Bell curve –A Talent killer

Review time is nearby. Companies will fit their employees in a curve and will brand them performers and non-performers. And afterwards, work equations will change. Excellent will celebrate and some will slow down too as objective has been met. Angry birds will protest and will look out for better options. Emotional dynamics of teams will change. Some known and some unknown bias will come out. Ultimately, work will slow down.

No one can measure loyalty, integrity, talent and efforts. Faces decides grades here.

“Informer is the best performer “

Influence vs Success

Both are important, we need both. Success is seductive. It comes in form of big tag , designation and big status. It fuel social prestige. Very few can maintain it. Or, very few can deliver consistently in same situation, environment, or company. Success may be impulsive. One interview, one product, one website, one book or one song, may make you overnight star. Many people fail in sustenance. Success brings huge expectations and if you fail to deliver , people look for alternatives.

Conflict resolution to innovation

Conflicts are part of life. Hindu mythology has one chapter of “Samundra Manthon”. It says to achieve Laxmi , you have to go through conflicts. They are not easy. Sometimes, it is emotional war with self. It may be with your loved one. No family or team is ideal. Goody -2 team works in management books not in real world.

Conflicts are good and should be used for innovation. We mostly defuse conflicts for peace of team or family. Defusing them leads to bigger emotional burden. Delay leads to accumulation of emotional scar. It may lead to depression.

Organizational EGO

There are two types of egos- individual and organizational. No EGO is good. It kills innovation. It creates POWER centers. Reduce organizational flexibility. Any new idea will hit a new power regime.

Organization fails to realize opportunities and risk. Bureaucracy takes over.  Microsoft was big example. Despite having huge money, they failed to create facebook, whatsapp, twitter etc. Their hired best brain but did not allow them freedom to innovate. In an ego-less company, people debate the ideas irrespective of where it came from.

Nationalism -- Six sigma view

Currently more than 200 countries bring cultural diversity and variety to world order. Quality believes in standardization. Though there are many advantage of countries or politics. It is ineffective. Power centers are killing human potential. Struggle of power is too costly. It is a wastage of resources. Smaller power centers would be more effective. Resource distribution  would be better. Single country concept fits idea of six sigma and productivity.  By single country, I mean same law and order and basic moral hygiene across the globe.

 

Talent hoarding

Talent is precious. More precious is flourishing it. It should be given freedom to grow, opportunity to learn. Talent is like a river. It is better to flow.

Talent stuck at one place is slowly decay its significance. Skill deteriorates. It is neither good for talent nor for hoarder.

Many people are misfit and still being used. IN such cases company loses competitive advantages. In any bureaucratic environment, it slowly dies.