Tacit

400 A.D.  u ntouchability  was born. The same was  practised  in India for many years even after India’s victory over British Raj in 1947. Even today, though not visible, the feeling of superiority of caste and birth is still present. 1858 – 1947, discrimination on basis of skin color was seen across. While in India, British Easy India Company treated Indians and dogs at same level, in many other parts of the world, whites were ruling on blacks. Interestingly, in early 1900s, African-Americans held ‘paper bag parties’, wherein they used to pinup a brown paper bag on the front door; and anyone whose skin was darker than the bag was denied entry to the party. This practice is said to have been exercised till 1950s. It is also said that a paper bag ‘test’ was even used to determine admission to historically black universities and colleges. Year 2015, the world is no different.     Recently, India was in news for its racist nature. ...

And the Star Performer of the year is……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The appraisal time has just ended and there is a mixed feeling among employees.  Post an appraisal, most of the firms look more like a mourning house. The management generally fails to realize the real source of performance and ends up crediting the ‘ butter packs ’ for someone else’s work. What surprises me the most is how easily the wrong names get picked for best perks? . . . I am leading a team of 5 of which – two walk out of the job, one is fired and I rate the other two as poor performers. In short my team did not perform, I didn’t get any business. Will I still be considered as a good manager? Should I be expecting a good raise in my salary? Probably not. But, the facts state that even after loss of good resources and poor team performance, I become the Star Performer of the Year! How??? A low performing employee is one such inheritance that no one wants, and from a business perspective it is belie...