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There was a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole
world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep
but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the
master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach hi
m a lesson. The
donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will
have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey
started braying loudly. Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master
woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for
no reason. Moral: "One must not engage in duties other than his own"
Now take a new look at the same story.
The washer man was a well educated man from a premier
management institute. He had skills of
looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be
some reason for the donkey to bray in the night. He walked outside a little and did some fact
finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the grou
nd realities that there was a thief
who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra
initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks
and be
came his favorite pet.
The dog'
s life didn't change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated
in doing the dogs duties as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed a "meets
requirement". Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and
he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazi
ng around. The donkey was rated as "star
performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards.
Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking
for a job rotation. If you have worked in a corporate environment, I am sure you
have guessed the characters of the new story.
Now take a look at another dime
nsion.
.......Looking at the donkey's extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he was rewarded the "Star Performer"
at a huge corporate event. The donkey had proved
his caliber. Expectations went up. Work load increased. He was
always under pressure. Therefore performance could not meet elevated expectations. Meanwhile the dog used to lick
the washer man's feet which made the washer man feel very good. At
the same time the washer man did not like the sound of the Donkey's
braying.
At the time
of Performance appraisal and increments, the Donkey got a
"Meets expectation" with a marginal increment. Whereas the Dog got
the best Performance rating and the best increment that the
organization could give plus a performance linked bonus for keeping the
washer man’s spirit high. Poor Donkey
could not go against nature to
change his voice. Nor could he stoop so low to lick the washer man's
feet. The Donkey got highly de-motivated and is searching for a new
boss who would
be fair and unbiased..
..
MYSORE CS CHAPTER NEWSLETTER NOV 2011
There was a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole
world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep
but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the
master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach hi
m a lesson. The
donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will
have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey
started braying loudly. Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master
woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for
no reason. Moral: "One must not engage in duties other than his own"
Now take a new look at the same story.
The washer man was a well educated man from a premier
management institute. He had skills of
looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be
some reason for the donkey to bray in the night. He walked outside a little and did some fact
finding, applied a bottom up approach, figured out from the grou
nd realities that there was a thief
who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra
initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks
and be
came his favorite pet.
The dog'
s life didn't change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated
in doing the dogs duties as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed a "meets
requirement". Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and
he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazi
ng around. The donkey was rated as "star
performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards.
Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking
for a job rotation. If you have worked in a corporate environment, I am sure you
have guessed the characters of the new story.
Now take a look at another dime
nsion.
.......Looking at the donkey's extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he was rewarded the "Star Performer"
at a huge corporate event. The donkey had proved
his caliber. Expectations went up. Work load increased. He was
always under pressure. Therefore performance could not meet elevated expectations. Meanwhile the dog used to lick
the washer man's feet which made the washer man feel very good. At
the same time the washer man did not like the sound of the Donkey's
braying.
At the time
of Performance appraisal and increments, the Donkey got a
"Meets expectation" with a marginal increment. Whereas the Dog got
the best Performance rating and the best increment that the
organization could give plus a performance linked bonus for keeping the
washer man’s spirit high. Poor Donkey
could not go against nature to
change his voice. Nor could he stoop so low to lick the washer man's
feet. The Donkey got highly de-motivated and is searching for a new
boss who would
be fair and unbiased..
..
MYSORE CS CHAPTER NEWSLETTER NOV 2011
