Take Pride as People Developer
He isn’t a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most
of his responsibilities.
– William Father
Time is a limited resource and we
have to intelligently invest it. It is not how long you work. What is more
important is the ‘productivity’ of your time. Our aim should be to work less
and produce more.
One key factor which will decide
your effectiveness is the competency of your people. In your own interest you
have to develop and train them. Let us compare this with the automobile
metaphor. If you are the engine, your people are the sub assemblies such as the
wheels, the gear box, the transmission, the brake and the accelerator. No
matter how good and powerful is the engine, if the sub assemblies are not
maintained properly, the vehicle will not arrive at the destination at the
right time!
Today, you list the people who
work for your project and evaluate their knowledge, skill and competency. Assess the gap which will affect your
project. Discuss with them and evolve a
strategy to develop them. Take pride as a people developer. When you develop
your people, both you and your people will be empowered!
Do this honestly!
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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