Well, it needs to be addressed at various levels starting from management till junior faculty and then to the students. It looks somewhat like oxymoronic where faculty is expecting students to become professionals whilst they themselves lack professionalism! I’m making this comment after seeing many faculties in various colleges and at various levels – senior most to junior. :-)
Let me make myself clear by what I mean by professionalism – well, tons of pages have been written on this subject; my take on this is very simple: Walk the talk, be true to yourself and others, respect to others (senior or junior most), fulfill the commitments, follow a value system, value for time and no gossips.
Let me take an example for each of these (in order). Do you believe a person who preaches honesty being a hypocrite himself? Do you say a person is true to himself if he himself is involved in bluffing things? What’s your take on a person who doesn’t bother to wish back when wished? What do you say about a management who doesn’t bother to meet its subordinates even once in a year even after promising they’ll do so regularly? What do you say about a person who doesn’t value honesty, integrity, etc.? Value for time – I think being late to any function is in the blood of we Indians. It’s taken for granted everywhere. Being punctual at times is treated as the person doesn’t have any work to do. Gossiping – I think it’s the highest in colleges!? Unfortunately, people (including seniors) take decisions based on such gossips without even bothering to confirm it with facts and figures!
Whilst it may seem that I’m using generalized statements here, I do agree there are exceptions to it.
I will blog about such professionalism at each level – management, faculty (both senior and junior) and students’ levels. Is it helpful? I don’t know – at least for me yes, I get a kind of satisfaction.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are certain reflections of my mind while I blogged them. Any similarity with any person, institute or event is purely coincidental and unintentional.
2 comments:
Good thoughts. Let us get practical about them
Awesome, seems as though you have completely gone through it. Your post is absolutely worth appreciation. But, people ready need to accept their mistakes and learn from them. What can be done to people who aint ready to even accept their mistakes?!?!
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