Learn from the Chinese Bamboo - MANAGERS
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I am sure you find the title to be a weirdo, but trust me their is a lot to learn from the so called Chinese Bamboo, especially for managers.Have you ever heard of how the Chinese Bamboo grows ?
I heard of it some days back, on a pleasant Sunday evening, my dad starts his lecture all of a sudden, nothing new to me though.Apparently this Chinese Bamboo takes 5years and 3months to grow 8 feet tall.
For 5years the growth is hardly 1inch but what it does is it lays a solid foundation below the ground like the London highways.In a span of ninety days (3months) the bamboo grows 8feet tall.
What we ideally do is when we see nothing growing for 1-2-3 years, we pull it out and throw it away and that's exactly what managers do when they see some people not performing for a while.
In today's scenario managers look at immediate results and don't even give a second thought for the ones who are not producing results as of today but might be a Gem in the future.
The ones who are not performing are learning from every mistake done and if you nurture them well they stay with you for a longer time as compared to the ones performing.
The performing ones tend to be over ambitious and might move on whenever they see a better opportunity.So as a manager you would alwys be in a fix about how long do we keep hold of the non-performers, but I feel till the time you trust the person and you see the required dedication and the urge to do well you should hold on.
The performing ones tend to be over ambitious and might move on whenever they see a better opportunity.So as a manager you would alwys be in a fix about how long do we keep hold of the non-performers, but I feel till the time you trust the person and you see the required dedication and the urge to do well you should hold on.
I am sure some of you would disagree, share your thoughts around it and don't forget to justify. :)
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