat course book. For 1 hour I memorized verses from the Holy Quran. Secondly, I usually did my breakfast on my way back to my room from the woods at 6:45 am. Then, my next spot happened to be the bank of Gilgit River, which passes along my school and hostel campus. There I sat under the shad of a shawl (which I made to avoid direct sun light) and studied my course books. Time and again I used to place my foot in the flowing water to get rid of boredom or, I simply stood on the giant stones by the river from where the beauty of the city could be seen. I could see sitting there people playing and swimming at the other side of the river. Furthermore, having achieved my targets by 2:00pm I would take lunch. Afterwards, I rested for at least an hour and 30mins. By 5pm I preferred either to play cricket or go to the old gymnasium for exercise. After 6pm I used to offer my evening prayers and have dinner. During the night I studied till 12:00am and finally rested peacefully for having a contented day. This routine repeated it self and, it gave me a feeling that I never found anywhere. Thus, became my unforgettable moment of life.

The question is why not now? For a mature person things should be easier as compared to his/her childhood. Sometimes childhood offers great lessons.

Steve Jobs is Alive

Steve Jobs is dead, mentions the news. My eyes catch a glimpse of the statement and they keep going back and forth. Really? 

"Jobby" a sound appears from my unconscious, we are all in a group and a guy smiles as he approaches not knowing how to react to the call. This is another beautiful day at college, and it has been quite inspirational semester. A series of lectures has been devoted to entrepreneurship in Marketing course, and directly or indirectly the valor, courage, vision, inspiration and 'out of the box approach' example has served by one extraordinary man, Steve Jobs. Our professor Mannan Amin (a Stanford Graduate himself) did everything to familiarize us with the legend's technological revolution. Our energetic fellows started the Forman Entrepreneurial Association and I remember exploring and discussing the marvels of Steve Jobs in one of the formal sittings.

As we strolled towards the hostel, Rizwan Javaid is the center of arguments. Because, for us a small group in an academic institution somewhere on the globe, Riz was Steve Jobs. We called him Jobby, not because he invented some technology resembling Apple, but for the inspiration we had taken from the legendary man. We made him part of our friends circle, we stayed with him, we dined with him. We aspired to become like him and follow his footsteps in professional life. 

Now tell me how a legend can ever die. He is present everywhere, with every student he has inspired, with every person who has loved his innovation and with every teacher who has explained many things through one phenomenon: Steve Jobs of the century.

Interview with OEC

Recently a short interview got published on the website of "Organization of Educational Change (OEC)". OEC also publishes an educational magazine the Educure. Their aim is to bring social change via education in Gilgit Baltistan. The not for profit organization is run by students of GB studying in various universities of Paksitan.

The interview explores me as a boy scout.

Here is the link for the interview:
OEC Blog: An Inspirational Boy Scout