Sunday, September 29, 2013

Escalation in pyroll - ASK & TELL

Payroll or any operation receiving escalation from customer is one aspect of day to day work. While one of the main concern in operation is with respect to internal teams escalating and ask for support for issues which they face. Instead we see team making these issues and resolutions as part of the regular process without fixing it for long term.

Main issue of non escalation internally steams from culture to ask for help. Probably stemming from functional expert's behaviour of I-know-how-to-fix . It is true we hire functional experts in operation  because they know it. While it is very important not just the functional expert but full organisation  and learn from day to day issues.

This requires a personal behaviour understanding as well organisational cultural shift.

We can look at day to day issues from two perspective:
  1. Cause of the Problem and Understanding of the active Solution for the same.
  2. Knowledge level of the above.


This perspective will help is driving
  1. how the operation team and team members ASK or TELL the issue for
    • Proactive resolution
    • Team to learn and fix these for long term solution
  2. How Managers should adopt to following styles to support
    1. Coaching 
    2. Mentoring
    3. Training
    4. Consulting

Sunday, May 12, 2013

There are only 4 jobs….and you are doing all….lucky you!!!


 I was reading article on actual job descriptions available to describe any job in the world      http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130502173937-15454-there-are-only-four-jobs-in-the-whole-world-are-you-in-the-right-one

It reminded the connectivity of the same with creating lean management culture in an organisation with focus on continues improvement.

In the absence of such continues improvement culture empowering the front life on the floor employee base……. Employees continue to be more inclined to be a “Producer”. While any flash of “improver” is adhoc and by chance. Doesn’t give employee feel himself in that space.

In the presence of continues improvement culture…..team not empower to embed matured “producer” role …..they also progress to add in “Improver” and “Builder” role rapidly into their job description.