The seed was sown...
This weekend was the first contact session for our MS Program and there were around 25 students in the class, all attentively listening
Earlier during the welcome speech, the coordinator had emphasized us on attending the classes. The professor jokingly telling us about the behavior of earlier batches, made us realize it was acceptable to miss classes
Many years back, my role demanded that I reported to someone who was 4 levels above me. He was a friendly Manager and one day he hinted regarding an opportunity he might have and whether I too would be ready to move along with him
The seed was sown...
Until then, the thought of quitting had not occurred to me - at least this strongly. What he said liberated me of the guilt of 'betraying' - the feeling a fresher 'imagines' when he thinks about resignation
I bet him to it - I had much lesser experience and baggage. I got a job within a month!
In the next job, I decided I would continue for a long time - rather the thought of quitting never occured to me. Three months down the line, my colleagues, who were seniors along with my manager were discussing regarding the sudden spike in attrition over a cup of coffee
My Manager looked at me and asked "Krishna, you have plans to stay at least for a year, right?"
The seed was sown...
A little more than a year after this discussion, I quit. The question indicated the expectation - It was OK to quit; it would only be seen as natural!
As a Manager, we need to be very careful with the our behavior - verbal and non-verbal. Our teams look up at us for approval irrespective of whether they admire us or not! A shadow of weakness or an inappropriate behavior would be sufficient to give them the wrong message!
Meanwhile, I am looking forward to see the attendance in the next contact session
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