First Week Of Most Wanted Manager

One of my friend is going to join new organization. He met me last Saturday and we discussed ,what should one manger do while joining at a new organization? I have summarized the whole discussion in points below which might be of interest to you.

Team Meet Up

On first day , call the meeting with team, introduce yourself & then ask them to introduce themselves in front of all team members. By doing this, you will be able to gauge the confidence level of every team member & public speaking skills .Then call them individually and ask them to bring their current JD i.e. What are they doing and what they want to do . Assign the task as per their willingness with agreed Plans & KPIs for at least the running quarter. Have a meeting on weekly basis against assigned KPIs to conduct a Gap analysis. Give them confidence & Trust your team that they will deliver as expected.

HOD Meet Up

Have a meeting with all HODs & take a brief over view about their department, last year performance of the department and future challenges. Ensure them of your support, where you can contribute & assist the HOD’s to achieve the organizational vision & objective. Read in between the lines and note their concerns.

Get maximum Information about the Organization & Other Departments.

Get information about the organization from where ever you can get even from receptionist or peon. Sketch your own orientation plan where you will spent your some assigned time for 10-15 days in every department on floor, so that you can experience real time issues & working environment while working at floor.

Listen Rather Speak

In the initial phase, we should give more emphasis on listening and observing rather than speaking because if you want to bring change then first you have to observe and understand the processes & procedures then conduct gap analysis & give your recommendations rather imposing your decisions. Identify the improving areas.

Don’t initiate The New Projects

It is not deem necessary, that if you have joined new place then you have to start new projects to show your potential. For sure you can start new projects but after having a deep thorough analysis about the ongoing projects. First list down the all projects which are currently in process then check their feasibility and if you find that any project is not feasible then wind up that project with complete reasoning.

Give Respect to Every One.

Give respect to everyone whether its peon, office boy or HOD. Show your grace & earn respect in return this will not only create acceptance for you but also it will help organization in developing a good organizational culture.

Strengthen the Current Weak Practices

Rather initiation of new practices or projects, we should strengthen the current weak practices or processes because usually people remain disinclined to change but we should bring change in bits gradually.

Pin Point the Top performers

Pin point the top performers all around the organization from every department & keep them in emerald light, keep them in close contact. Devise an Informal committee in which all top performers should participate against any issue or to bring any new innovation in organization. 

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By : Syed Shahzad Ali 

HR Expert in Pakistan

Serve The Notice Period Like A Champion.....

One of my blog follower ask me about how one can serve notice period ?  He was looking bit de-motivated about his current role & organization . He was doing bad mouthing about the practices following  by  his current organization. He had already palnned a Holiday trip while on notice period . He was asking me about did he does right thing ? So I have given him some tips that Serve Your Notice Period Like Champions , while on notice period, show your grace to the current employer and they must have a feeling that they are going to lose a great asset.

Following are the key attributes which one should depict while serving notice period in a convincing manner.

Be Thankful & Stay Motivated

During your notice period stay motivated & enthusiastic with your current tasks, role, and responsibilities rather start showing lack of interest or no interest in current job or assignments. Give the gift of notice period with immense energy, dedication and motivation to your organization where you have been groomed & served as a platform for other employer offer you got on the basis of experience what you have attained from current employer. So be thankful to your current employer & stay motivated.

Be Positive About Your Current Employer

Mostly people start bad-mouthing or defaming their current employer as they go on to the notice period. The organization which has been the nourishing their families and dependents abruptly becomes the worst company to work on. We should not let negativity prevail among the rest; rather we should portray the positive image of current employer.

Serve The Whole Notice Period

Don’t try to avoid or request to waive off the notice period from your side. Neither commit the date of joining with your next employer without getting the permission from your current employer but in case of urgency you can offer your after working to your next employer or current employer. We should show responsible attitude with our current employer rather rush to the new employer without proper handing & taking over.

Dress for your next Job

During notice special care should be given to your professional attire or dressing, there is one very famous phrase that “Dress for your next job”; Proper Corporate dressing shows your maturity & passion for your job. Looking professional is in your best interests and it will boost yourself image & self confidence as well. When you have left, people must remember you for your excellent dressing.

Wind up The Projects

Don’t linger on your projects which have been assigned to you. Wind up all the projects as soon as possible as this will not only give the true professional feeling to your colleagues but also sense of achievement will emerge as well.

Delegate The Task

Delegate your task among the staff with full concentration & don’t try to hide anything. It is not a good practice to limit the things with yourself and that after your exit people are searching for the things what you have been doing. It is recommended that things are clearly written down for future reference and clarity as well.

Put Extra Efforts

During your notice period put extra efforts & time. Complete your notice period with full grace & authority rather just counting the days.

Have Some Time With Family Before Joining The New Company

Before joining the next employer, spend two or three days at least with your family, so that when you go to the new assignment at a new place , you should be feeling fresh and have sharpened your saw . While you will be at home, the lust for the new assignment will become greater & ultimately it will boost your performance when you finally land at the new job.

Never Negotiate After Furnishing A Resignation

Mostly people started negotiations, after tendering their resignation. This is not only a miss commitment with your next employer but also it will hurt your reputation in your current organization as well. It may leave the impact that you are selfish and greedy person. And the worst is that you indirectly hurt your current employer’s image as well as a chance for others in your organization that may have applied or are looking forward to apply to the same organization.

By : Syed Shahzad Ali 

HR Expert In Pakistan

5 Blazing Reasons For Unproductive Perforrmers

There are segregation between the performers & unproductive performers , I am not talking about not non- performers. It is a unique kind of category, which is willing to perform even they perform hard but nobody recognize them as performer neither they got high pay raise in their appraisals on the other hand  organizations don’t kick them off ,but by the passage of time they become non performers . My research shown mostly have a following five blazing reasons for their unproductiveness;

1) I  Don’t Have Good Ideas 

Usually people say that “ I don’t have any Good/ creative  idea to work on” . in return  I ask them do u have any BAD idea … Idea is idea there is no any bad or good idea but it relates with situation and execution of idea where it will be reckoned as good or bad. One should gather all bad ideas or casual ideas  because  creative or genius people does not have creative or good ideas with them all the time. Even good performers in the organization only deliver few hours as a good performers or take few good decisions in whole day , otherwise  they act as other average performers, these few moments or decisions make them  different as High performer to average performers or as Extra Ordinary to Ordinary. It is like that Leonardo de Vinci would have been created a hundreds of painting But people mostly admired him for his work on paintings of Helicopter , Mona Lisa & Vitruva .  Stephen Covey has written lot of books but he is famous for “Seven habits of highly effective people”. Idea generation is  the main key to move ahead, if you are not thinking or not generating ideas, due to fear, it’s not taking you anywhere for positive, be it creative or good.

2) I Don’t Know What To Do?

No one knows that  what to do initially before start thinking or having a plan  , we don’t know what to do because we don’t think to do something but the moment when we certain or decide to do something then we do it . So make sure you START THINKING about doing something. Get familiar with your thoughts & keep exploring on your thoughts then you must have a way to do something in fact something GREAT .

3) I Didn't Get Degree From XYZ ( Top Rated )College / University .

Degree from XYZ ( Top rated ) college/ university might paid for you once or maximum twice but not more than that like MBA degree from #1 college can make the difference to get one on job once or Twice but after that he has to grasp every opportunity at his own. Like vice degree from mediocre college or university might restricted you once or maximum twice but soon after when you will be on job then both people will have a same ground to LEARN, DEVELOP and exhibit their EXPERTISE. Now performance & knowledge make the difference not degree from top rated institute. Strive hard for knowledge & learning to be a true successful professional rather regretting on your college / university name .

4 )  My Boss Won’t Let Me Do

My boss always ignore my ideas …. He gives my ideas value but never make it happen ……Why your boss become responsible for your risks , when you will not be assuring your boss that 100% chances are there to get succeed. Don’t put your garbage on your Boss shoulders . why you don’t take INITIATIVE and hold COURAGE  at your own , SELF Believe. Until & unless you will not have a self Or track record of success behind you how one can trust on you , so you have to prove yourself at your own & make things happen rather always looking for approval from your boss.

5)  I Can’t Do It Because I Don’t Belong To....... RACE, Religion , Gender, DNA etc.

Never under estimate yourself on the ground of race , religion , gender , DNA etc. People does not get supremacy on these grounds rather through professional knowledge & will and their on ground performances . God created every human being equivalent and given a bombastic gift of brain now it’s up to us how we can use it where as other all factors will remain same. This is not deem necessary that a sports men son will be born with the same talent as his father had or only black people can ran fast than anybody else etc. 

This is not limited to above mentioned points only, there must be for sure  many more other untouched issues & points as well which differentiate the performer from unproductive performers . 

By :Syed Shahzad Ali 

HR Expert in Pakistan

Become Inimitable- Perform Beyond The Expectations & Cover The Extra Mile

If we look around our environment everybody is looking  to avoid mistakes rather to bring perfection in his work  because since our childhood from Primary Standard to  Secondary that thing have been to be told  to us. we always strive hard for getting higher marks in tests  or get 100 % but we never strive for knowledge  or think out of box or indifferent. If somebody does not comply that then he has to face annoyance of his teacher or Boss , so mark your self  D for them  and A++ for  youself . Our schools are the factories where obedient & educated workers would have been produced and trained not Leader and change agents.Following are the extreme examples ;

•  workers who always waiting for instruction just like their previous experiences that can’t read the next chapter of the book until unless will not ask to do so. 

•  In the name of discipline they taught us always show up on time & look your watch that how many hours left behind

• Follow that instructions carefully don’t take any creative initiative .

• Should comply what to be told rather make any argument against what to be told.

• If you will perform well then you will be awarded next standard and here in corporate environment you will get raise in pay or rarely sometimes next promotion.

• Always waiting for recess , holidays & picnics , Now waiting for public holiday, political strikes & off days.   

We should not be a replaceable part of machine rather become a machine itself. Until & unless we will remain a part of machine then we will be replacing. We have to outperform and cover an extra mile because there is always been a very thin difference in becoming good to great because one extra degree make the difference . And one extra degree effort in business & life separates the good from the great.

•  In golf, for last 25 years margin of victory in all major tournaments has been less than 3 strokes.

• The margin for victory between Gold Medal & No Medal in 400m race of men has been .71 seconds only.

• For last ten years in formula one race the difference of $ 6millions  is merely 1.25 seconds , winner got $ 12million & second prize $  6million.       

It is our life and we  are responsible for  our Own  results  & consequences. We should perform Responsibilities rather Jobs and always strive forward for covering that extra mile which will take us on top & make us inimitable. We should be act as artist who always more than vigilant about his performance in every role, who does not care about  the stage , place or role but he would there to give his best performance.

I went  to restaurant last Saturday I saw a waiter having a big smile on his face , having blasting energy  & positive body language ,he was not only managing his orders but also providing the great customer services to other customers. He was enjoying his role &  performing more than his role , every customer were looking for him that he would take their order. On the contrary there were some other waiter with no energy & enthusiasm in them and they were trying to hide their faces in their caps .So  we should enjoy our role or job  and should  perform beyond the expectations & demand of role to restore that place in the organization or business where your existence become inimitable. 

By : Syed Shahzad Ali 

HR Expert in Pakistan