Walter Chrysler, when asked to give the secret of success, listed the various qualities, such as ability, capacity, energy, but added that the real secret was enthusiasm.
As He is the embodiment of Success, He immediately found out the required quality and uttered two verses (12th chapter verses 10 and 11).
In Sundara Kandam, the best part of Ramayana, He says, ?Enthusiasm is the cause for getting wealth; enthusiasm is the greatest comfort; Enthusiasm makes one to do his best always, in all matters. Enthusiasm makes human effort fruitful. Hence I am going to do my best induced by enthusiasm.? Needless to say, Hanuman found Sita in Asokavanam. This is the turning point in the great epic. Rama went to Lanka and killed Ravana. Norman Vincent Peale has written a book titled Donne Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit 3.0 Saldi Nere Volt , ?Enthusiasm Makes the Difference?.
He points out that
1) Enthusiasm never runs down 2) Enthusiasm cancels fear and worry 3) Enthusiasm reduces stress and tension 4) Enthusiasm works miracles in problems 5) Enthusiasm is a powerful motivation which makes things happen 6) Enthusiasm builds power under your difficulties 7) Enthusiasm makes the difference- it leads everybody from failure to success.
The word enthusiasm from the Greek entheos means ?God in you? or ?full of God?. In other words enthusiasm is a ?Godly Quality?.
Emerson wrote: ?Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.? God helps to those who work with great enthusiasm. So instead of blaming others or the environment, we have to work hard enthusiastically aiming at our goal.
This one word will definitely take us to success from failure!
This is continued from part five of this article series. Please read that before you read this article.
Extended office hours for the organization: This is a direct benefit to the organization. If a company always has some or the other employee working from 6:00 AM till 8:00 PM, it will project a positive image. The clients of the company could call at 7 in the morning or 7 in the evening and receive support or any other relevant information they desire immediately.
Sharing of physical resources: When two employees work at the same desk and computer but at different times of the day, the company saves money as it does not have to allocate additional office space, furniture and hardware for two employees. Two years back, I used to work in a small Internet data-center. There, a team of fifteen employees shared five computers and desks. This was possible only because of flexible working hours. The employees worked in three shifts and hence the company could provide technical support for 24 hours with just five computers.
Flextime program as an alternative work arrangement has some potential drawbacks. These are reluctance from employees Uomo Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit 3.0 Saldi Nere Bianche , flextime is not applicable to every job, supervision problems, inadequate staffing, coordination challenges, increased utility costs, etc. Let us discuss each of these problems or drawbacks of the flextime program.
Increased utility costs: The organization experiences an increase in utility costs like electricity bills due to the extended working hours from 6:00 AM to around 7:00 PM. This adds to the overall expenses of the organization.
Potential drawbacks of flextime work arrangements:
Reluctance from employees: A report from HR Focus (2004) says that "Although flextime is more available now, many workers are dissatisfied with their work schedules Uomo Nike Air VaporMax Plus Sports Saldi Gialle Nere , the report found. Nearly half (49%) of employees would prefer a different shift. The report also found that 39% of respondents said employees who use flexible work options are less likely to get ahead in their jobs." Another report in Law Office Management & Administration Report (2005) mentions that "According to the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce conducted by the Families and Work Institute (New York City; ), although flextime is available at 68% of all the organizations polled, 79% of employees say they would like even more flexibility. This includes men, women, parents, non-parents, employees with and without elder-care responsibilities Uomo Nike Air Vapormax Plus Saldi Nere Rosse , employees at all earning levels, and workers in goods-producing and service industries. Of employees who have access to flextime (currently only 43%), 68% of men and 79% of women use it." Thus, even though companies are providing flexibility with work timings, employees are not really using them due to the above mentioned reasons.
Not applicable to every job: According to Robbins and Judge (2008, p.95), "flextime works well with clerical tasks for which an employee's interaction with people outside his or her department is limited. It is not a viable option for receptionists Uomo Nike Air Vapormax Plus Grigie Saldi , sales personnel in retail stores, or similar jobs for which comprehensive service demands that people be at their work stations at predetermined times." Back office jobs, technical jobs like programming, designing, etc., manufacturing jobs can also be worthy candidates for the flextime program. But jobs where an employee is required to be present in the traditional 9-5 work hours cannot adopt the flextime schedule. Apart from jobs listed above, jobs in banks Uomo Nike Air VaporMax Plus Saldi Marina Blu , stockbroker offices, newspaper offices, senior management jobs, etc., are some for which flextime is not a viable option. Please read further in part seven of this article series.