The Hindu Business Line : `Make the most of available resources'

(FROM LEFT) Mr Murali Subramaniam, Director - HR, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Ms Sunita Lal, Vice-President and Head - HR, Talent Pro, and Dr N.P. Rama Moorthy, Chairman, Dhanalakshmi College, at the BL Club meeting.

Chennai June 4 The general observation that the more you have of something, the less you tend to value it, seems to hold for management as well.

"The problem with foreigners is that they have hardly any experience of handling a situation with resource constraints. On the other hand, we are always resource constrained. The constant struggle to manage with meagre resources has trained Indians to be effective managers. Success lies in making use of what is available," said Ms Sunita Lal, Vice-President & Head-HR, Talent Pro, Chennai. She was addressing students of the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering at a lecture organised under the aegis of the BL Club.

"You have a lot of knowledge at your disposal. Make use of the four years before you and work towards your dreams. There are thousands of other students who have access to the same information. The students who succeed are usually those who use the available resources better," she said.

She urged the students to work hard to achieve their dreams. At school and college, they lead comparatively protected lives. However, on graduation, they would have to face up to the competition in the market. Further, she said, India was not short of talent but it did not have adequate numbers of trained people. Also, many employees did not have the right attitude to work in a corporate.

Create your future

She advised the students not to resort to making excuses when given a certain task to undertake. When put in an office situation, they should not think of themselves as employees but as entrepreneurs or business partners in an organisation. "Every employee should think that way. It is up to you to create your future. It (your future) depends on you and you alone."

Further, the students should learn to feel happy from inside. "Do not always look for a pat from outside. Similarly, salary levels should not be the only consideration as this could lead to frustration after some time. Such an attitude could also affect your performance," she said.

Job change

Talking about the current trend of staff changing jobs every couple of years, she said: "Initially, you may be rewarded for job hopping. But later, it could prove a spoiler, as companies will not entrust frequent job hoppers with leadership roles."

Organisations were always on the lookout for intelligent and assertive people. "For this, you will need to invest in yourself," she said. However, she cautioned that people with big egos were frequently rejected by organisations as they usually could not fit into a team.

Besides 400 first and second-year students, others present on the occasion were Ms V. R. Radhika, Director, Placements Cell, Dr R. Kannappan, Principal, and Prof. N.T. Kumar and Dr Duraiswamy, both Vice-Principals.

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