Workplace truths

• If you are handed more and more work…it’s a back handed compliment
• Criticism is a form of recognition…better than being ignored
• Micro managing has only produced incapable work force or nervous work outputs
• Power is often sought by people who do not know how to work or are too lazy to work
• In their hurry to overtake others in the race to higher positions, some may miss noticing what gains have accrued to the other person
• Delegation of work has two problems a) no one to delegate to with sufficient ability to do the work b) never has any one worked to your satisfaction
• There is more of “ I did this” rather than “ you did this…thank you” in this world
• People do not like to see others’ work presentations since a) they are forced to acknowledge others’ abilities b) notice how well they may be appreciated
• What will happen to the world but for the persons who keep working at all odds?
• Pilfering ideas is easy…but can they be put to best possible use?
• Talent, commitment and work ethics ensure security…how many in real world pursue all three?
• Under estimating the others is more dangerous than over estimating our own abilities
• We seem to work hard towards getting prefixes and suffixes, forgetting to hone the skills of the person sandwiched between these two! After all, this is the person who will be remembered fondly or in disgust after retirement
• Ambition often appears like desperation…it gives the person away
• There can be nothing unhappier than sitting in one position, but constantly looking up to the next higher one!
• There is no greater fear than the fear of the next person’s chances of overtaking you
• Reputation is created when others want you in a higher position, not when you hanker after it
• People want power to shut you up. Not to do challenging work in the power position
• Why do we struggle to remind people constantly about what we have done…if it was worth remembering, they would automatically remember
• Good work rarely goes unnoticed… you will be rewarded with more work
• An occupation demands two things a) doing the day to day work effectively b) building career by adding work that suits that goal. Failure in any one of these, makes for unhappy work life
• Most work places suffer from people saying ‘how can I avoid it ‘rather than ‘how can I do that?’
• Fading away gracefully after retirement is an art worth practicing
• People want power without responsibility…not realizing that power fades quickly if no responsibility is taken
• If everyone wants to be supervising the work, then who will actually do it?
• Some unfortunate workers are always sounding boards for the boss, while the real culprits escape censure
• If chasing dreams involved chasing away people…what are you for?
• Delegate…delegate… delegate …in your anxiety to avoid work, beware who you are delegating the work to…it may boomerang on you
• Convenient amnesia is a great tool in a work place
• Preventing someone from working is often a bigger strategy than handing over work
• Mimicking the superior is the time tested strategy which has often failed to produce the necessary results
• We fail to realise that rather than wasting time and effort in spying on others, we could actually work on our skills
• Seeking feedback is a tough proposition…if you are appreciated, someone higher up will be upset; if you are criticised, you will be upset!
• People fail to realise that position of authority is a misnomer…on retirement, everyone is placed in the same bracket
• Your ranking with your family is much more valuable than your ranking with your workplace inmates
• When you take on great responsibility at work, people fail to realise that you might be shielding the incompetent lot behind you
• It’s important to allow others to fail…that’s the only way they will learn, it’s okay to lose reputation to teach some lessons
• Predecessors are always wrong, incompetent and irresponsible
• Only after getting off from work life will we ever realise the volume of missed opportunities