You can’t do it. He said

When I took charge in the Coal Mines, everything looked to be difficult and dangerous. Surprising, everyone felt that South Indian are intelligent but they cannot face challenges.

I was in charge of the Coal mines having 3000 work force with one year of my professional experience. The time office in charge was an old experienced man and was a strong supporter of one of the political party and the Superintendent attached to the Head of Mines was supporter of another party. To my surprise, when we introduced computerization, every month there were plenty of complaints and both time office in charge and superintendent will blame each other. I was totally confused how to handle this, because each one thought he is right and for me everything was new. I was really disturbed, sometimes I felt that they were enjoying fighting in front of me. Looking at me, as if the leader does not know anything and he is blank.

After debating this issue, I took a strong decision that I cannot succumb to such situation, started my job by early morning shift around 6.00 A.M. sitting in the attendance cabin and handling attendance system personally to understand the cause, this I did in all the 3 shifts. They were not happy, why this Officer is coming and sitting in the attendance cabin. This continued for a week and when the month end came the attendance process to start, I temporarily shifted myself to time office till complete attendance process was done and I checked each and every attendance personally. They were showing their unhappiness and also blamed me by telling Sir you don’t believe us. I told them, I fully believe you I just want to learn the process. Honestly by this on site intervention, doing the job myself the complaint of wrong booking and wrong salary which used to come more than 300 to 400 came down to 10 or so. Management was very happy and gave me appreciation, but one thing I understood that in life if you want to be successful and One up not Two down then, “Do it yourself” Frankly from that day onwards no one can misguide and make me to get confused.

Life is an experiential learning. Leadership is owning by involving. Respect is through achievement and be an example by doing it yourself. I enjoyed the above and still continuing to enjoy.

I Love You..

GS Ramesh

I am really happy to have exciting response for my Blog. Very encouraging for me. I am sure that my reflection and my experience will be useful for the people. Today I thought let me slightly digress from this journey. 

Tell you about my love at first sight. The very first time I saw, I felt very happy and attracted and the smile was very positive. Always inspired. Always looked with admiration, because full of positivity, charming and the right attitude. You will be wondering who is this? Yes I am going to share with you, because all of you are also having in your life someone.  I don’t want to keep suspense. Let me tell you this is someone whom I meet every day in the morning, the first thing I do when I get up I want to meet and I made it a point to meet every day, because that was my love. 

Well well well don’t get panicked. Every morning I get up and go to my wash room and you know whom I meet. Myself, My Reflection. 

I have always been wondering that every part of my body has been performing and having unconditional love with me. No complaints, No tantrums. That’s why I love myself, because they are with me and that’s Myself, My Reflection. 

Every morning you should get up and look at your reflection and smile your reflection for doing such an excellent job. If you cannot love yourself, how can you love others?  My Mantra of being positive is -- Love Thyself, Love Others, because Love is Divine.  Try this, you will always feel happy and be within yourself. Because life is full of expectation by everyone surrounding you, which causes frustration for nothing. So the formula of success is “Love thyself and Attachment with Detachment”.

Well I challenged my Senior

GS Ramesh

After joining we used to have regular review meetings on Saturdays wherein the big boss and other Seniors used to be present and we were the Junior most. While Saturday Review Meetings used to be tough for all, it was quite informative and educative. 

In one of the meetings, the Head of Personnel of one of the Coal Mines openly challenged that no one could manage his Mines, wherein more than 4000 employees were working and it is a difficult Mine. He challenged in the open meeting whether anyone could accept his challenge.

I was the Junior most full of zest and as usual I raised my hand and I told him, I accept the challenge. Everyone were shocked and laughed, but I said that “I meant it. I would like to take this challenge.” My big boss, I don’t know what he felt, after few days, suddenly he gave the charge of that Mine to me.

The day when I took charge, it was obviously very challenging and I used to come to office at 8.45 A.M., whereas office time was at 9.00 A.M. To my surprise, I found the office staff entering the office at 9.30 A.M., 9.45 A.M., 10.00 A.M.,  I called one senior most person who was about 55 years of age and asked him that why all the people were coming late. 

He stared at my face and then said in the past Mr. ‘A’ came and left, Mr. ‘B’ came and left, Mr. ‘C’ came and left, no one could touch us, you are too young to handle us. This reply came as a jolt, but immediately I responded to him stating that ‘A’ came ‘B’ came ‘C’ came & left, but now Ramesh has come & he will not leave and you might have to leave the company if you don’t fall into the discipline. He was shocked and looked at my face on hearing this reply, then I asked him to leave the room & go and sit in his seat.

  

After some time there was a big noise in the Office and I was told that all the staff had come out of the office and stood outside the gate shouting against me and told that I had insulted the Senior most person.