Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Poor Leadership Leads to High Staff Turnover
“Employees don’t simply leave
because of the organization, but they leave because of their bosses!”
Coming from a knowledgeable HR
background of 12 years, it is disheartening to note that most HR Departments
favor the employers more rather than the employees. High turnover shows that
something is wrong with the personnel policies of an organization or their
negative perceptions.
When too many employees leave
within a short period of time, then it’s time to re-look at the leader!
Instead, many a times, it’s the employee
that gets the final blow and not the employer. He or she either resigns due to
the immense pressure or gets ceased by the organization.
In the case, where a conflict of
interest arises and leads to termination or dismissal of service; the boss has
already come to a conclusion to rid the employee, he will then go all out to
ensure that the employee leaves the organization the soonest possible and will
resort to avenues that will encompass towards it. Ever heard of the saying, “birds
of a feather flock together”; well, all because the employee was not a ‘YES’
man and happened to be the odd-one-out!
And, it never rests there! Why I’m
saying this is because I was a once a “victim of constructive dismissal”. I was
terribly victimized but I never gave up. With the guidance and support from my
dad who was from a legal background. He certainly was an encouraging source of
motivating factor. He taught me to be bold and always fight for my rights when
it was necessary and most importantly in an amicable manner.
And that’s exactly what I did, and
not forgetting, with the knowledge from my lecturer at university, Dr. George
Koshy that stirred the interest and thirst within myself. I managed to build up
courage and confidence to file a labor lawsuit against my employers. I finally
won the case and was compensated. Hence, that prompted me further to take up a
study in the field of Human Resources to have an in-depth knowledge and
understanding, as well as to be able to provide valuable advice to victimized
employees.
Remember, never be afraid to
voice out your concerns and always be sure to ask the necessary relevant
questions during an interview; after all, that is what an interview is all
about so that you do not feel cheated at the end of the day while you’re in service;
and come to realize that things weren’t the same as what was negotiated during
the interview. Be cautious as there will always be a hidden clause in the
contract of service that you probably would have not gave much focus on! Take a
cue!!!!
By: KP Priya
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Love Envisage
A true relationship,
never hides secrets,
from a person who
can read from your eyes,
because the one who
reads your eyes is always
expert in reading your heart.
Attraction is the temporary love.
But love is the permanent attraction.
Just a game of words.
But makes a lot of difference in life.
How I wish I could turn back time,
to the days when everything was fine.
When our thoughts were raw and fresh,
and life played a different role in mind.
Even if you cannot shape your life
as you want it, at least try this
as much as you can, do not debase it
in excessive contact with the world
in the excessive movements and talk.
As I sit alone in my room tonight.
It sure is a change from past.
Changes have come and loneliness fades.
When I learn to accept the choices we made.
They would teach you something new everyday.
And help you find success in everyway.
By: KP Priya
never hides secrets,
from a person who
can read from your eyes,
because the one who
reads your eyes is always
expert in reading your heart.
Attraction is the temporary love.
But love is the permanent attraction.
Just a game of words.
But makes a lot of difference in life.
How I wish I could turn back time,
to the days when everything was fine.
When our thoughts were raw and fresh,
and life played a different role in mind.
Even if you cannot shape your life
as you want it, at least try this
as much as you can, do not debase it
in excessive contact with the world
in the excessive movements and talk.
As I sit alone in my room tonight.
It sure is a change from past.
Changes have come and loneliness fades.
When I learn to accept the choices we made.
They would teach you something new everyday.
And help you find success in everyway.
By: KP Priya
Thursday, June 4, 2015
When You Can't Feel God's Presence
In life, we face many things as each day passes by.
Struggles, battles, victories, successes, guilt, frustrations, joy and many
more, hence, we only need to be thankful to God that all of these surpasses our
conditions at times without even us knowing it; for a fact that God had
intervened and taken care of our trials and tribulations.
Sometimes, have you ever wondered what does God’s presence
feel like? Well, it has always been a wonder on my mind. Some of you may have
felt it a couple of times without knowing the sweet presence of God and some may
have not felt it but knew God’s presence was revealed through certain actions
and situations. But all you can know is everything happens for a reason.
For example, losing your job, meeting a new friend, falling
ill are never mistakes that takes place in one’s life instances but it is a
command from God to channel our direction better! Have you ever detected God’s
presence so prominent when you’re in His house? Well, I certainly do, I always
feel a sense of joy, peace and tranquility especially when I attend the 7:00 am
mass at my parish on Sundays. The presence of God can be so inviting that you
could just feel God’s coming.
Also, from my personal experience, I have realized that to
feel the presence of God and be able to invite God’s coming into our life is
very simple. All you need to do is put in practice some of the simple ways
in which I have been practicing all my life. Firstly, you need to come clean with
Him by confessing all of your sins and asking for God’s mercy upon us. Next, put
into the habit of reading scriptures aloud; picking your favorite scripture for the
day and meditating upon it. Someone who loves singing and humming tunes as well
as being able to play a musical instrument just like me, can sing Him a Love
Song right from the depth of your heart to delight the Lord. Also, saying His
name several times in a day is a powerful prayer point that can be nourishing
to your soul because God almighty is powerful. Besides, what I normally do when
I’m all by myself is I take a walk, with a deep breath and choose to say a
breath prayer like, “Jesus, I need you” or “The Lord is my shepherd” or “I love
you, Jesus”, which are some of my favorites, and it helps rebuild my strength
in faith and push forth my courage to move on.
So, whatever you may be going through or experiencing at this
very point of time in life, just take a second or two to know that God is with
you and in you. Even if you may not feel His presence deeply and strongly, He
is watching over you all the time and just as the saying goes, “doubt your
doubts, and believe your beliefs”, just keep trusting in the Lord, worshiping, praising and
increasing your faith because someday He will splash out surprises that you
could never had imagined in your lifetime! Amen ....
Scripted by: KP Priya
Coming Together as a BEC
"BEC's are giving me permission to say 'hello' to people. It helped me realize that the church is about reaching out
to people. It has given me a freedom to approach others and get to know
them which is something Catholics do not do very easily. It has made me
more confident to say 'hello' and as you hear more people's stories and
find out more about them, you can ask about how things are going in
their lives."
Coming
together as a BEC is very important especially to enrich a common
commitment to outreach missionary works and services. Being part of a
BEC is essential not only to build community at a more basic level but
also to further foster collaboration amongst members towards a great
communal dimension in the Catholic faith as one family. BECs are centres
for complete Christian formation. The monthly BEC Reflection Paper
encourages life issues to be brought forth and discussed in the light of
the Gospel. Belonging to a community calls us to share and place our
talents at the service of others as how Jesus formed a community that
would be a sign of his love for the universe. Whatever differences
should be kept aside; instead we should unite to come together and be a
living sign of God's presence in today's world. And this virtue can only
be practised in our BECs promoting towards a NEW WAY of Belonging to
God and a NEW WAY of Being Church.
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