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One of the best things a company manager can do for their team of employees, and for the overall success of the company is to hold regular brain storming meetings, wherein all of the staff are involved in either coming up with solutions to challenges, or coming up with new and innovative ways of creating a new project or a new project.  This is the kind of active leadership training that is a working vision, with practical outcomes.  This is a learning on the job type of experience that not only serves to provide that training, but it will bring staff members together as it will now be obvious, that yes they really are working on the same team, for the same company.

This kind of interaction is great for the involvement of those in different departments, as when everyone understands the jobs that are being done in the other areas of the company, they will better be able to communicate with those other people they may not have day to day contact with.  Another goal of this kind of collective meeting, is that many ideas are generated at once, and then evaluated later after thought and consideration.  This is any effective way that can be used to solve any kind of situation, and is also effective whether working with small or large groups of people.  While the meeting do require a moderator and organization, there should be no boundaries for the statement of ideas, people must be allowed to let their thoughts freely flow in a constructive manner.

This is one form of staff and corporate training wherein the fewer rules necessary, the better.  People should not feel inhibited in their suggestions, and should never think that their idea may not be good enough.  The purpose of the meeting is that one idea may be built upon, and a solution may be reached by combined thoughts, and that solution may not have presented itself if where just one person sitting in an office searching their brain for the answers.   By bringing people together, creative solutions are not only found, but incredible teams are built, ensuring the future success of the company.

Kerala is one of the most interesting places in India, and is a terrific spot to visit for any traveler looking to see part of this magnificent country.  With options as spectacular as spice gardens, and secret beaches, Kerala resorts are a splendid option for accommodations for travelers looking to enjoy a taste of paradise.   There are many worlds that come together in a resort, where the local flavor is reflected in the lodgings, providing a sumptuous vision of life that might not exist anywhere else on earth.  All the worry about filling an itinerary goes away when everything is right there for you to enjoy.

But there are still plenty of opportunities to take advantage of the place, and sight-seeing here is wonderful, and always very exciting.  It’s a terrifically interesting culture, and it’s one of the few places in India where the matrilineal system of social organization still holds in some places, and because of the mother-line being revered, can be a better situation for women in general.  There are artists who take up the themes of gender in their work, but none is as prominent in Kerala culture, perhaps, as Sajith Shankar.

She was born here, and educated in art here, before living for a time with her husband, Ravi Shankar, who is also a famous artist, in Chennai.  She has also traveled extensively in Europe, and has work shown all over the world.  Her paintings are very distinctive in their style, avoiding strict realism altogether, and occasionally moving toward pure abstraction, but there usually are human figures in the work, and usually these are female.  She combines mythical and spiritual realities to make social commentary in her work, and also uses a great deal of introspection.  Her self-portraits are particularly compelling, but her acrylic and charcoal art works are always interesting and evocative.