Managing Attrition through raising Employee
Self-Esteem by INDRONIL BOSE, A SECOND YEAR HRM STUDENT IN UDMS (PUMBA), UNIVERSITY OF PUNE Concept Of Self-Esteem : “Self-Esteem" which is a
positive self-regard emerges from the concept of “self” which is an important
dimension of personality. It means we regard ourselves highly. .If we do that we expect
more out of ourselves. It is a process which often results
in more impressive achievements arising out of greater expectations out of ourselves .It
is in this sense that it becomes an auspicious circle of ‘expectations’ and
‘achievements’ and ‘achievements’ to further ‘expectations’. This growth process results in more
aggressive goals, greater expectations and hence more impressive achievements .If we start believing
in whatever has been said till now
;we cannot help but come to conclusions that those person we follow passionately, gladly and zealously have
made us feel like somebody .It was not merely because they had the job (assignments) or the power … somehow make us feel terrific
.to be around them . Experts have said that positive
self-belief and regard seems to exerts its
influence by creating in others a sense of
confidence and high expectations High self esteem is perhaps a common ingredient in all
great personalities ,and it definitely has a trickle down effect on the whole society
.Let’s not forget the wise words “ failure
is not a crime ,aiming low is.” According to Transactional Analysis(TA) human beings have three ego states
namely, parent, adult and child All
interpersonal human behavior is sought to be explained as transactions out of these ego
states of interacting individuals . Reinforcement of the adult states can make individuals
more rational and balanced in behavior leading to greater effectiveness of mutual
relationships. A high self esteem or positive self
regard can indeed help in reinforcing the adult state
in individuals. But it should
be mentioned here that if not properly understood and nurtured , excessive positive
self-regard can also be dysfunctional .It can lead to arrogance and therefore can result
into what is known as TA parlance., a wrong kind of behavioral transaction. As Freudian
psychoanalysis says it can also make one rise
in his“IQ” and reinforce
‘superego’ and ‘ego’. If degenerated high self esteem can result in snobbish behavior
,on the other hand if properly harnessed
,self-esteem can help in submitting undesirable traits into useful one,and help the
individual organization and society. Thus spoke the legends --- Napolean observed about his soldiers
that, “They are able because they think they
are able” In Indian context ,Swami Vivekananda
has repeatedly emphasized the importance of self-esteem. He said “ Man is the infinite dreamer dreaming finite
dreams” after gauging the common man’s low self-esteem during the nineteenth
century when the country was still reeling
under the British rule. If we study the national corporate
scene today , we will find an increasing number of Indian
organizations are constantly trying to become
and project themselves as truly “world class knowledge companies” (few have
already set the benchmarks ) through which they are trying to constantly enhance “the self esteem” of their employees. Self Esteem and Employee Turnover : As the struggle for reducing the
employee attrition rates in the knowledge-based organizations intensifies, the rise in methods
to increase the self esteem of the employees can well be the answer for HR executives all over the world .The few
measures to raise the self-esteem of the employees suggested are :
Excerpts from Jerry Minchinton’s “52 WAYS OF RAISING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM” are also very relevant :
The need of the hour is not only to enable the employees to grow in the
‘learning organizations’ the concept of which, is fast attaining celebrity
status in this age of “knowledge economy” but
also to take care that the employee has substantial growth in his “self-esteem” without
which ,I fear, all the retention policies of the organizations will meet a sorry fate
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