Less than a Minute Life Lesson-2410 Promotion and Character

Appraisals- Lessons from Champions

After a yearly performance appraisal, we can come across many such statements:

  

·         God has answered my prayers; my long dream has come true

·         I know what my manager will do to me

·         I am not like my colleagues who laugh for a silly joke told by my manager, fearing an appraisal

·         Hard work has no meaning, buttering/soaping/Icing has more value

·         My manager tells "I did my best, you should also understand how bell curve works"

If the appraisal is favourable people are happy or else, they feel victimized. 

   

How do we handle such situations? Are we going to live with dejection or are we going to reject the dejection, choice is there in our hands? 

·         Is appraisal the end of career?

·         Is appraisal the yardstick to wholistic measurement?

·         Is appraisal the game changer? 

The logical brain knows the answer but Emotional brain doesn't accept it. We know that champions are not only talented they are also determined to bounce back. A champion also sees tough times but she/he also realizes that's not going to be her/his end. They introspect and change if they are at fault or else, instead of reacting to unjust done to them, they respond to prove themselves in the given situation.

Here are few examples of players who had faced adversity and regained their position

Sachin Tendulkar

He was shifted from his original opening position to number four which proved to be not so fruitful. He had a tennis elbow which made his scoring difficult for a period of time. The ugly spat between the players and the head coach Greg Chappell remained a mark in his spotless career.

Saurav Ganguly

Based on his performances in the domestic competition, he was handed an ODI debut in January 1992 against West Indies. Not only he failed in his first outing, he also became infamous for his arrogant attitude.

He was then dropped from the national side with immediate effect, making him go back to domestic competitions. He scored heavily in the next two seasons of Ranji Trophy. In a Duleep Trophy match just before India’s tour of England, he played a brilliant innings of 171 and was again selected to play for India

There are many come back stories, which has many lessons to learn, if we feel are   champions, let's imbibe those behavioural skills required to handle post appraisal pain.

Your story can be a comeback story too, if you decide to stop worrying and start acting

M.L.Narendra Kumar