ARTICLE BY DR. GOPALAKRISHNAN NEW CHAIRMAN OF TATA GROUP.

ARTICLE BY DR. GOPALAKRISHNAN NEW CHAIRMAN OF TATA GROUP.

Dr. Gopalakrishnan succeeds Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd.,
the holding company for many of the Tata Bluechips like Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Voltas, etc. Possibly, he is the first
non-Tata person to head the Tata Empire. The article below has been written
by him and I want to share it with you all.

Quote:
The grass isn't always greener
on the other side!! Move from one job to another, but only for the right
reasons.
"It's
yet another day at office. As I logged on to the marketing and advertising
sites for the latest updates, as usual, I found the headlines dominated
by 'who's moving from one company to another after a short stint, and I
wondered, why are so many people leaving one job for another?
Is it passé now to work with just one company for a sufficiently long period?
Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, the answers I get are: "Oh, I am
getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, I am jumping three
levels in my designation"; "Well, they are going to send
me abroad in six months".
Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successful today and who have reached the
top - be it in a media agency, an advertising agency or a company. I find
that most of these people are the ones who have stuck to the company, ground
their heels and worked their way to the top. And, as I look around for
people who changed their jobs constantly, I find they have stagnated at
some level, in obscurity!
In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive environment, there are still no short cuts to success
or to making money.
The only thing that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work.
Yes, it pays! Sometimes immediately, sometimes after a lot of time. But,
it does pay.
Does this mean that one should stick to an organization and wait for that golden moment? Of course not.
After a long stint, there always comes a time for moving in most organizations,
but it is important to move for the right reasons, rather than superficial
ones, like money, designation or an overseas trip.
Remember,
no company recruits for charity. More often than not, when you are offered
an unseemly hike in salary or designation that is disproportionate to what
that company offers it current employees, there is always unseen bait attached.
The result? You will, in the long-term, have reached exactly the same levels
or maybe lower levels than what you would have in your current company.
A lot of people leave an organization because they are "unhappy".
What is this so-called-unhappiness? I have been working for donkey's years
and there has never been a day when I am not unhappy about something in
my work environment-boss, rude colleague, fussy clients etc.
Unhappiness in a workplace, to a large extent, is transient.
If you look hard enough, there is always something to be unhappy about. But,
more importantly; do I come to work to be "happy" in the truest
sense? If I think hard, the answer is "No".
Happiness is something you find with family, friends, may be a close circle of colleagues
who have become friends.
What you come to work for is to earn, build a reputation, satisfy your ambitions,
be appreciated for your work ethics, face challenges and get the job done.
So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why are you moving
and what are you moving into?
Some questions are:
* Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes , what could be the possible reasons
my current company has not offered me the same responsibility?

* Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in the current and new company? Am I as good
as the best among them?

* As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not given the current company the option
to offer me this profile?

* Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for my skills, or is there an ulterior motive?

An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in your career - to the top of the
pile in the long term (at the cost of short- term blips) or to become another
average employee who gets lost with time in the wilderness?

"DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE"

Dr. R. Gopalkrishnan
Chairman
TATA Ltd.

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