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'work-life' balance. They do what they have to do, irrespective of the organisational rules. If they have to give up their family temporarily to meet the demands of work, they will. If they have to slog seventy-five hours a week, they will.
A survey on the 'work-life' balance of CEOs by Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), published in The Economic Times states that Indian CEOs work the longest hours amongst all the CEOs in the world. Does it not automatically set expectations that they will have of their colleagues?
No organisation can motivate its leaders with 'work-life' balance initiatives. They do not need any.
Followers
This is the category where the maximum number of people fit in. They are the people who are satisfied with following instructions from the leader. Leaders lead and the followers follow them. The followers are happy with five-day week, limited working hours, family day initiatives, etc. No organisation can afford to ignore this lot because all organisations run on this category. The leaders are the thinkers and the followers are the doers. They implement what the leader asks them to. A few of these also graduate to a leadership status as they go ahead in life. And, it is quite surprising that the so-called leaders and senior managers of various organisations would fit in this category.
Laggards
Forgive me for this, they are the 'useless junks' in any organisation. Absolutely worthless but they still manage to tag with the company because no one has figured out yet that they are absolutely useless. About ten to thirteen percent of the employees in every organisation would be in this category. Laggards have a great personal life. Their contribution to work is almost negligible. Any 'work-life' balance initiative targeted at them will be a disaster, because they already enjoy enough of it. How early can you send a person home, who watches his clock everyday and leaves at six o'clock sharp?
Before proceeding any further, I would like to assure you readers that not for a minute am I propagating that organisations should not advocate 'work-life' balance. By all means they should. However, the laggards do not need any, and the leaders will not want any, but yes, the followers will. And, therefore, 'work-life' balance initiatives are important from an organisations' perspective, since they cater to the instincts of the followers, who bring up a significant portion of the employee population.
The Ferrari is not meant for everyone. It is neither for the average worker, nor for the followers, definitely not for the laggards. It is only for the leaders. And, as a matter of fact, it is for the best among the leaders. If you are one of those who moan and groan about 'work-life' balance, long hours at work, and not being able to see your family before ten at night, then sit snug on your sofa and relax. The Ferrari is not for you. Do not even try to get there, because I assure you, you will not!
COMMANDMENT THREE
Do not whine and whimper about 'work-life' balance. Be the winner, not the wimp, and the Ferrari will be yours.
Nine
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Be Honest to Yourself
A s a child, I heard the story of a monkey and a crocodile. They lived on opposite banks of a river and were great friends. Every day the monkey would pluck sweet fruits from trees and throw them into the river and the crocodile would gather and take them home to his wife. At night, the crocodile and his wife would savour those fruits. One day his wife asked the crocodile, how he got all the fruits. And the crocodile told his wife about his friend, the monkey.
'If the fruits that the monkey gives you are so sweet, imagine how sweet the heart of the monkey would be. Can you get it for me?' She was beginning to salivate. The crocodile was aghast at the suggestion and rebuked her for harbouring such a thought. A few days later when the crocodile returned home, his wife was lying on the bed, shivering and sick.
Sow
A survey on the 'work-life' balance of CEOs by Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), published in The Economic Times states that Indian CEOs work the longest hours amongst all the CEOs in the world. Does it not automatically set expectations that they will have of their colleagues?
No organisation can motivate its leaders with 'work-life' balance initiatives. They do not need any.
Followers
This is the category where the maximum number of people fit in. They are the people who are satisfied with following instructions from the leader. Leaders lead and the followers follow them. The followers are happy with five-day week, limited working hours, family day initiatives, etc. No organisation can afford to ignore this lot because all organisations run on this category. The leaders are the thinkers and the followers are the doers. They implement what the leader asks them to. A few of these also graduate to a leadership status as they go ahead in life. And, it is quite surprising that the so-called leaders and senior managers of various organisations would fit in this category.
Laggards
Forgive me for this, they are the 'useless junks' in any organisation. Absolutely worthless but they still manage to tag with the company because no one has figured out yet that they are absolutely useless. About ten to thirteen percent of the employees in every organisation would be in this category. Laggards have a great personal life. Their contribution to work is almost negligible. Any 'work-life' balance initiative targeted at them will be a disaster, because they already enjoy enough of it. How early can you send a person home, who watches his clock everyday and leaves at six o'clock sharp?
Before proceeding any further, I would like to assure you readers that not for a minute am I propagating that organisations should not advocate 'work-life' balance. By all means they should. However, the laggards do not need any, and the leaders will not want any, but yes, the followers will. And, therefore, 'work-life' balance initiatives are important from an organisations' perspective, since they cater to the instincts of the followers, who bring up a significant portion of the employee population.
The Ferrari is not meant for everyone. It is neither for the average worker, nor for the followers, definitely not for the laggards. It is only for the leaders. And, as a matter of fact, it is for the best among the leaders. If you are one of those who moan and groan about 'work-life' balance, long hours at work, and not being able to see your family before ten at night, then sit snug on your sofa and relax. The Ferrari is not for you. Do not even try to get there, because I assure you, you will not!
COMMANDMENT THREE
Do not whine and whimper about 'work-life' balance. Be the winner, not the wimp, and the Ferrari will be yours.
Nine
----
Be Honest to Yourself
A s a child, I heard the story of a monkey and a crocodile. They lived on opposite banks of a river and were great friends. Every day the monkey would pluck sweet fruits from trees and throw them into the river and the crocodile would gather and take them home to his wife. At night, the crocodile and his wife would savour those fruits. One day his wife asked the crocodile, how he got all the fruits. And the crocodile told his wife about his friend, the monkey.
'If the fruits that the monkey gives you are so sweet, imagine how sweet the heart of the monkey would be. Can you get it for me?' She was beginning to salivate. The crocodile was aghast at the suggestion and rebuked her for harbouring such a thought. A few days later when the crocodile returned home, his wife was lying on the bed, shivering and sick.
Sow
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