[nukkad] Trojan Horses-Do you have them?

["rajababu" <>]

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 In the famous book, The Odyssey, the enemy left behind a huge wooden horse
> in the yard of the defenders. The defenders did not take the horse
> seriously. The next morning, hundreds of armed soldiers sprang out of this
> horse and quickly overpowered the defenders. That was how the battle of
> Illaid was won, or rather lost.
>
> In every company, there are good performers and bad performers. These bad
> performers might have started out as good executives, but over time, due
to
> their own demerits or due to the circumstances in which they are working,
> they might have 'fallen' in the eyes of the senior management.
>
> Unfortunately, a lousy job (i.e. one in which we are not doing well) is
not
> like a bad dream, that we get up and its over. Day in and day out, even
when
> you know that everyone around you knows about your non-performance, you
> still have to work among these very same people. Some of them might have
> been your juniors to start with, and now you may have to report to them.
At
> this stage, one tends to become a Trojan Horse.
>
> Trojan horses in organisations do the following harm:
> a) They spread malicious stories about others.
> b) They corner new employees and 'infect' their minds with hatred.
> c) They oppose each and every plan laid out by the management.
>
> It is difficult to discipline Trojan horses, because in many cases, they
> have thick skins. Most of the times, they give a dressing down to the
person
> who tries to discipline them. They 'reveal' his skeletons or threaten to
do
> so. The following solutions might help:
>
> a) Remotivating them to have a new approach to their work.
> b) Changing their department.
> c) Putting them in charge of training and development.
>
> Most of the times, Trojan horses meet only one end. The way out. The
> difficult task for an HR Manager is: how to prevent the soldiers from
coming
> out, without setting fire to the Trojan wood.
>
>
>


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