Can you imagine a team is playing cricket without a Captain. There is going to be a total chaos. Who is going to decide the order of batting and bowling? The Captain knows who will be more effective in which situation. When in challenging situation during the game the Captain consults his experienced team members to get a quick decision and the game continues.
We draw a similar analogy with People Manager. People Manager’s knows the strength and weakness of their team members. People Manager is good reader of difficult situations. In which case he decides which task should be given to whom depending on the expertise available in his team. Regular meetings are held to review the progress and make changes to the plan if required.
The sports Captain tell his choice of player to play against a certain competition. So the team composition is made generally by keeping the competition in mind. Similarly, a People Manager in a company should pick his team based on the task ahead.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Managing people in times of recession.
Managing people in times of recession is very challenging. Interestingly the challenges that one faces in managing people in good times and in recession are the same but with a different outcome or end goals.
During good times the employees call the shots. Senior management and in particular human resource department needs to find ways to retain talent. Employees are happy, and are in good state of mind which invariably produces good results. Employees are continuously looking for self-satisfaction.
During the recession period the people are not in a good state of mind, they are very worried of the future. They work in fear of losing jobs, this shows-up in the quality of the output.
So, managing people in these two periods are quite different. It is important that during the recession period, managing people should be done with utmost care. If not done properly, it seems as though there is no obvious impact on the company in the short-term, however in the long-term there would be clear impact.
During good times the employees call the shots. Senior management and in particular human resource department needs to find ways to retain talent. Employees are happy, and are in good state of mind which invariably produces good results. Employees are continuously looking for self-satisfaction.
During the recession period the people are not in a good state of mind, they are very worried of the future. They work in fear of losing jobs, this shows-up in the quality of the output.
So, managing people in these two periods are quite different. It is important that during the recession period, managing people should be done with utmost care. If not done properly, it seems as though there is no obvious impact on the company in the short-term, however in the long-term there would be clear impact.
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