Dear friends, Since the start of the year, I have been sharing about our staff activities. Our commitment to decision making by consent, non-violent communication and encountering our failures. So, I thought that I will round off the month with today’s sharing in similar vein. The core purpose of our performance appraisal exercise is to facilitate team success, personal accountability, and professional development. I believe many people development professionals would not disagree with this, but they would add that it also an exercise to recognise and reward high performing employees. So, regardless of whether there is a financial reward or not, we …
Another Week Beyond – 2203
Dear friends, Twice a month, we have an in-house learning session among the staff we call Journey Beyond. These sessions are a “journey” because we never stop learning as we keep pace with work that constantly evolves. Importantly, these sessions are not just about professional skills and knowledge but our growth as a person. Often when we are journeying with others through difficult moments, it is not just what we can do but who we can be. For instance, patience, care, respectfulness, or compassion are not exactly skills but qualities we need to embody. Our first session of the new year is …
Another Week Beyond – 2201
Dear friends, Trust your year has started off well. For the past 6 months or so, we have been learning and practicing decision making by consent rather than consensus. In a nutshell, consensus requires everyone to agree, while consent means that a decision will be taken as long as no one in the decision-making group objects. So, in consent decision-making, a proposal is reworked until there are no objections. However, an objection is strictly defined as a concern that “the decision proposed is at odds with the purpose of the group and hinders its members from doing their job well.” Decision-making by consent is …