K and Kushions..

In the company where I work, the HR has come with a new concept called "Leadership Lounge". The first speaker for this forum was none other than our Vertical Head, Mr.K. Now, in our vertical, most of us consider this man as a genius and appreciate his management ability. So, if he is going to speak on something, then it is definitely going to be a value add experience. I can't explain in brief about his speech but I would certainly like to mention some of the things that he spoke. One thing that he did was he brought Ms. N to the meet. the reason for this was because he wanted someone to be present who has risen from the analyst level to the senior management and can reflect things from an analyst's perspective and can correct him, if required. The session was held in a small conference room. He showed a pic of a big lounge and said "When you guys said leadership lounge, this is what I thought.. something like Kofee with Karan... K and kushions..."

He started off by differentiating the type of people joining the finance vertical into two class of people. viz.,Spider-man and Shy-man. Spider-man has jumped from companies to companies, knows about finance products (even if he doesn't, can bluff about the same), exhibits loads of confidence. Shy-man is a Bcom graduate, has stayed in the previous company for 1-2 years, knows very little about finance products and is honest enough to admit. He said both the people survive in the company but both lack something or the other. The 1st one should actually start working and not just "show" his work and the other should start "showing" his work or else will just go unnoticed. When asked about what irritates him the most, he said "My boss sitting in London and asking me about a big errror which happened and i don't know anything about it. That is what irritates me the most. Guys, if you want to get in the good books os your manager, always keep him in the loop. They should be aware of the happenings in the process. And the mangers should create that confidence on their subordinates. If you can't create that, then an error occurs and you tell that I was unaware, I can't tolerate that. I will just kick him out, no matter if he has stayed in the company for more than 4 years, no matter if he cries, no matter if he says that he has always got promoted.... " With reference to Time Management, he said "See guys, If you want me to speak about finance, I could go on and on., but if it is about Time management, then I guess, it is just a gap of 6 years between us. The better option is you reading books on authors who are expert in this. I always used to make it a point to travel by rikshaw or bus. The main reason being, I could read during that time. Now when I bring my car, its not possible. The solution I got is to download audio books. Between this four walls, torrent download is absolutely free.. It just takes a simple effort and some common sense to manage our time...

In the end, there was this lucky chit which was taken wherein one lucky winner gets one prize. This man took 2 chits out.. He asked us which to pick, one in the right hand or one in the left. Eventually he picked one and declared the name of the winner. Now, the guy came, received the prize, clicked photos and resumed to his seat. What Mr. K did after that was unpredictable. He told us that it is always interesting to know who did not win rather than knowing who won. He picked the 2nd chit and announced the guy's name who just couldn't make it. He concluded his speech by saying the following words...

When you draw the tick mark sign, you have to draw the line downwards, then upwards.. That's life.... You always have to fall before you rise.... Then only you will realize the hardships and enjoy the achievements that come in your life.....