INDUSTRY AND THE MAN
A Perspective
By H S Bhattacharya
Every person, as he goes
through his fields of education, creates an eutopia for himself. The differences
are that for some the eutopia is strong, entering the realms of idealism,
while others are of weak eutopia to hover around indifference. When the
individual becomes a part of an industrial organisation he brings with
him this eutopia. He becomes part of a team and thereafter it would be
the endeavour of any organisation to tap the individual's eutopia for its
best interest and at the same time cater to the fulfillment, maybe partially,
of the individual.
Every industrial organisation
is necessarily structured to meet the needs of its multifarious activities.
Just as the structured organisation aspires for continuous growth, so does
an individual. For time immemorial both the industry and the man has struggled
to meet their growth target through moves both congenial and conflicting
in nature. The commonality that should not be forgotten by either is that
there is no issue, which is good for one and bad for the other.
A true professional manager
operates out of the mind. The team that he leads constitutes of individuals
who react to his actions from the heart. Thus the most successful managers
operate out of the optimum blend of the heart and the mind. It is therefore,
often necessary to introduce the human realities during the process of
learning programmed during a training session.
No matter what the industry
teaches its team and individuals, the process of communication has always
been of paramount importance. It is well known that what is communicated
is of no importance, what is understood by the receiver is all that matters.
The next important thing is what is not communicated.
"Management" is an abstract
noun that is more often than not a highly abused word. Just like most humans
turn to God when they are in trouble (or when they want to thank him so
as to ensure another good turn), an individual or group of employees find
" management" the root cause of all troubles. It is essential to remember
that each employee manages a process or activity in an organisation.
Much has been written
and discussed as to what motivates a man. Is it money? Is it job satisfaction?
The truth, I think, is that no one can motivate a person. What can be done
is to create the proper environment and then allow the individual to motivate
one's self. Only this process of self-motivation brings out the best in
a man.Every industry and organisation has its own culture, which have its
own sources of strength. The objective is to nourish and guide this culture
and not to supercede or superimpose it with some other culture, not even
with something, which has proven the best somewhere else.
The idea is to have the
best team through adequate training, nourished through confidence bestowed
on them, nurtured in the blossoming garden of work environment and tapped
for their best participation. The eutopian view of the industry and man
is similar to someone looking out at the distant horizon over the ocean
where water and sky meet in that undefined layer where one draws from the
other.
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