Signal to Noise

When did you realize your decisions were being modulated by the system around you? My intention behind writing this post is to explain rights, of the system, to the people which they are part of and whose role in turn defines the structure of the system. Most of the Indian organizations, public and private, are very less transparent and follow crude working methodologies. Only few sitting at the top level decide the fate of the middle layer and seldom bother about the lower strata of the system. Such org-design discourage individuals from putting their best further causing frustration amongst them. Most of the time individuals don't ask questions because of the fear of being treated as 'rebel' amongst their superiors who in turn decide the fate of their livelihood.

Below are defined some thumb rules which could make people work efficiently and be reasonably happy in a less efficient organizational setting:

(1) Frequent interaction with senior managers who are service oriented and possess long term role clarity.
(2) Knowledge of privileges (both personal and professional) which may be seen in terms of monetary benefits, job relaxation, party, hangouts etc.
(3) Spend time with friends who don't crib about the system but analyze each and every aspect of it, whether good or bad.
(4) Identify individual(s) who can provide emotional support at the work station as and when required.

Someone rightly said: Where there is SIGNAL; there got to be NOISE. Our duty is to amplify those signals for them to overhaul the system.