Importance of Dignity and Respect at Work Place

Dignity and Respect are two heavy words…but are they really important when it comes to work place or for an employee?
YES!! Of course.

We spend most of our hours at work so it is really important that we must feel connected and this should remain as major source of dignity in our lives.

It has been cased and noted many times that an over performing employee or best employee, who is delivering his best, take pride in the result he produce, enjoys his work and working in his job for a while undergone a performance change after few years. Surprisingly management or his/her seniors points out this change but never try to evaluate the reason behind this, what could be the challenge?
What has gone wrong here?
What was working well etc, etc.?

Most of the times, it has been noticed that with due course of time an employee who was performing well, pride for the company is marked on high note by management that an employee "will have to perform and they will perform" without considering their suggestions, listening to challenges an employee is facing and always expect him/her to be on raised bar irrespective of opportunities provided to them by an organization.

 

Management on the other hand with such high expectations keep working on policies and procedures, introduced new to them without giving a thought what impact it will have on control and autonomy the employee have enjoyed in the past.

This way knowingly or unknowingly they weaken the opportunities for the employee and to excel their performance and someway hold of the investment you’ve made in your work. Slowly and gradually an employee’s ability to produce value for the organization is diminished and so is their MORALE….

The above situation is common among executives working under team leaders. Leaders undermine the dignity of their subordinates or employees which is a serious issue, Conversely, refusing to grant trust and autonomy and failing to recognize and respect employee contributions, corrupt the very foundations of what makes work fulfilling.

Sadly, once dignity is assaulted a down curve of performance gets in motion. Employees tend to respond to this assault by reducing their efforts and commitment. Leaders may think this as unwillingness of an employee to cooperate and may treat them even with less respect whereas a skilled leader will behave in contrast. 

They need to understand that in an organization, dignity and respect starts from top and they try to place the opportunities in the hands of employees according to their capability and will support them by providing different means like scheduling flexibility, treating employees as their business partners rather than just followers, avoid any layoff which may hit the employee's dignity. 

There are many ways to handle the expenses be open to employees so that they understand the reason behind any decision or step. 


Leaders must treat their employees as an assets and an investment in asset is always beneficial with respect to long term goals or returns. All these efforts will help one to build healthy organization environment which will turnout well even when sales are down or future looks bleak. So, treat your employees with dignity and respect in order to accomplish meaningful and long term goals.

What is LIFE??

What is LIFE?

This question seems to be very confusing. Every day, minute or second we use this word “Life” but do we actually know what it is? Let’s go by basic meaning, as per dictionary Life is “the existence of an individual human being or animal.”  

Another definition by some philosophers “life is from B to D i.e. from Birth to Death” but what is in between B and D???
Is it breathing, eating, walking, talking, thinking, working, sleeping, nagging, fighting?? Is this LIFE all about????
Or is there any letter between B and D which is “C” choice, cherish, courage, carve, care, craft, etc… 

We are always worried about B and D, take it as a race where we never understand why we are running. We just follow what our parents did, what their parents did, what is going on since generations etc….but have we ever tried to stop in between this race, took a deep breath and give it a thought that Why we are running, what is the purpose, where is our LIFE? Where I’m in this RACE and what FOR?

No, Never we just run. We only love to say or talk, LIFE is tough, boring, hell, complicated…blah blah…. If not this then we took an example of few successful people who are successful or famous in world and start complaining to GOD, Why their life is settled, peaceful, full of luxury again etc etc etc…..oh please! Take a look of yourself in mirror and think who you are, what you have done for yourself or for your LIFE? 

You are just following two points, started from point B and waiting for point D and in between has set yourself in a frame which was defined by our elders, parents and follow that. You have not done anything different or out-of-box then why you expect LIFE to give you something different from others.

For me LIFE is nothing but what you choose, what you think, give and do will come back to you in same manner. Life is about leaving the footprints of your own not following the others, it’s not about finding yourself but to create. 

Think about it…..????

Glorious Civilization of Inida-Indus Valley Civilization

Dear friends ,  

Today ,  I will tell u about a very rich and famous past of our country.  Though there are a lot of civilizations flourished in India but none of them was so glorious as the Indus valley civilization.  

Indus Valley Civilization

As the name itself describes , this civilization was on the bank of river Indus . This civilization flourished for around 2000 years B.C. and was contemporary to the Mesopotamian civilization.  

This civilization is mainly famous for its town planning. This was the first civilization where we find evidence of proper  roads and that too intersected and interconnected at right angle i.e at 90 degrees. 

These people had a common and a very bigger bath. Their drainage system was fabulous where drains were also interconnected with the roads.

One thing which not most of us know is that actually the toilet system we very aptly refer as Western is actually very much Indian in nature and is the phenomena used and introduced  by Indus valley people.  I know this fact is a bit shocking for all of my friends reading but this is very much true.

Every home in this civilization had an elevated sitting area like our today's western toilets and had flush system to remove the human waste which was connected to the superb drainage system. Not only this , these people had a shower system for bathing on day to day basis. For this ,  they had built a well and from that well they had built an drain which brings water in their bathrooms in a form of springs. 

One more thing which we all do not know regarding the Indus valley civilization is that this civilization was very much advanced in its nature. It had its business ties with all the other known civilizations of that time.

We came to this conclusion by finding parts of Indus valley pottery , tools , cosmetics and jewellery in other civilizations places. This shows that Indus valley people had trade relations with almost all the other known civilizations of that era. 

One more thing which is a lesser known fact about Indus valley civilization is that irrespective of others Indus valley people never fought any war in its 2000 year span. With all of these glorious facts some facts are not known till today like what happened to this civilization to crumble like sand castle  Whether,  it was a natural calamity or a change in river's course or something else is not clear. And thus came the end of such a glorious period and a glorious civilization. 

The Famous and Iconic Brands of India

Hi Friends,

While watching EPIC channel I came across one episode where the famous brands which effect our day to day life was shown and after watching this episode I was really in deep thought for few minutes about these brands and how they are inseparable part of our day-to-day needs.

Then I thought to share the same with my friends around, may be after reading this you will also realize how these brands or their products are leading our life.

There are many iconic brands in India which does not need any celebrity or catchy lines for advertising.  These brands are known just by their name and for their own quality. Some of these brands are 

1. Dabur India

This is a unique range of healthcare products based on the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda.  Toothpastes,  honey, tooth-powder, hair oils, chawanprash, baby products like Dabur janam ghutti, Dabur lal tail etc., are the few names from Dabur's wide range of products.

The quality and image maintained by the brand after so many years had build up a trust of the customer and this has made Dabur one of the iconic brands. 

2. Raymonds

Started as a small industry which make cheap blankets before independence, Raymonds has now became synonymous to men 's suiting's and shirting's.

After independence Raymond buy machines for making suit lengths and other garments and started the trends in men's  fashion . Advertisers used the image of a complete man ,  a man who cares and is sensitive towards one and all to describe Raymond. They want to show that a complete man wears Raymond. 

3. Ambassador Car.

After independence Indians were feeling the need for a car which can be called as their own. At that time ambassador  car was launched.  It was the first and the only car at that time which was completely Indian in nature ,  making and pride. 

Soon Ambassador  car became one of the sought after brands in cars and it was very prestigious to have an ambassador.  All the celebrities, politicians and all the rich had this car with them .

4. Vicco

This company was an another one selling products based on Ayurveda. It was started before independence by selling its toothpaste door to door. Today it has many beauty and health products in its banner. 

It is very interesting to know that the advertising campaign for Vicco products hasn't changed from the time of launch of its first commercial though international flavor has been added in it advertise.

5. Khadi

Started as a movement against the Britishers by Mahatma Gandhi has now became a brand in itself.

It was started to make every Indian self sufficient in respect of clothing and it also led to less of flushing out of our resources and money . 

Today , designers have given Khadi an international look and so khadi is being accepted and worn by every age group . This has made khadi an iconic brand.

6. Amul the taste of India.

Amul , a name, a brand which is well known in every Indian and international household. This brand is equivalent to quality (butter, cheese spreads), happiness (ice-cream), pleasure (lassi, buttermilk, shreekhand,etc.), lust (chocolates) and necessity( milk, curd, cream etc.). originally started as a co-operative movement in a small Gujarati village Anand in the year 1946, is now so widespread that we cannot think our day without its products.

The name Amul is a short form of “Anand Milk Union Limited”. The villagers of anand were selling their milk to the private dairies on very low rates and these diaries were producing huge profit by selling this milk in cities on their own prices.  Sardar vallabh bhai patel srarted milk strike for few days and then they made a co operative named Amul under the flagship guidance of Dr. Kurien Vergese. 

Slowly , Amul became the brand Amul by maintaining the quality it started with. By strategically brilliant advertising Amul butter became a household name. The red  polka dotted frock wearing girl urging everybody to have “Utterly Butterly Delicious” Amul butter , became common.

Strategy of advertising campaign for Amul butter was very simple, emotional play of the breaking news. By this  I mean advertisers play with the people’s emotion by using the most sought after current news as their caption. For example , when India and Pakistan match is going on then they will use it as their caption. Or when Kargill war was going on then they used this news as their caption.

Today Amul has become synonym to india and its tag line the taste of India is very much apt with this brand. All of us like to have its ice creams , dahi, shreekhands and all other dairy products a lot .

 Above are 6 iconic brands of India, there products and services has somehow touched our lives and change the way we use to live or our elders used to lived with. 



About the Author: The Author of this post is Shilpa Jain, Shilpa M.A. in history is a great follower of EPIC channel and has keen interest in Indian history and changing trends. Following the same she has engage herself into drafting this post so that she will be able to share her observation with friends and world around.