Decision making for Justice or survival
In a recent television show on why India did not win medals in Olympics one reporter said, "It is because the officials take decisions for their survival and presence in Olympics arena and be seen in TV when Indians play and not for the benefit of players". This true statement made me wonder how even in Public sector where job rotation as a policy existed, a few managed to survive in the same seat especially in HR which is duty bound to implement the norm. Those were the days when face book, Whats App and RTI were absent. The culture of participative management was on. The unions which came into being to prevent injustice became a power center in due course and thereafter it was virtually joint sharing of power both by management and union. The vast majority of employees were thrown to a situation where they had to flatter either the powers in union or management to get their normal rights enforced be it a loan, bill reimbursements, leave, NOCs and the worst c...