We have all worked jobs where we ask ourselves why are we are? What knowledge are we gaining? Well after reading this article about Kenneth Kannappan and his work experiences it just shows how there are some company's that will cause us to ask ourselves those questions and there are some companies that won’t. In the article Kenneth tells how he learned not to manage his employees from the company he worked at as an 18 year old. Now the CEO of Plantronics, Kannappan feels confident in managing and motivating his employees. He talks with his 2,400 employees and search for changes that can be made to the company which has led to changes in vision-care policy, retirement plan and training budget. If his employees feel that they are fairly there job satisfaction and organizational commitment will be higher. I know I would want to work for a company that is willing to make changes to its policies if the employees feel there needs to be change.
Eric Marek
Eric, good article. I thought it was cool how that place was in IL. This too is a great example of leadership and how to interact with people. He learned a lot from his horrible experience. He could have said that was terrible, and moved on. He learned from what happened to him, and now he is making a difference in his business. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Blake, Everyone has had a job that they didnt like, as the activity in class on thursday showed, but to draw positive from that experience is KEY. I think that holds true in all aspects of life. Everything is a learning experience regardless of if you enjoyed doing it or not.
ReplyDeleteWOW I second what Blake and Zach said. I feel the only way you can appreciate a good job that you love is to have a job that you hate. It will make it so that person never settles for anything but the best and a work environment they like to be at.
ReplyDelete-Avery Smith