Dealing with Dissent

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When Snapdeal’s Rohit Bansal made unflattering comment about talent in India,  Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal disagreed and tweeted,  “Don't blame India for your failure to hire great engineers.  They join for culture and challenge“.

Coach perspective
It may be perfectly OK to have an opinion that may not vibe with your colleagues. But how you handle the opposing point of view is an art.

Try doing
Speak to the person directly. If you two can't seem to find common ground, consider going  to a sound third party to defuse the situation.

Tell
How do you deal with people of a different opinion than that of yours?

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Accepting Alternative Points of View

“Raja Raja Chola, in building the magnificent Brihadeeswara Shiva temple in Thanjavur, also incorporated sculptures of Vishnu as well as the meditating Buddha thus admitting to alternative viewpoints. When Shahenshah Akbar invited scholars of all manner of persuasion to debate the eternal verities in his court, he was only following older traditions of our Hindu and Buddhist kings, who encouraged and protected the spirit of enquiry.” - Raghuram Rajan, RBI governor.
#MyLearning
Accepting an alternative point of view,  so long as it is not intended to hurt is a sign of strength & a source of enriched ideas.