Dreams have the power of alchemy. To believe in giving wings to thought and thus acknowledging the power of human mind can lead a person to soaring heights.
What does it take to be a good manager? Literature has an answer to that. One might be tempted to ask- is there a relation? The answer is- YES. Literature does not go by resolutions because to have resolutions will mean setting boundaries to the power of thinking. Writers do not limit their thought process and HR needs to do just that for exploiting creative potential that mind can unfold.
The Hindi translation of literature is "sahitya" which means 'for the benefit of others'. It reminds all the HR managers of the purpose their profession was conceived for- justice to employees' concerns and betterment of service conditions.
Some cynics would argue literature to be all about flights of fantasy and doing nothing but building castles in the air and writing about it. No problem cynics! The primary aim of literature is projection of idealism and "to find an echo" from every heart. HR managers work to ensure smile of satisfaction on the face of every employee and to make and implement polices for the same. Satisfaction of employees is the idealism that HR fraternity is working at 24x7. Attrition is a fact that shows dissatisfaction amongst employees which to some extent is good. (Had man been satisfied, we would have been moving around jungles and caves and not talking about development at all!). It only proves that the HR manager in the next company is working harder towards providing plugholes to the pins of your dissatisfaction.
How can we ignore the Renaissance concept of "virtue" when we talk of an updated and progressive professional? 'Virtue' signified "a single minded pursuit of a goal, ignoring all else, even other considerations if they come in the way of what an individual had set his heart to." Infinite desire for knowledge was what led Doctor Faustus (protagonist of Christopher Marlowe's play by the same name) to claim for himself- “thou art still a man” and to tread the forbidden path. Such intensity is needed to remain abreast with the latest and lead by the power of knowledge.
What does it take to be a good manager? Literature has an answer to that. One might be tempted to ask- is there a relation? The answer is- YES. Literature does not go by resolutions because to have resolutions will mean setting boundaries to the power of thinking. Writers do not limit their thought process and HR needs to do just that for exploiting creative potential that mind can unfold.
The Hindi translation of literature is "sahitya" which means 'for the benefit of others'. It reminds all the HR managers of the purpose their profession was conceived for- justice to employees' concerns and betterment of service conditions.
Some cynics would argue literature to be all about flights of fantasy and doing nothing but building castles in the air and writing about it. No problem cynics! The primary aim of literature is projection of idealism and "to find an echo" from every heart. HR managers work to ensure smile of satisfaction on the face of every employee and to make and implement polices for the same. Satisfaction of employees is the idealism that HR fraternity is working at 24x7. Attrition is a fact that shows dissatisfaction amongst employees which to some extent is good. (Had man been satisfied, we would have been moving around jungles and caves and not talking about development at all!). It only proves that the HR manager in the next company is working harder towards providing plugholes to the pins of your dissatisfaction.
How can we ignore the Renaissance concept of "virtue" when we talk of an updated and progressive professional? 'Virtue' signified "a single minded pursuit of a goal, ignoring all else, even other considerations if they come in the way of what an individual had set his heart to." Infinite desire for knowledge was what led Doctor Faustus (protagonist of Christopher Marlowe's play by the same name) to claim for himself- “thou art still a man” and to tread the forbidden path. Such intensity is needed to remain abreast with the latest and lead by the power of knowledge.
