- A good candidate does their chosen area well. This, by itself is not a sufficient condition to be of worth in a given context.
- A worthy candidate need not be good at their skills. But have proved time and again to do that one thing right at the right time. Dependable in a given situation.
- A self reliant person is the "great" guy. They need not possess extraordinary skills. They need not be glamorous, smart. But they are savvy, street smart, passionate individuals, who take tasks up their sleeve, in their heart, roam with their mind applied to that one goal. Ever-green go-getters with minimal management overheads.
When you have a good team, it only gets you to deliver good if you have projects. The team does not get you far.
Few worthy individuals in team, ensure that the sustenance is taken care of. They stretch only in patches to do few things right, and get back to being good.
A self reliant team is the auto pilot, well fit cog wheel set of individual groups who deliver, stretch and further take care of themselves and the system well.
How do you get a self reliant team in place ? When I start on my own, I for sure, will not be concerned for a good team.
The traits mentioned are not only antonyms in management parlance but also in real life as well.A person may be GOOD but he may not be WORTHY and that worthy will not be RELIANT. What ails? is the question.The answer is not to be found in THAT person's conduct or character but in his attitude towards the work entrusted. Hence the traits stated revolve more around the attitudinal aspects both while ON WORK and OFF THE WORK. It is,therefore,mandatory on the part of the MANAGER to inculcate the significance of amalgamation of all these THREE-IN-ONE in him.
ReplyDeleteI have re-read this post a number of times--because it is short yet packs in "thinking points". I have mulled over the piece and finally pinned down what was bothering me when I saw this comment from Mr. Govindarajan: "but in his attitude towards the work entrusted..."
ReplyDeleteThis I think is the crux of the matter. An individual will range from being good to reliable depending on the nature of the work and his/her overt and covert feelings about it.
My definitions of good, worthy and reliable may differ a little from the original post, but not greatly.
A team or a person becomes self-reliant when they "see what is in it for them". Then, they consistently perform well, push themselves to do more, innovate and improve and break their own track records. Because they have understood the importance of self-esteem and self-actualization.
I have always been interested in Maslow's hierarchies and was actively mapping this post to the levels this morning (effect of a team session last evening).
That is when it struck me that when someone stops at just being good, they have not understood the importance of the next levels. So, they don't seek self esteem or self actualization.
Just a discussion starter thoughts...nothing definitive here...