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Someone close to me recently told
me that her boss called her for a one-on-one meeting and told her, “From the time I’ve know you, you are
someone who tries to please everyone. That does not work in real life. I
expected you to change as a person but you haven’t. Please change that in you.”
She was shocked by this comment and asked, “In
what context are you saying this to me?” Her boss stayed mum. As far as her
performance at work was concerned, nothing much was discussed. She expressed
her dissatisfaction with me. I asked, “What
gives your manager a right to comment upon your character? Isn’t it his job to
help you with your performance instead?”
As a member of Toastmasters and
as an evaluator...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Telecommuting as a tool for productivity
The world has grown into a global
village now. Thanks to computers and internet. But it’s not just our loved ones
that the internet has been able to connect. It’s even the workers in
organizations. Yet the benefits of this technology are not being utilized for
purposes other than posting photos in Facebook. With the advent of the computer
generation, change in work schedules and organizational structure has been
possible. Yet at this part of the world, I don’t see these changes being
adapted.
I work at an organization where
one of my key works involves designing courses to be taught to school children.
Now this work involves some thinking, some internet research and some book and
article...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Complain culture
Complaining has become a culture at our workplaces. But have we ever asked ourselves this question - what function does complain accomplish? Now complain can help in identifying or solving a problem. Complaints point out the weak areas management can focus on improving. But complaints can also be a way of exacerbating the intensity of our current problems. It is because when more people talk about what's dissatisfying, the problems occur to be bigger than they really are. In some cases, the complaint may not even be a problem in the first place. Yet the continuous discussion of what's not right makes a small glitch appear like a big devil.
Shiv Khera wrote in his book 'You can Win': "When...
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