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Some corporate bosses do behave like carnivorous plants
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About the ‘carnivorous plants’ and ‘carnivorous bosses’ the corporate, its HR function and all employees must know and understand. A small bit of botany knowledge or evolution of different plants is good for the corporate and its HR to govern and administer people at all levels.
About the ‘carnivorous plants’ and ‘carnivorous bosses’ the corporate, its HR function and all employees must know and understand. A small bit of botany knowledge or evolution of different plants is good for the corporate and its HR to govern and administer people at all levels.
In the process of evolution, some plants have adapted to live in soil which is free of any nutrients especially of the nitrogenous compounds. When the nitrogenous compounds are poor or are completely absent but the sun light is good, certain plants have developed an innovative way to survive in such habitats. They have developed hunting technique and become carnivorous (hunting) plants. The carnivorous plants have different mechanisms to trap various animals like insects, small birds, mammals etc.
The most interesting thing about the carnivorous plants is that they cannot survive well in nutrient rich soil if they are relocated. They have developed carnivorous behaviour/necessity to obtain their nutrient requirement. Only by exercising the predatory behaviour/instinct, they meet their nutrient requirements and they cannot accept the same if we provide in the form of manure. The carnivorous plants grow poorly or may even die if nutrients are provided to them.
The management message is clear. Many corporate bosses do behave like carnivorous plants. They always look for an opportunity to hunt the subordinates. Even the best performing subordinates are there in their team, but still they cannot accept it but have to hunt them.
These bosses strongly believe that their performance lies in hunting or preying the subordinates and hence the performance and performance capability of the subordinates are not a matter of importance to them. These bosses can survive only through ‘meeting their instinct’ and hence the quality and efficiency of ‘others’ around them are immaterial to them.
If you provide nutrient to a carnivorous plant, it refuse to accept and then go for hunting. It has the limitation and that is why it has hunts and obtains its nutrients even when it is provided. It loves to live with its limitation. Ironically, its exclusive dependence on its limitation does cause severe limitation to its survival and hence the cycle continues.
People with such behaviour in corporate knows only hunting others for survival. Identify them and see how best you can educate/change them. If they continue to behave like a carnivorous plant, remove them as they may cause great instability to your organization.
HR function needs to learn several unknown aspects of people management from nature and only then they can lead the people towards achieving excellence and organic/composite growth of the organization.
Dr S Ranganathan
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