In your opinion, what qualities do Prakash lack? Do you think that Meena also lacks some qualities? b) As a common friend of Meena and Prakash, what advice will you give to the couple? c) How can they develop the qualities that could have prevented such a distressing situation?

(a) Qualities which Prakash lack: (i) In the initial phase → lacked proper balance between personal life & professional life. (ii) Not acknowledge one's shortcoming or other's superiority. (iii) Mixed professional life with private life → which spoiled their relationship. (iv) low Emotional Intelligence → couldn't manage his emotions & slapped the peon (v) Also couldn't control his emotions & use them constructively.

Qualities which Meena lacks: (i) Proper work-life balance, as was seen in the initial phase.

(b) → As a common friend, my advice to them would be →

To Prakash (i) The most important advice would be to separate private life from professional life, & deal with each on its merit. (ii) The other advice would be to self-evaluate & also to regulate one's emotions & use them in a constructive way. (iii) However, in the short term, I would advice him to respect Meena's decision & take a break to re-assess or introspect his behaviour & come back positively.

To Meena (1) I would advice her to be more empathetic & understand the emotional turmoil Prakash is going through. (2) I would also advice her to be more involved in private life as well, & try to balance it with her professional career. (3) finally, I would advice her to support Prakash emotionally in this tough time of his.

(c) → Qualities to avert such cases could be developed as follows → (1) Be more receptive of the feedback. (2) To regulate emotions → meditate, training, etc. (3) To avoid Private-Professional conflict → follow SOP, rules of organization, etc. (4) In private life → give warmth, confidentiality, privacy, personal space, etc. (5) Appreciate & acknowledge each other's achievements.