Day 70
28th September 2011
`He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities'
William Father
Time is a limited resource and we have to intelligently invest it. It is not how long you work. What is more important is what the `productivity' of your time is. Our aim should be to work less and produce more.
One key factor which will decide your effectiveness is the competency of your people. In your own interest you have to develop and train them. Let us compare this with the automobile metaphor. If you are the engine, your people are the subassemblies such as the wheels, the gear box, the transmission, the brake, the accelerator etc. No matter how good and powerful is the engine, if the subassemblies are not maintained properly, the vehicle will not arrive the destination at the right time!
Today, you list the people who work with you for your project and evaluate their knowledge and skill to assess the gap which will affect their competency. Discuss with them and evolve a strategy to develop them. Take pride as a people developer. When you develop you people, both you and your people will be empowered!
Do this honestly and sincerely!
N C Sridharan
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