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Industry & The Man
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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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