Work..

Well now spending time in India and spending most of that time at work I have been able to really understand what the work enviornment is like here and what is expected by the employees.
1. The employees do expect a lot. The industry here in India has created this idea that the employees deserve all kinds of perks just for showing up to work. The employees get transportation provided to and from work, food while they are at work (most of the time I hear from the employees that it is not good) and they also expect parties and other benifits along the way. It is not the employees fault however it has created a very fine line as to what should be given to employees becuase they come to work and what you can do to show appreciation for their hard work and dedication.
2. I have had a couple of leaders in the company that I work for tell me that they want to move up in a company becuase they believe that the higher they are in a company the less work they are required to do. since I have been here in India, this is one thing that I am trying to show to the employees that this concept is not true. Michelle and I have called this view as the "THE GRAND MASTER" idea. Once a person becomes the grand master they are able to sit down in their chair and just shoot out commands to all the other workers. Now that sounds like a fun job.
3. It is vary hard for the employees to know that I dont play faviorites or I am out to get certain people in the company. The CEO in India (who is Indian) said it best..."You kiss up and you Shit down". I just want to yell out to work hard and prove that they should be promoted rather then hear why they should be promoted. I have employees come to my office and tell me why they should be promoted. I always respond by saying, then show me.

Overall I have learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. It has been a great experience for me out here. It has been pretty hard being away from corporate and trying to know what is going on and to keep people updated there about what is going on in India. I think that most companies that have an offshore site, like to know that things are going well. Other then that it is kind of out of sight out of mind. One of the things that I have tried to do is to keep the company informed of things that are going on here. It will be good to be back at headquarters so I am able to show my face and know everything that is going on.