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Explain the Role of Empathy and Efficacy in Public Service ?With Examples ?   Empathy  Empathy is the understanding of others by being aware of their needs, perspectives, feelings, concerns. It is being sensitive to what, how and why people feel and think the way they do. Being empathetic is to be able to read the emotions of other people. Empathetic people care about others and show interest in and concern for them. Efficiency : An administrator would ensure the highest standards of quality in administrative decisions and actions and would not compromise with standards because of convenience or complacency. In a competitive international environment, an administrative system should faithfully adhere to principle of efficiency and quality management . Example: Public Service Efficacy (PSE), which is applied to four sectors: hospitals, elementary schools, day care, and higher education. Tests of validity and reliability indicate good properties and consistent patterns across th...

   Definition:  “Emotional intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves & for managing emotions well in us and in our relationships.” —Daniel Goleman. According to Mayer, Caruso and Salovey (2000), emotional intelligence refers to the abilities used to process information about one’s own emotions and the emotions of others. Branches Of Emotional Intelligence : 1. Emotional Perception: the ability to register, attend to emotional messages in facial expressions, tone of voice and also in other stimuli like artwork.  2. Emotional Integration: the ability to access and generate feelings which help in the facilitation of thought.  3. Emotional Understanding: the ability to understand the implications of emotions i.e. how emotions change and how they can affect relationships.  4. Emotional Management: the ability to regulate emotions and exercise control on the expression of emotions. Accordi...

 Empathy: Empathy is the understanding of others by being aware of their needs, perspectives, feelings, concerns. It is being sensitive to what, how and why people feel and think the way they do. Being empathetic is to be able to read the emotions of other people. Empathetic people care about others and show interest in and concern for them. Beautiful example Shiv Khera which he explained with the help of small story of a little boy. In this the little one went to purchase a puppy from the shop, there he saw a small puppy with the broken leg and decided to purchase that one, and thus asked the shopkeeper the cost. The shopkeeper replied that there are other puppys too, why you want to purchase this one, as it is not well? He further said that still if you want to purchase this one I can give you a good discount. But, the boy was ready to pay the full price and didn’t want to purchase that puppy at discounted price. The shopkeeper was surprised and asked the boy the reason behind th...

  Discuss the issues faced by Public Servants’ Response When Facing Pandemic:?what do you understand the the terms ? a )The Role of Public Service Motivation, b)Accountability Pressure, and  c)Emergency Response Capacity? Public servants are regarded as guardians of the public interest, and their pandemic response played a vital role in controlling the spread of the epidemic. The effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control of COVID-19 crucially depends on the effort and capacity of the millions of public sector workers from the front line to central administration. Public servants adopt many measures to prevent and control the pandemic, including assisting health administrative departments and other relevant departments in collecting information, distributing and segregating personnel, and providing infectious disease prevention and control information to citizens.    Issues :  many public servants are carrying an increased emotional burden linked to their ...

What is tolerance? Tolerance implies respect for others and their opinions and beliefs, which may differ from one’s own. It is appreciation of varying backgrounds of others without any hostilities or prejudices. Tolerance is the foundation for fundamental freedoms and universal human rights enjoyed by people. It is also a tool for fostering peace and recognising that harmony can exist despite dissimilarities amongst people. How can tolerance be fostered? Education  - Ignorance about cultural, religious and ethnic diversity present around us can lead to insecurity. With education, there can be a better understanding of different traditions and beliefs and greater acceptance of them.  Legal framework  - Strong and robust laws which punish acts of intolerance such as hate crimes and racial discrimination and which ensure equal access to law enforcement authorities and judiciary by all communities can ensure speedy justice for the victims. Dismissing stereotypes  - Stere...

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    when ever you find the word compassion just write the words of Gandhi   I  will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man (woman) you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you are contemplating is going to be of any use to him (her). Will he (she) gain anything by it? Will it restore him (her) to a control over his (her) own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj (freedom) for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and yourself melt away."- Mahatma Gandhi. What is compassion? Compassion involves feeling another person's pain and wanting to take steps to help relieve their suffering. The word compassion itself derives from Latin and means "to suffer together." Compassion : an administrator, without violating the prescribed laws and rules, would demonstrate compassion for t...

  DANGER IN TODAY'S SOCIETY: ETHICAL CRISIS OR ECONOMICAL CRISIS? In simple terms, Ethics is the study of what is right or wrong in human conduct. This is a branch of Philosophy which studies moral principles. On the other side, economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Ethics and economics both revolve around humans. Both starts from household and become danger due to their crisis in a society by making or breaking that society. DANGER OF ETHICAL CRISIS:  Ethical crisis occur at an individual level to international level. It is a situation, where conflict arises when a given decision, scenario or activity creates a conflict with a society's ethical principles. At individual level, not caring others and want to survive with selfishness at cost of other without feeling how others are feeling i.e., lacking empathy. Best example we can bring from second wave of Corona. One irresponsible person creating a messag...

 a) Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. : Abraham lincoln b) Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ―  Socrates c) Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ―  Socrates d) There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” ―  Socrates e) We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.” ―  Socrates f) Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”   Mahatma Gandhi. g) An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” ―  Mahatma Gandhi h) Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ―  Mahatma Gandhi i) The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ” ―  Mahatma Gandhi j) Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.   Mahatma Gandhi k) “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the servi...