well... the Gallup Q12 is here again... i've done my part, just like i did last time and before that and... ummm... anyways...
... what i am interested in is writing about this 'eureka' moment, while chatting with a friend (yes! i DO have friends at work!)... i was joining-in after a long vacation (by my peer's standard) of ten days... and thought of touching some base...
... "arre! tu kahan tha itte din?" is the common question with *that* look on their faces and i can't help but smile and let my gift of gab take over from there...
... but this 'moment' i am talking about was in reference to the 'first impression' that comes from new-joinees about working in Tata Motors... and this is more common (and often) from people i interact with outside the company! ...
... "Tata mein join karo to life ban jaati hai", "Tata offers ALOT of benefits", and some more on the similar lines... my personal favorite is "you generate alot of equity while working with Tata" (Radhey's quote!)... and i never heard the word 'career' or any synonym of it in this 'first impression'...
... that sent me in some serious introspection (on a continuing basis): does Tata Motors represents a company which allows you to grow organically in your career? or it's a place where u join and stay (willingly or otherwise) with a 'happily ever after' ring on it!...
... don't get me wrong on this ... i am aware of the existence of FTSS, TAS, LEAD and many more ways to identify and appraise the talent that we have and allow them to face the business challenges, which by any standard is no indication of an easy life; my humble concern is:
why do working in Tata Motors carry an impression of 'relaxed and settled life'?...
... but then, like the other side of the coin ... i have personally seen some very talented 'fire-in-the-belly' type colleagues going tame after their first year appraisal (am i suggesting something?)...and this is not in one specific role in one specific department... some gold medalists from the fabled IITs left after brief stint of their rotation... some joined us from our formidable competitors and then left again with bad taste in mouth... while others who are capable of 'leaving' are always looked down upon... "ye yahan tikega nahi!" ... "ye to kabhi bhi jaa sakta hai!"... there's an underlying distrust and resentment (and may i also say fear?) in the middle management and when you add the sense of frustration and strangulation dominating the minds of the 'young turks', you get a snapshot of what it is like working in the current environment... and this is leading to erosion of the 'talent' or the 'human capital' from Tata Motors... which brings me to my second big question:
what are we doing (or going to do) to check this exodus?
... this introspection came haunting again when i had to answer a question in Q12: "if i would recommend this company to my friends for a great career?"
...the answer is a bit more complicated than it seems! and i must confess that this is not a right forum to answer this question!
... meanwhile, the battle continues...
... what i am interested in is writing about this 'eureka' moment, while chatting with a friend (yes! i DO have friends at work!)... i was joining-in after a long vacation (by my peer's standard) of ten days... and thought of touching some base...
... "arre! tu kahan tha itte din?" is the common question with *that* look on their faces and i can't help but smile and let my gift of gab take over from there...
... but this 'moment' i am talking about was in reference to the 'first impression' that comes from new-joinees about working in Tata Motors... and this is more common (and often) from people i interact with outside the company! ...
... "Tata mein join karo to life ban jaati hai", "Tata offers ALOT of benefits", and some more on the similar lines... my personal favorite is "you generate alot of equity while working with Tata" (Radhey's quote!)... and i never heard the word 'career' or any synonym of it in this 'first impression'...
... that sent me in some serious introspection (on a continuing basis): does Tata Motors represents a company which allows you to grow organically in your career? or it's a place where u join and stay (willingly or otherwise) with a 'happily ever after' ring on it!...
... don't get me wrong on this ... i am aware of the existence of FTSS, TAS, LEAD and many more ways to identify and appraise the talent that we have and allow them to face the business challenges, which by any standard is no indication of an easy life; my humble concern is:
why do working in Tata Motors carry an impression of 'relaxed and settled life'?...
... but then, like the other side of the coin ... i have personally seen some very talented 'fire-in-the-belly' type colleagues going tame after their first year appraisal (am i suggesting something?)...and this is not in one specific role in one specific department... some gold medalists from the fabled IITs left after brief stint of their rotation... some joined us from our formidable competitors and then left again with bad taste in mouth... while others who are capable of 'leaving' are always looked down upon... "ye yahan tikega nahi!" ... "ye to kabhi bhi jaa sakta hai!"... there's an underlying distrust and resentment (and may i also say fear?) in the middle management and when you add the sense of frustration and strangulation dominating the minds of the 'young turks', you get a snapshot of what it is like working in the current environment... and this is leading to erosion of the 'talent' or the 'human capital' from Tata Motors... which brings me to my second big question:
what are we doing (or going to do) to check this exodus?
...the answer is a bit more complicated than it seems! and i must confess that this is not a right forum to answer this question!
... meanwhile, the battle continues...
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