Based on the feedback
that suggested that the major concern of most of the employees was
balancing work and personal life, NIIT has evolved a personal effectiveness
program that allows each of its employee to prioritize and work towards fulfillment
of goals in all areas of life. It has also introduced schemes such as “Granny
Gratitude Day'' to offer gratitude to parents and grandparents for giving
them the right values.
Often
the values of individuals clash with those prevailing in the organization,
giving rise to conflicts. Eicher Consultancy Services has shown sensitivity toward this issue
by concentrating on personal growth, yoga, meditation and communication
seminars.
Indian
Petrochemicals Corporation, Reckitt and Colman, ACC, the Oriental Bank,
Tata Tea and Tata Chemicals and SRF Ltd. are some companies who have
benefited from Transcendental Meditation (TM) and related programs conducted
by the Maharishi Institute of Management (MIM).
Maruti
Udhyog has a common canteen and a common grey uniform - symbols of a
flat organization.
Belgaum
based Polyhedron believes in keeping
the organizational functioningtransparent. Its employees decide the tasks they are going to do
and set their own targets.
Many
of the employees of Benzer, Bombay
have been granted leave to attend a 10-day Vipassana program.
DCMmanagement has shown tremendous interest
and enthusiasm in sponsoring their employees for programs on Yoga and meditation.
Wipro
Infotech lays tremendous emphasis on personal growth and free interactionamong its employees for problem solving.
Core
Healthcare has recently introduced a creativity development program
called “Vishvakarma” for its Projects personnel.