Proactive measures are urgently needed as the “survival of the fittest” principle becomes more relevant in the modern environment as different notions of our professional and personal life have changed due to the times we live in. Find out how Parul Mathur, Former SVP of Human Resources and Training at Infocom Network (Tradeindia.com) and one of the Top 100 Great People Managers of 2021 by Great Manager Institute® published in Forbes India, made steps to encourage employees to push their boundaries.
“Let the employees express their views.”
Parul claims that in order to communicate with the employees during meetings, the senior management launched a program called “Chai with CEO”. This initiative enabled employees to communicate openly and fearlessly with the senior leaders about their concerns and gradually improved the perception as per which the employees generally see the management.
“Build a unique virtual connect platform.”
Parul created a unique virtual platform so people can communicate without depending on Zoom or MS Teams. She held multiple webinars, conducted trainings, and celebrated milestones with the customers and staff using this platform. In addition to helping with exceptional customer service, according to Parul, this allowed for the continuance of routine business operations in a virtual environment and helped build a continuous knowledge-sharing platform.
Launch special programs to honour their efforts.
In order to recognize the achievements made by the female employees during the lockdown, Parul propagated women’s leadership by developing a unique program for them. Internally, case studies of successful female employees were showcased to inspire others, and the goal of gender diversity was given top priority. The organization also stated that women would be granted a one-day paid wellness leave on menstruation days.
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According to GMI, this is what we can learn from Parul Mathur’s story:
1. Give the workers a chance to voice their opinions 2. Launch unique initiatives to recognize their contributions 3. Create a unique platform for virtual connections
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Your team members should be exposed to every aspect of the project so they can learn more about it and become more confident in it. Find out how Philip Masih, Vice President of HR at 2COMS Consulting, and one of the Top 100 Great People Managers of 2021 by Great Manager Institute® published in Forbes India, enhanced teamwork, communication, performance, and employee passion for their work.
“Don’t make them wait for appraisals.”
To improve focus and career growth, Philip developed a policy requiring team members to participate in a program allowing them to write their own paychecks after serving a six-month probationary period. Under this program, team members can set goals, specify the time required to achieve them, and decide when they will be evaluated as having achieved them.
“Make the communication transparent.”
Every morning, Philips holds a video conference with the team to address assignments of interdepartmental interventions. By doing this, communication across departments is more open and efficient, and the turnaround time for closure is also shortened.
“Allow them to lead the team.”
By giving them a chance to run the team’s daily operations and initiatives, and lead the team, Philip helped his team members develop the leadership skills necessary to take on leadership roles in the future. That gave them a sense of ownership over the entire project rather than just staying within their comfort zones.
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According to GMI, this is what we can learn from Philip Masih’s story:
1. Transparency in communication is the key 2. Give your team members a chance to be the team leader
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He always makes himself available to provide inspiration, guidance, support, or solutions and frequently engages in a conversation on either professional or personal matters and always acts as a mentor to his coworkers as he is passionate about sharing his wealth of knowledge and expertise so that everyone on the team can grow – both personally and professionally.
“Keep flexible working hours.”
According to Pramod, it’s crucial to provide employees time off to enhance their skill sets through various sessions if you want to assist them develop and become more productive in their profession so they can significantly contribute to the company’s success.
“Make employees the key stakeholders.”
Pramod says that one should continually provide team members with the chance to develop by making the employees the primary stakeholders in the company; this will give them a completely new vision of the company, which will ultimately lead to more thorough work and job satisfaction.
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According to GMI, this is what we can learn from Pramod Ganji’s story:
1. Make employees the key stakeholders 2. Encourage individual knowledge sharing during joint sessions
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Every success tells the story of ongoing adaptability to the environment, strategy revision, and ultimate transformation. Find out how Soniya Prithiani, Deputy Vice President at Lodha Group and one of the Top 100 Great People Managers of 2021 by Great Manager Institute® published in Forbes India, cultivated a team culture of close relationships with customers and their families.
“Stand together and accomplish the task.”
Soniya challenges the teams to work together rather than rewarding individuals because she believes that a business cannot flourish by just one person but by a team of people who can stand together and achieve results with patience and endurance. In addition to increasing team engagement, this keeps teams together.
“Create an environment of healthy competition.”
She inspires and motivates her team by leading as an example. She has built a wall of fame with the images of winners placed there to inspire the teams and promote healthy competition, which empowers them and boosts their morale.
“Spend quality time with the team.”
Soniya developed a team-building activity to help the team support working together, and appreciate one another’s efforts. She believes in spending quality time with each department by celebrating special occasions for customers and their families and surprising them with gifts. As a result, she has developed close relationships with the clients and their families in the group.
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The joy of facilitating is like no other. The ability to assist and lend ourselves as a tool to individuals, who seek to be triumphant in their pursuits, requires patience, confidence and trust in oneself. This belief is what allows great leaders to go the extra mile.
The desire to work for, and with others is the perpetual driving force that encourages Verticka to strive another day. In organisations, having a clear vision that encompasses its purpose with clarity is what defines its success. Verticka shares this philosophy, and is therefore devoted to helping companies shape this vision with respect to organisational structure, procedure and people. She focuses on productivity, teamed with creativity and utilising human resources to its optimum potential.
Verticka is the founder of Ukaavi Consulting, which she has been running for over the last 7 years. Her areas of expertise include Organisational Transformation, Leadership Assessment and Development, Training Design, Training Facilitation as well as Competency Development and Socialisation. She is certified on various tools and methodologies like DiSC, Lumina Spark, Emotional Competence Inventory, Leadership Styles, Behavioural Interviewing etc. She is an Internationally Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and has worked with Middle, High-Potentials and Senior Level executives across various industries. Her work has panned across geographies like India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, UK as well as USA.
She has conquered not only her professional space, but also motherhood, being a proud parent to two boys. Taking inspiration from her love and passion towards her children, Verticka also conceptulised a business revolving around kids books called “Book-A-Star.” It focuses on assisting parents to handpick book genres according to their needs. Whilst making it a point to maintain a great work-life balance, Verticka is an avid learner, having interests spanning across painting, art and music.
According to Verticka, in a workspace, survival is through adaptability. Being able to cope, as well as come up with solutions on your feet is an important skill that never goes redundant. Learning, unlearning, skill building and upskilling are essentials that converge together to create the recipe to being a competent individual and employee. Great employees nurture great work spaces. Therefore, consistent and continuous evolution in strategies is key to creating a well oiled organisational structure.
Verticka continues to inspire other individuals to think bigger and work harder on and for themselves, while fueling her own aspirations to scale new heights everyday.
Why does Verticka enjoy working at Great Manager Institute®?
“It’s been an absolute delight working with GMI! The camaraderie, willingness to support each other, share insights and learnings in a transparent manner is what sets the team apart here. It’s been a fantastic journey with loads of learnings for me individually and professionally.”
