Balancing Business Needs and Employee Hopes: How Do You Find the Right Fit?

Aligning Business Priorities and Employee Expectations

Hi all,

Let's have a meaningful discussion on the above topic. We face many situations where business priorities and employees' expectations clash. Here, we have to engage in a balancing act to align these two.

Regards,
Manish

Hi,

Is there a particular aspect you want to talk about? In my view, it will always come down to:

1) money
2) power & ambition
3) politics

Rather, you may need to align these three so that you can then align business and employee expectations. What do you think? I would like to have the views of other members.

Regards,
Ryan

Whenever an employee joins, there are various permutations in the terms and conditions that he agrees to:

(a) He makes it known that his expectations are aligned with the business goals of the company. This may also be quantified by the skills and experience he has.

(b) He is not as bothered about the company's goals as he is about his goals. Nevertheless, he has the skills and experience desired.

(c) The company finds the candidate suitable to their interest, so they promise him that his expectations will be looked into. This may or may not fructify.

(d) The company knows that the candidate's expectations will not be met but employs him anyway as they don't have a better choice.

Also, any company's and employee's expectations and goals undergo mid-course and on-course corrections and need realignment. This can be further discussed.

Regards,
Navinder