PAPA approach

The most hated and often most used word in the HR dictionary has got to be "ATTRITION" and with the economy picking up expect salary packages to go up and poaching and raiding to get in full flow. Though we can talk about this being unethical and all we have to analyze something is that if an employee is not interested in working with an organization he will move out for a new job in the same sector regardless of what is on the table for him.

in a recent conversation with one of the GM HR of a pan India organization i put forward this question and he answered and he said that most of the time this attrition is high because of a lack of proper induction of the employees into the organizational fabric and ensuring they fit in well he talked about a technique which resembled to like what a father does for a kid. It is essential to understand not all candidates who enter a job are Industry ready and it is essential to guide them it does not mean put them in training program but rather in the field of work where he should be guided in his activities he said it was like what a father does with a kid going to school

1) Like a father who needs to get the confidence of the kid that the school will help him the manager or superior needs to assure him that he can perform well and give him a buffer time for performance.

2) It is essential that like a father who drops his kid at school and guides him the manager should do essential acts that ensure confidence and help in development of skills.

3) Keep progress on his performance and like a good father coach him during the tough situation to overcome it.

These things appealed to me as it appeared to create a sense of belongingness which will help the employee to perform efficiently and thus helping his productivity to grow up and enabling him to stay with the organization. But the success of this plan depends on the temperament of manager and the employee.

Cheers

Arvind