You cannot expect a person to deliver results if you humiliate him!!!

Provide all means to staff to grow, evolve.....

While gone through the pages of my companies annual report, I noticed the companies vision of “highly motivated” and empowered employees, which made me think about myself and my batch of employees who joined 25 years back in this industry with an ambitious mind with a stack of aspirations.  After covering Golden Jubilee in our life and Silver Jubilee in the Organisation, obviously an individual is expected to reach the level of Self Esteem. Whether this has happened in our lives; or we still struggling to meet the Basic Needs of life.  My genuine doubt is, why one core group of employees doing the core functions of the industry(underwriting) are not getting the opportunities of eligible recognition and acceptance in their Organisation.  Why they are “Fevisticked”  in their entry cadre seat itself in their Silver Jubilee year of service in the Organisation.  They are equally or more qualified and eligible than any of the  so called “highly motivated and empowered employees”.

Quite often managers moan about under performance of employees. The environment, culture, development opportunities, rewards and recognition are important facets of an industry that help shape employee performance. Environment is the Organisational core that supports work. Most Organisations create environments that act as comfort zones to attract employees. Attractive environments are no doubt necessary to motivate employees to come to work but they are not enough to motivate high performance. The workplace environment should not only be attractive and comfortable, it should also be challenging enough to inspire the employees to give their best. The performance standards of employees rise only when they truly enjoy what they do. Employees require opportunities to learn, grow and evolve.

Organisations recognise their employees need to constantly upgrade their skills and keep abreast of changing times. In the absence of opportunities to apply, most of the knowledge and skills gained become useless. Hence the organisations should plan and execute the employee development programmes in such a way that both the individual and the Organisation benefit. Rewards and recognition play a significant role in boosting employee morale. Traditional models of performance appraisals, compensations and merit increases often fail to achieve the desired results. Professional growth and career planning are not accorded adequate importance in the traditional system. An Organisational environment and a business culture that values, develops, motivates and rewards employees can bring about top class performance from its workforce.

Whether this Public Sector General insurance companies are maintaining this behavior. If these public sector companies aim for a developmental approach, and targeting an overall growth in this competitive environment, they should recognise and motivate their employees to grow and evolve. Ignoring this core group of employees and their aspirations may retard the future growth of this industry.

Dr.A.P.J ABDULKALAM in his autobiography,  narrated the behaviour seen in the Indian Organisations.  Let me quote a paragraph from the book Wings of Fire “ What makes life in Indian Organisations difficult is the widespread prevalence of this contemptuous pride.  It stops us from listening to our juniors, subordinates and people down the line.  You cannot expect a person to deliver results if you humiliate him, nor can you expect him to be creative if you abuse him or despise him.  The line between firmness and harshness, between strong leadership and bullying, between discipline and vindictiveness is very fine, but it has to be drawn.  Unfortunately the only line prominently drawn in our country today is between the 'heroes' and the 'zeroes'.  On one side are a few hundred heroes keeping nine hundred and fifty million people down on the other side.  This situation has to be changed.

Yes this situation has to be changed!!!!

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Panch Nitya Karmas - The five perpetual duties of every Hindu!

Pancha Nitya Karmas is a Sanskrit term that means, "The five perpetual duties of every Hindu." By living according to these noble religious principles, we spiritualize our religious life and come to realize our own divine nature. It is the duty of the parents and elder members of the family to inculcate in their children these simple principles that will allow them to grow up with a strong religious and spiritual base and become "BETTER HUMAN BEING".

1. Upasana: Worship in the altar at home or in the temple.

It refers to the religious education that the children receive at home, through the example of the adults, who teach them to duly carry out their rituals at the home altar on a daily basis.

2. Utsava: Holy days.

Participation in the different festivals of Hinduism, as well as the participation on the holy days, is impressed upon the children, both at home and in the temple. Utsava also includes fasting on Ekadasi, as well as attending the temple during festivities.

3. Dharma: Living a virtuous life.

It is impressed upon the children to live a life of high moral and ethical values; to comply with one's duty and to maintain good behavior; to respect their elders and the sannyasis; to follow a life of respect for religious values, especially to maintain the principle of ahimsa, or not to damage or hurt any living being in thought, word or action; teaching the children and youth about Hinduism, its holy scriptures and the exemplary lives of its great saints and masters. These are instruments for the development, evolution and maturity of future generations.

4. Tirthayatra: Pilgrimage.

The children are exposed to the value of making pilgrimages to holy places and temples, with the objective of receiving benedictions and inspiration from holy persons through darshan. It is important that the children acquire religious and spiritual values while making such journeys, where the central focus is not the satisfaction of the senses but God, the guru and the religion.

5. Samskara: Rites and ceremonies of passage.

The children are taught to observe the different sacraments of Hinduism, which sanctify and emphasize the diverse transitions in one's life. It is important to impress upon the children, from a young age, the meaning of the sacraments and an affection towards their tradition, culture and religion.