Why struggle and juggle when one can gain without pain…!

Why struggle and juggle when one can gain without pain…!

-         Dr.Balasandilyan, Thought Leader, Transformation Coach and CEO, www.visionunlimited.in. M-9840027810

It is not a shock but shame to see lots of Gen Y employees saying this with smile and without hesitation, “why should I struggle when there are umpteen ways to succeed in life without any pain?” Is this right? Is this true? No need to debate on this whilst many employers and bosses are reluctant to ask their colleagues or team members, “Why you have not done this?”

Freedom is not roaming without commitment BUT work with self-starter mentality and additional responsibility.

Cows would move forward with the sound of horns and not buffaloes. I do not dare to compare human beings with buffaloes for sure. I would like to ask, “Do we need tail-twisters around us to make us move forward like cattle or can we move forward in life without any pull or push?” If people are bent upon a system where they need someone to pull or push for every task, it is definite downfall to humanity and disappointment to the entire community.

Greed, power, authority or punishment, insecurity are the driving force today in many places, whether private or other sectors. We have forgotten that there is a joy in serving or doing our duty. Alas!

Mobiles and other gadgets are the main distractors or roadblocks to the routine responsibilities in the office environment. Only a few organizations have taken the bold step of mobile-submission at the entrance or security like schools and colleges. Can people be self-disciplined rather than enforced decorum?

In certain Government offices, it is a pity that the Officers instead of getting the job done, he or she does the job though they are the authority to delegate. They feel delicate in delegating as people just refuse orders in the office and that is the order of the day.

We may just follow M.K.Gandhi and declare “Customer is God”. We need not pray or touch feet of the customer. At the same time we may give them due respect and render the service with smile without demanding the undue. It is a pity that the ‘Trade Unions” have taught people how to fight for their rights but failed to train people to work with commitment and responsibility.

People who have visited Singapore must have experienced one strange but beautiful thing. The people who use public toilets can give their remarks or evaluate on the system of cleaning as a 360 degree feedback or appraisal. That much is the transparent system one can see abroad. Can we imagine such a tool or gadget or system to evaluate a Public sector Bank employee or an Insurance employee in our country…? Those who are rated high by this public valuation system can be rewarded and acknowledged and vice-versa.

When customers are treated badly the concerned employee must face the music as per this system. Bosses must stop dancing to the tunes of the high-handed subordinates. It is possible when we have inspiring and role model leaders.

In private sector the employees are squeezed and in the public sector the customer is squeezed. This must change at the earliest. There is a need for right attitude of employees.

‘Take it for granted’ employees must be shunned with.

There was news in the recent past about a responsible driver who stopped the bus he was driving with lots of passengers when he had severe chest pain. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, where he died AND he saved many a lives on the contrary. It is very rare to see people with such commitment these days in any organization.

People who work with ready-made smiles and with mechanical attitudes are to be changed through stringent ‘attitude’ training.

To gain without pain kind of attitude has to be changed when they are in schools and it is difficult to make the habits change after some age.

Our country will be the youngest in the world in terms of average age in another couple of years. It is time to look into this matter and create responsible citizens if we have to shine globally across sectors.

We need to make this as a movement at home, at schools, at colleges and in organizations – to work with responsibility and commitment without any external pull or push.

Notice sportsmen kissing their bats or gadgets, musicians touching the stage with respect. This is the sign of ‘respect’ one shows to their profession.

Profession or the workplace is where we gain respect, recognition, esteem, status, rewards apart from money. Why we cannot pay respect to our profession or workplace?

Any mental block in this line of thinking must change without any haste. Or else the people of this country would be labelled as “waste”.

Youthful India must get transformed into Useful India. Our values, brought-up culture need to be adored, valued and followed. East or West must turn to us as the ‘most resourceful’ place in the World