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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...

Today’s work life is like playing one day international, 20-20, and a test match cricket at the same time. There are times when running is seen as slow and galloping is considered ideal. Other times demand running at a sustained speed for a longer duration stretching the individual to his fullest and occasions also arise when not losing is winning. Typically all ingredients of the three varieties of cricket are covered. Thus one has to be aware of rules of the game, fair play and the goal at a given point of time. Also as in cricket one has to inculcate certain behavioral and attitudinal changes. You are called the reviewed and some of the actual/real life situations for you are discussed and quoted.  ·       As in a pin ball game the reviewed should know the shots that would fetch the high, medium and low marks. ·       The reviewed has to accept certain facts of life with regard to his current Reviewi...

"I have committed a mistake which they say is fraud".  This would be the first sentence of the peon when he was asked why you were suspended. The peon was a tribal recruited in the bank as a first in his family if not in his clan as a government servant. He was a very proud employee wearing the uniform with pride and a sense of identity unlike other peons who considered it ignominy. After three months of working he needed one thousand rupees and hence added the number 1 before his balance of 438 to make it 1438 and withdrew it. During the month end tallying he helped the officer by mentioning the changes in his account also helping to get the fraud reported. You can recover it in three months he said equally innocently. 'Suspension means not dismissal but you cannot attend office', was how he was explained and he went into tears. Almost every official of the bank who came for enquiry of the fraud received his pet statement (first sentence above) ...