Tag: performance

• Are you working to save your job or to learn and contribute something to the organization?

  When I was in TATA Steel, I had the good fortune of meeting many plant chiefs during our training period. Most of the chiefs there were amazing people, devoted to their work, highly skilled and knowledgeable and deeply motivated. During one of our interactions with a small group of trainees, one chief remarked- “If you…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Mar 18, 2026

  organization-theory, Blast from the past, Inspiration, public administration

  dedication, duty, goals, motivation, motivation theory, organization, organizational goals, performance, personal goals

• The “credit” game- one of the biggest inhibitors of success

  When I was in high school, our school children had a tradition (as does every school). In the lunch break, many of the boys played basketball as a ritual. And one peculiar thing to notice was that the player who got hold of the basketball would never pass it onto the other players, and instead…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  May 18, 2025

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, Dreams for humanity, organization-theory, Random moorings

  APJ Abdul Kalam, basketball, Chak De India, credit, cricket, football, goals, hockey, leadership, MS Dhoni, organizational theory, performance, Sachin Tendulkar, Satish Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, success, team spirit, teamwork