Few are vital, Many are trivial - “The 80-20 Rule”

A small learnin with TQM………..Just wanted to share it across!!!!

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Business management thinker Joseph M. Juran suggested the principle and named it after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, While some may claim that Juran’s broad attribution of this scientific observation to Pareto is inaccurate, Pareto’s Principle or "Pareto’s Law" as it is sometimes called, can be a very effective business tool – one that can help us manage more effectively. The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial. In Pareto’s case it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. In Juran’s initial work he identified 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems. Project Managers know that 20 percent of the work (the first 10 percent and the last 10 percent) consume 80 percent of your time and resources. You can apply the 80/20 Rule to almost anything, from the science of management to the physical world around us.

How it helps us

The value of the Pareto Principle in management is in reminding us to stay focused on the "20 percent that matters". Of all the tasks performed throughout the day, one could say (based on Pareto’s Principle) that only 20 percent really matter. Those tasks in the 20 percent very likely will produce 80 percent of our results. Thus, it’s critical that we identify and focus on those things. When the fire drills surrounding the "crisis of the day" begin to eat up precious time, remind yourself of the critical 20 percent you need to focus on. If anything in the list of activities and action items has to fall by the wayside – left undone – be sure it isn’t listed in that critical 20 percent. Managing Smart, Working Smart….On the Right Things

There are many lessons in management – one being that it is not only important to do things right, but also to ensure you’re doing the right things. Pareto’s Principle should serve as a reminder to us to stay focused on investing 80 percent of our time and energy on the 20 percent of work that’s really important. It’s not just important to "work hard" and "work smart", but also to work smart on the right things.Practice doesn’t make a man perfect……Perfect practice does!!!!!!

Parting...

Would this deep pain Spare all memory……
The greif of a nearness lost
That which is now resting
In a night
In a light of quiet kind
And it will always know
That it is loved from afar……
Does it bring sorrow…To know someone close to ur heart has left you….Or does it make you stronger by some means or the other and gets that void clear off ur mind and move ahead with ur life…..
Like the meeting of the seagulls and the waves, We met
The seagulls fly off, Waves roll by………And we depart!!!!~Tagore

Sometimes...Life...

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, to teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be - your roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity - all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience - they are the ones who create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

Life finds its value by the claims of the world and its worth by the claims of love

Am I right?? I wonder...

Long nights I have had thinking of what people think when they do something…..There are many things one does all round a day….Do we really think of it before we are done with it? I do many things and almost 95% of them are those which is against my conscience. I feel what Im doing is wrong but still I go ahead and do it. Well…….be it for good or bad when I try to change myself to do what I really want to do rather than doing it for the namesake I get caught in a huge dilemma. When I used to do things against my will everything used to be smooth……N now when I do something that gives me self satisfaction I face obstacles…. .. I dunno is it something wrong with me alone or does this happen with everyone???? I wonder……Do I have companions on this journey of mine????

பயம்!!!!!

மரணம் பயமில்லை
மரணத்தின் தூரம் வரை
வாழ்க்கையின் நீளம் பயம்
வாழ்க்கையின் நீளம் வரை
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பாதையின் வழித்துணையாய்
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பிள்ளையார் சுழி

உன் கண்ணீர் பூகளின் விளிம்பில் தான்
கனவுகளை தரிசித்தேன்!!
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கரிசு நிலங்களும் விளைய தொடங்கின......
ஆம். நாளை நானும் சகாப்தம் படைப்பேன்
அப்பொழுது என் ஏடுகளில்
பிள்ளையார் சுழிக்கு பதிலாக
உன் பெயர் உச்சியில் இருக்கும்!!

அஞ்ஞானி

கால ஆற்றில் ஓடி வரும் துடுப்பில்லா பரிசல் நான்....
போகும் திசை புரியாமல் பறந்து வரும் பறவை நான்....
நேற்று வரை எனை இந்த நேச விரல் தீண்டவில்லை...
தீண்டியப்பின் வந்த காயம் மருந்தாலும் ஆறவில்லை....
எழுதிவிட முடிந்தாலே இதயத்தின் சுமை குறையும்....
சொல்லிவிட முடிந்தாலே ஸ்வர்கம் என் பக்கம் வரும்....
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பூஜைமலர் உனைக்கண்டு மாறியதேன் மனம் இன்று??
ஏதோ ஒரு அச்சில் இயங்குது இப்பூமி
காதல்லொன்று இல்லையெனில் இன்றும் நான்
"அஞ்ஞானி...."