On one of the HR site I came across the following joke :
“One day, three consultants, one from Wipro, one from Infosys and one from TCS, went out for a walk.
"Why don't we prove who is the best among ourselves?"
Why not, said the other two.
The Infosian said "Let's have a test. Whoever makes this monkey laugh, works for the best firm".
Being a pure logical strategist, the person from TCS tried to make the monkey Laugh by telling jokes. The monkey stayed still.
As a more practical consultant, the Wipro guy tried to make funny gestures... No good, the monkey stayed put...
Now, comes the Infosian. Being the practical guy he was always trained to be, he whispered something into the monkey's ear, and it burst out laughing at him..
The other two were astonished. So the Wipro guy said "OK, let's take another test. Let's make this monkey cry!!"
So there they went again, applying the same methods as before. The TCS guy narrated sad stories, the Wipro guy made sad gestures, and they failed again...
Then, the Infosian again whispered something into the monkey's ear and oh! It started crying, patting the Infosian's shoulder!
The other two just could not believe their eyes! So the tcs guy said "OK, you've won twice. If you can win just this one, we will bow to you. Let's make this monkey run".
And he barked at the monkey and ordered him to run. Of course, it stayed where it was.. The Wipro guy, true to his type, pushed and prodded the monkey- still No go.
So...here comes Infosian, again, and whispers into the monkey's ear. The Monkey just takes off! It runs and runs as fast as it can
The other two surrendered.
They Said: "OK, we give up.
You're the best among us, and you work for the Best firm of the three. But please, please tell us your secret," they begged him.
"Well", said the Infosian , "The first time I made it laugh, I told I work for Infosys . The next time, I told the monkey how much I get paid ...so it started crying.
And then I told that I was here for recruitment !!!
"Why don't we prove who is the best among ourselves?"
Why not, said the other two.
The Infosian said "Let's have a test. Whoever makes this monkey laugh, works for the best firm".
Being a pure logical strategist, the person from TCS tried to make the monkey Laugh by telling jokes. The monkey stayed still.
As a more practical consultant, the Wipro guy tried to make funny gestures... No good, the monkey stayed put...
Now, comes the Infosian. Being the practical guy he was always trained to be, he whispered something into the monkey's ear, and it burst out laughing at him..
The other two were astonished. So the Wipro guy said "OK, let's take another test. Let's make this monkey cry!!"
So there they went again, applying the same methods as before. The TCS guy narrated sad stories, the Wipro guy made sad gestures, and they failed again...
Then, the Infosian again whispered something into the monkey's ear and oh! It started crying, patting the Infosian's shoulder!
The other two just could not believe their eyes! So the tcs guy said "OK, you've won twice. If you can win just this one, we will bow to you. Let's make this monkey run".
And he barked at the monkey and ordered him to run. Of course, it stayed where it was.. The Wipro guy, true to his type, pushed and prodded the monkey- still No go.
So...here comes Infosian, again, and whispers into the monkey's ear. The Monkey just takes off! It runs and runs as fast as it can
The other two surrendered.
They Said: "OK, we give up.
You're the best among us, and you work for the Best firm of the three. But please, please tell us your secret," they begged him.
"Well", said the Infosian , "The first time I made it laugh, I told I work for Infosys . The next time, I told the monkey how much I get paid ...so it started crying.
And then I told that I was here for recruitment !!!
Above joke definitely must have been posted by some Infosian, past or present. However, it remains a truth that money alone can not be the motivating factor. The very first question every professional should ask to himself or herself, “Will I be proud of working here?”
Networth of a human being has many non monetary factors as well. The environment, appreciation at work place are the other factors. But, the most appealing is does your organization stand behind you, when you are in need? Many HR managers forget this giving excuses citing company policies. This is a point which differentiates a leader from others.
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| Best Corporate Leader |
Ratan Tata got more appreciation for his support to Taj staff after terrorist attack than the liberal bonuses he distributes every year. According to a professor of HRM, “All is good about Birla group, but most of the employees there have a dissatisfaction as many of the group companies do not have uniform norms. Closeness to “Babu” is must to get any favour.”
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| Create Team & Trust it |
Till the year 2000 Wipro was leader, but soon it lagged behind and Infosys took over. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has reshuffled his management team many times in last one decade and changed his CEO three times. This all has helped him to slip to the fourth position only, New born, Cognizant Technologies could also challenge the once leader.
The teams are developed with trust and setting the right examples. According to a survey more than 80% Indian companies do not have clear HR policies. The HRM is side tracked and the unprofessional CEOs move along with their team from one company to other with sole motive, sited in above joke, the money. Can they cultivate a healthy culture in the company?
If Indian corporate has to face the challenge of tomorrow, it needs to move away from the unprofessionalism. Let only human quality prevail. Greed for money is in the roots of corruption. Tata and Infosys have developed a comparatively more ethical business environment. Other entrepreneurs need to follow that before dreaming to imitate their success.
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