In this forum, I have read PowerPoint and other presentations about the importance of goals, mission, and vision, etc. Some consultants said that setting goals is so important that children should be habituated right from childhood. It is strange that what is relevant for a company is not so relevant for a country.
Similarly, take other HR concepts - performance management, for instance. Sportstars' and film stars' sons have to prove themselves, but politicians' progeny have a free entry. Somebody like Sachin Tendulkar has short-term accountability if he does not do well in a World Cup, but no one bothers about the goals and performance management of the political class. Is governance so simple and can be taken for granted? A country is bigger than a company.
These and other issues are discussed in my article "Pahle Andhi, Phir Gandhi," which was published in the HR magazine "Management Compass" in October 2007. Since October 2 represents Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, this article highlights the all-pervasive fall in ethics and hence performance in Indian society. It also tries to explore ethics in society and talent management/performance management in politics.
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8Similarly, take other HR concepts - performance management, for instance. Sportstars' and film stars' sons have to prove themselves, but politicians' progeny have a free entry. Somebody like Sachin Tendulkar has short-term accountability if he does not do well in a World Cup, but no one bothers about the goals and performance management of the political class. Is governance so simple and can be taken for granted? A country is bigger than a company.
These and other issues are discussed in my article "Pahle Andhi, Phir Gandhi," which was published in the HR magazine "Management Compass" in October 2007. Since October 2 represents Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, this article highlights the all-pervasive fall in ethics and hence performance in Indian society. It also tries to explore ethics in society and talent management/performance management in politics.
URL: http://wplay.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/pahle-aandhi-phir-gandhi/
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Thanks, Peer. After writing the post yesterday, I saw today how the Times of India is trying to organize the debate among the lead participants in the Lead India campaign. That is a good sign as someone is at least taking the initiative to gauge political talent. I strongly feel, however, that elected representatives should also have clear goals, job descriptions, and specifications, etc., which they can customize according to their constituency's needs. The most important thing, though, is a monitoring mechanism, which would be a tool for performance management, something which the Times of India has not touched upon yet.
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Sportstars and filmstars' sons have to prove themselves, but politicians' progeny have free entry.
What does Sachin do? They play for money and nothing else, while their clothes, cap, and bats are rented for advertisements. If they win in one match, our people give much unnecessary respect and accolades to them. However, the chance of winning is one in ten, and that too with shameful and pathetic performances. In any industry, I don't think your company would accept that you perform well for 2-3 months and then perform poorly for a month, only to repeat this cycle again.
This behavior is accepted for filmstars, politicians, and sportstars.
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What does Sachin do? They play for money and nothing else, while their clothes, cap, and bats are rented for advertisements. If they win in one match, our people give much unnecessary respect and accolades to them. However, the chance of winning is one in ten, and that too with shameful and pathetic performances. In any industry, I don't think your company would accept that you perform well for 2-3 months and then perform poorly for a month, only to repeat this cycle again.
This behavior is accepted for filmstars, politicians, and sportstars.
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There is nothing wrong if cricketers play for money as they have a limited shelf life. What is wrong in that anyway? As for doing well one in ten, it may apply to some past and other cricketers, but I don't think that Sachin comes under that category.
The basic point is that in HR, we have goals, talent management, performance management, etc., for companies. Then why not for countries? A country is bigger than a company and entails more responsibility because of the public nature of the work.
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The basic point is that in HR, we have goals, talent management, performance management, etc., for companies. Then why not for countries? A country is bigger than a company and entails more responsibility because of the public nature of the work.
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Your corrected text with proper formatting:
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Mine is working, but you can have it again if you like:
http://wplay.wordpress.com/2007/10/0...i-phir-gandhi/
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I cannot help but add this since we are discussing Talent Management in Politics. In the article above, it is mentioned how Gandhiji had to bow to the voice of the people and return to South Africa if needed. However, President Abdul Kalam could not stay on as President even though the voice of the people said so. Instead, we have somebody whose name stands for talent (Pratibha) but somebody who can hardly stand up to Mr. Kalam. The President herself has set a bad precedent. How can any country prosper genuinely if there is no talent management in politics.
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