Less than a Minute Life Lesson-2407 Character and Competency

Granny Returns

From the writer of Granny’s message on Work from Home and Granny is back
The manager came on a video call and asked a young man “what happened to your connectivity?”
The young man replied “Sir, there was a broadband issue”
The Manager asked, “What happened to your Mobile? You could have connected through your mobile?”
The young man looked at his son who was using his Mobile & looked into the screen to answer the Manager, suddenly the granny appeared and said “Vanakkam Manager”
The manager said: Patti (Granny), are you same the person who advised other Managers about work from home?
Granny with a smile said “Yes, you are right”
Manager asked: “How many grandchildren do you have?”
Granny said: If anyone is facing issues at work from home, I am their granny and I will be there to answer your questions
The manager said: “I will not ask any such questions in the future; I am sorry granny”
Granny said: That is good, but still I want you to understand how to deal with your Subordinates
The Manager said: Yes, Granny, please tell me what I should do
Granny said “It is okay to lose the internet connectivity, but not the relationship with your team by asking questions which are uncomfortable to answer”
The young man’s son came closer to Granny to show something in the mobile, granny looked at the manager and said “now you can understand why he couldn’t use his mobile
The Manager said “I Can understand”
Granny said: Do not expect your employees to build their career at the cost of their children’s Future
The manager’s son came and said: Daddy there is no charge in the mobile and I will take it once it is fully charged and he went closer to the screen and said hi to a child who was standing next to the granny and asked “Are you attending online classes”? The child with a smile said" yes"
Granny said:
Remember, this is the time to understand each other and this understanding will change our life forever. During Challenging times park your designation and use your humanity during interaction

Failure of Technology is not the Failure of an Individual

Granny Series-Part-3

Conceptualised and Written by

M.L. Narendra Kumar

Director-Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD

Author of Random Management Thoughts-1