So –Me and my subordinate are working to win a project for months. After a lot of hard work, and inefficiency of existing team, we manage to win it. The management thinks that my subordinate has played a major share in the win and promote him to be my boss! Now, this new boss of mine is bent on diminishing my influence (understandably to establish his control over the smooth execution) and gives me a minor role in the scheme of things. The terms are not agreeable to me. What options have I got?
A. I join the project team on the conditions laid down and work my way to execute it efficiently. Make a positive impression through hard work, exhibit my capabilities (which I claim to possess) in the project, and even otherwise and make a determined effort to get back the position and influence I deserve.
B. I quit the project team without bickering. That would be a setback for me since I have worked all these years and months to win over the project. But it would give me a chance to re-establish myself and prove that I can win and execute even without my would-be boss. Even a small win would help prove the management that I can be an useful entity! Yes- This is the hard path. I may suffer on my pay checks, some of my loyal team members may break away from me. I may even risk going into oblivion. But isn’t life about easy choices versus the right ones?
C. I let my ego drive my decisions. I find it difficult to come in terms with reality and constantly bicker over every responsibility the new boss gives me. I make it difficult to form the team and hamper execution. In the process, I even lose support of those from the management who have faith in me and are waiting for an opportunity to give me the right role and responsibility.
There are no right answers in life. Only the wrong ones! No points for guessing which one(s) would any right minded person choose. Doesn’t the Shiv Sena get it? Either Uddhav Thackeray has gone crazy or is ill advised to the hilt!
Ironically, they don’t realize that in this tussle, they are losing the very thing that they seem to be fighting about- Self-respect! This government is a BJP government, irrespective of the 4-5 ministries more or less you could have managed to get. That number is not going to change the public perception. Of course it may change the ‘financial’ angle possibly. The one thing you don’t talk about but everybody knows !. So if that is indeed the case, it is shameful because you would end up ‘selling’ your self-respect! Probably the worst form of ‘sell-out’.
Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray quote about Shivaji Maharaj every now and then. But they seem to forget the history. In the tah (treaty) with the Mughals, Shivaji had to give away a lot. In practical terms, it was a loss for him. But the visionary he was, he was not trying to preserve ‘self-respect’. He was trying to minimize losses of Swaraj through negotiations. Trying to buy time. He did invoke the ‘self-respect’ card. But that was only when things went worse, threatening his very survival and who knows, probably timing it so that he had enough time for his team to prepare a counter attack strategy. History proves that he did time it well!
Negotiations do not help you win! The very fact that you are forced to get down to the negotiating table, proves that your adversary (or friend, whatever way you want to see it!), has the upper hand. Negotiations can be useful to contain losses and help you buy time. But they should be used just for that and not a condition for the agreement. Ego is the last thing you want to bring during negotiations.
The Sena’s idol – Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj played it really well in his lifetime. Their ‘friend’ Sharad Pawar seems to be playing it well! Surprisingly their ‘enemy’ – Pakistan has played it well, time and again with India, the US and many more. Unfortunately, the Sena seems to have lost the plot.
So a joke being circulated for few days seems to be turning into reality. Rather the ring master had his way !
" Delhi me Narendra, Mumbai me Devendra aur baki saab Shardchandra !".
Jai Hind …and Yes – Jai Maharashtra!
A. I join the project team on the conditions laid down and work my way to execute it efficiently. Make a positive impression through hard work, exhibit my capabilities (which I claim to possess) in the project, and even otherwise and make a determined effort to get back the position and influence I deserve.
B. I quit the project team without bickering. That would be a setback for me since I have worked all these years and months to win over the project. But it would give me a chance to re-establish myself and prove that I can win and execute even without my would-be boss. Even a small win would help prove the management that I can be an useful entity! Yes- This is the hard path. I may suffer on my pay checks, some of my loyal team members may break away from me. I may even risk going into oblivion. But isn’t life about easy choices versus the right ones?
C. I let my ego drive my decisions. I find it difficult to come in terms with reality and constantly bicker over every responsibility the new boss gives me. I make it difficult to form the team and hamper execution. In the process, I even lose support of those from the management who have faith in me and are waiting for an opportunity to give me the right role and responsibility.
There are no right answers in life. Only the wrong ones! No points for guessing which one(s) would any right minded person choose. Doesn’t the Shiv Sena get it? Either Uddhav Thackeray has gone crazy or is ill advised to the hilt!
Ironically, they don’t realize that in this tussle, they are losing the very thing that they seem to be fighting about- Self-respect! This government is a BJP government, irrespective of the 4-5 ministries more or less you could have managed to get. That number is not going to change the public perception. Of course it may change the ‘financial’ angle possibly. The one thing you don’t talk about but everybody knows !. So if that is indeed the case, it is shameful because you would end up ‘selling’ your self-respect! Probably the worst form of ‘sell-out’.
Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray quote about Shivaji Maharaj every now and then. But they seem to forget the history. In the tah (treaty) with the Mughals, Shivaji had to give away a lot. In practical terms, it was a loss for him. But the visionary he was, he was not trying to preserve ‘self-respect’. He was trying to minimize losses of Swaraj through negotiations. Trying to buy time. He did invoke the ‘self-respect’ card. But that was only when things went worse, threatening his very survival and who knows, probably timing it so that he had enough time for his team to prepare a counter attack strategy. History proves that he did time it well!
Negotiations do not help you win! The very fact that you are forced to get down to the negotiating table, proves that your adversary (or friend, whatever way you want to see it!), has the upper hand. Negotiations can be useful to contain losses and help you buy time. But they should be used just for that and not a condition for the agreement. Ego is the last thing you want to bring during negotiations.
The Sena’s idol – Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj played it really well in his lifetime. Their ‘friend’ Sharad Pawar seems to be playing it well! Surprisingly their ‘enemy’ – Pakistan has played it well, time and again with India, the US and many more. Unfortunately, the Sena seems to have lost the plot.
So a joke being circulated for few days seems to be turning into reality. Rather the ring master had his way !
" Delhi me Narendra, Mumbai me Devendra aur baki saab Shardchandra !".
Jai Hind …and Yes – Jai Maharashtra!
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