Sunday, July 16, 2006

Attrition Driven Innovation Boost

I have been counting my last few days at my current place of work. I have no career to save, and thus its the time when I get very adventurous.

Just a normal day, when a co-worker comes to me for advice!

Co-worker: Hey Santa, what do you think should be the escape velocity to ensure that this satellite reaches geo-stationary orbit
Me: Should be around 300000000 m/s
Co-worker: Isnt that the speed of light? Wont we end up shooting the Satellite into deep space?
Me: Well, you can always blame it on me

However, employees soon leaving the company are a great asset for the organisation. It fosters innovation by allowing them to take risks, which other employees usually will not. The trick is to keep the employee in the system, even after they have decided to leave!

That calls for a new management term, 'Attrition Driven Innovation Boost'

My creativity reached dizzying heights, when I decided to write a farewell poem to all my co-workers:

Thank You

I remember walking into the BASES office wearing a tie,
That was my first day ever in Mumbai,
During our welcome lunch we had lots of food,
And very soon I started feeling good!

I can’t believe its been a year since then,
From our early training at ITC Grand Central Sheraton,
To our latest summer picnic at the beach resort,
I have had such a great time; I even had a second thought!

Of course we do work once in a while,
I better say that, considering my boss is marked on this mail,
It has surely been great learning and fun,
I'm only hoping none of my projects gets to a validation!

Thanks for putting up with my eating habits for a year,
More than everything I have made great friends around here,
Please say hi to me at NYC, if you happen to come,
Or just drop me a mail at san.naras@gmail.com

6 comments:

Lavanya said...

As long as you find a toilet there I am sure the ideas will flow while at NYC:-0 Gr8 going! Good luck

Anonymous said...

Tu vas nous manquer... bonne chance...

TheOneDerFulOne said...

All the best to you, Santa! And thanks a mil for "We've got blog"! :D

Sudarshan said...

Hey shaky.....best of luk for ur new venture..listen u have any contact no at present? btw i see u havent added my blog to ur blog roll :(....
btw listen since u have become a fan of mumbai i thot i will interest u in this book called 'maximum city' by suketu mehta..a must for everyone associated with mumbai. check it out.

Sudarshan said...

Hey garun recommends the book' city of joy' by dominique la pierre....

Santhosh said...

Thanks Lavanya. I'm sure there are lots of toilets there. May be not the Indian ones!

Dear Big Sis (as anonymous):
I will miss you all very much too

Ramya:
Hope you like the book

Sudarshan:
Dude I have heard that Shantaram is a better read than Maximum City.
Also, added you to my blogroll...