All Indian men to understand and appreciate these facts and should keep their better half very happy.
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An excellent tribute to all House Wives and particularly to Indian Housewives.
An article was recently in circulation that had appeared in The Hindu
Newspaper on the Marriage Caterers and how they could be an apt case
study for the IIMs on their excellent Management skills.Just like Businesses& calls for qualified IIMs and the like for running the show, has anyone thought of Home Management particularly of a traditional Indian household.Has anyone thought of the Conventional middle-class Indian Housewife.Is she not the best Manager that could ever have set foot on this earth - in real life???although many are of the opinion that women are relegated to mundane household functions, has anyone ever thought of the activities that she carries out 24 x 7? most management skills that are taught of which the IIMs boast and for which they are highly paid, are also essential for running a traditional home.The Indian traditional middle-class. The husband is mostly a (literally) sleeping partner - only financing the requirements.He comes into the picture mostly as a Consultant or for major Project Planning needs like Purchasing a house or for children's marriage.
The housewife plans all daily/weekly/monthly/yearly actions for the benefit of the household / her family. All her plans are her mind Forget a Business's Annual Plans and Long Range Plans - everything relating to the future requirement of the family is already well thought out in her mind and she goes about executing it with her meager resources,including all course corrections.She is the best organizer that you could ever come across not only for the day to day cores for her and her family, but also for the future actions.
She directs all actions relating to the household every day.Whether she has servants or not, whether other family members help her or not.whether her finances would help her have additional hands or not, all
daily needs of the household are met without fail - thanks to her.
She is the main center-pin for coordinating for all the actions of the family - for getting things done, for complaints resolution etc.
Everything/everyone revolves round her.
Very rarely does the husband ever know or get involved in controlling things at home - it is the wife who is the monarch of all that she surveys -
directly or indirectly.
She could probably be the best Time Manager.Her duty hours are 24 x 7 all the year round life long. She does not get Casual Leave or Sick
Leave or Annual Leave nor does she get paid forOvertime.
She manages the finances, all the expenses&ensures that the monthly requirements are met. Whatever her husband gives her, she manages the
entire show within that. She also creates reserves for the future major
expenses like education/marriage/medical etc
She might not be educated but her cash flow management is always exemplary.
Man Management:
Every housewife could be an example of an excellent Man Manager- she has to
tolerate her husband and his office worries that he carries home, her
children's problems, her inlaws'etc., resolving all issues without any
demur and to the satisfaction of all.She could beat any HR Manager hands down in Human Relations.Sense of belonging:
Who can ever dispute herselfless dedication to the well being of her
family ? She is "there" always partaking in everything whether it be
happiness or sorrow.Love and Compassion.
Who can ever dispute the love and compassion that she showers on her
family. Her shoulders are always available for all the family members to
lean on. She is the best solace be it for the children or the husband.
She knows the likes and dislikes of everyone and satisfies one and all. She meets surprise demands of visitors/guests.
With whatever is available within her resources/budget she meets all demands, the best Works Manger you could come across.
Her Inventories which include many perishables are always well controlled Most family members do not even know what is in the Quality:
Her food is always appreciated for taste and rarely does she waste or produce rejects.
She maintains the entire house very well and in an orderly fashion.
Has she undergone any special training on TQM or Six Sigma or 5S or qualified for ISO or other Management concepts?
She has to wear different caps for different roles that she plays every day from morning to night:
As a family member - as a daughter (daughter-in-law), as a wife to
her husband, as a mother to her children, as the housewife to meet all
her daily cores etc.
As the CEO, as Works Manager, as a Works Manager, as a Materials
Manager, as a HR Manager, as an Admin Head, as a Quality Head, etc etc.
Whatever be her woes she rarely exhibits them - probably her only solace is the Puja room!
Most earlier housewives never got the so-called Degrees - She probably could
never go to a Bank or a Post Office or use a computer So what her deeds are far far greater- her Universal Knowledge is far far superior.
The typical Indian Housewife not only manages the household exceptionally
well, she also brings up her children as good citizens inculcating all good values, see to it that they settle properly in life and above all continues to serve one and all for ever in life, tirelessly without a demur.
The greatest thing about her is that her actions are never for "Returns"
except that she longs and prays for the well-being of everyone to be Healthy and Happy in Life....... This list is never ending.
I may further add that this is applicable even more to our India.In these countries they have to work much Harder than India. No maids and No Drivers available unlike India.
Long Live the Conventional Indian middle-class Housewife.
She is the Greatest MANAGER that the World would ever see.
