Chase the monkey out of your CEO's head.
Once there lived a dishonest milkman in a village. He used to cheat people by adding equal amount of water to the milk. One day, the milkman left his money bag on the bank of the river when he went to clean the milk-can. When he came back, he saw a monkey sitting on a tree with his money bag. The monkey threw half of the coins from his bag into the river and the remaining onto the riverbank.
The above story which I narrated in 5 sentences was a lesson in our Hindi textbook in our primary school. I am sure that most of you from India are familiar with the Hindi Idiom which explains the moral of this story; "Dude ka Dude, Pani Ka Pani".?
I know my primary school lessons won't fascinate readers on LinkedIn. So, let's take this story to the next level.
In the above story, the money which milkmen earned through selling water does not belong to the river. It belongs to those who purchased milk from him.
But, we cannot blame the monkey for its foolishness. Instead, we should appreciate monkey for teaching the milkmen that it is unethical to earn by cheating.
Every rupee lost by our country belongs to each one of us. The losses could be due to the anti-people policies of the government, corruption, scams and scandals. So, please go out and vote on election day.
Similarly, any organization can run into losses due to the negligence of a few employees. It need not have to be the wrong decisions of leadership, it could just be the irresponsibility of few. Mistakes of few can lead to a company losing a contract from a top paying client. It can cause bad repute, dissatisfied customers and loss of revenue.
This means, companies are not built and run only by CEOs, CFOs and the board members. Every employee's contribution is essential for an organization's success.
I am sure that the leaders in any organization will like this story till the above paragraph. So, now let's bring the monkey into it.
Since the beginning of Pandemic, thousands have lost their jobs. They have families. They need to take care of their children's education. Most of them depend?on their salary to pay bills and to repay?home and car loans. They were left high and dry.
Hire and fire policy to adjust the balance sheet or to overcome a crisis is unethical. When big companies terminate someone's employment during a?pandemic, the company is also terminating the medical insurance coverage given to the employee and his family.
Be it?a crisis like Pandemic, economic slowdown or a recession like the one we faced in 2008, companies will fire employees recklessly. Mass layoffs are often followed by payment of?huge bonuses to the company's top brass.
Top leaders willing to sacrifice the big bonus and few measures for cost cutting will help the organization to overcome the crisis without job cuts.
Companies will lose a lot of money every time they hire and fire. Retaining good employees during a crisis will help them to come up with innovative products and solutions. This means more business without additional spending for hiring when the crisis is over.
Discuss this in the meetings with your HR team and managers. Try to chase the monkey out of your CEO's head before the next crisis.??
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