What is that is required to retain the s/w engineers in an
organization?
It is the same that is required to retain an employee in
an engineering firm – Interest in people.
One needs to understand, interests of a person with whom
you are interacting. It is a continual process. You cannot decide today that
now you want someone to stay in the organization. To elaborate my point I will
take help from an experience shared by Achyut Godbole.
He met one engineer at an airport and the engineer told
him that he worked in the organization headed by Achyut Godbole for a period
more than what he would have been, if at one point of time Achyut Godbole had
not informally discussed with him about the passion of Karnatak music. The day
when this informal discussion had taken place the engineer had the resignation
in his drawer which he torn after the interaction with then CEO Mr. Achyut
Godbole.
Someone may be passionate about photography, my friend Vinay
is passionate about painting whereas another friend Sujit and his wife are passionate
about Indian music, whereas my another friend Sunil is passionate about
trekking.
As a catalyst to
retain these relationships with me and my circle or for that matter with the organization
I have to be a thread between all these or have to be a canvass to get accommodated
these different personalities. And in the process I will have to be colourful
with THEIR colours. In short Jack of all and master of some.
Money is the 4th or 5th criteria considered
by the people to be in the organization. What people seek is the family bonding
(Extended family at work place). These things are all time tested. Why Shivaji
Maharaj could retain people in spite of adverse conditions, because He used to
take interest in the pain and pleasure of the people around him.
What is your take?
