I have one more question and a comment. Is the person concerned related to the MD or the owner? Let me give an incident which prompted me to ask that question. My late friend had narrated this to me. An MD had employed an old man from his village as a helper in a large company. It appears that the old man had worked for the MD's family and looked after the MD when he was a child. Thus, the old man used to address the MD without giving much respect in his private life and the MD did not mind it at all. Once, a manager (yyy) took the helper to task and was a bit arrogant and did not talk to him politely. The old man got angry and said, "I will go and complain to XXX." He went straight to the MD's office and just barged in. The MD was in a meeting. He said, "Hi XXX, you better tell yyy how to talk politely to older people. He does not seem to have any manners."
I am sure this behavior was not due to the advent of nucleus families and the children not being brought up properly. I am really old-fashioned as I left India over 45 years ago. Most of us, who migrated at around that time, have not had the good fortune of having parental support. But, I can assure you that our children brought up in an ancient culture are very polite. For example, one of our friend's sons (40 years old) addressed his kid sister's in-laws (local English people) as "uncle John and aunty Cath". They requested him not to and just address them by their names.
Most of our friends' children address us as uncles and aunties. So it is the way we bring up children that matters, rather than whether we live in joint families or nucleus families. I stand to be corrected.
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1639I am sure this behavior was not due to the advent of nucleus families and the children not being brought up properly. I am really old-fashioned as I left India over 45 years ago. Most of us, who migrated at around that time, have not had the good fortune of having parental support. But, I can assure you that our children brought up in an ancient culture are very polite. For example, one of our friend's sons (40 years old) addressed his kid sister's in-laws (local English people) as "uncle John and aunty Cath". They requested him not to and just address them by their names.
Most of our friends' children address us as uncles and aunties. So it is the way we bring up children that matters, rather than whether we live in joint families or nucleus families. I stand to be corrected.
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No issue on how children are brought up, whether in a joint family or nuclear family. The point is when the person as a child is not corrected when behaving impolitely, he/she takes it for granted when he grows up. The lenient and rather easy-going attitude of the parents spoils the child and is unacceptable in familial and social circles. The first people to take the blame due to the child's erratic behavior are parents. Hence, the adage goes "spare the rod and spoil the child."
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Madhusudan
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Madhusudan
From India, Vijayawada
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Dear William,
You may send him to attend the BE YOUR BEST - LEADER Program. This should help as it has done for many others.
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Sunil Chandra
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You may send him to attend the BE YOUR BEST - LEADER Program. This should help as it has done for many others.
Regards,
Sunil Chandra
Pentagon Impex International
Sunil Chandra - Pentagon Impex International - Home
[http://www.piiconsultants.com](http://www.piiconsultants.com)
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Dear All,
The caption of the problem is "Bad attitude towards Seniors". Hence, it is important that any employee having an attitudinal issue in the organization is dealt with through HR procedures. They must be properly counseled to understand the organizational culture. I have only one message for my employees – there is no excuse for any indiscipline activities in the organization, even if the organization is making a profit of Crore Rupees because of them alone. It also depends on the organization's policy and procedures on how to deal with such indiscipline employees. If you are a true HR professional, you have the authority to address such attitudinal issues.
Mahan
Manager HR and Compliance
Bangladesh
From India, Mumbai
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The caption of the problem is "Bad attitude towards Seniors". Hence, it is important that any employee having an attitudinal issue in the organization is dealt with through HR procedures. They must be properly counseled to understand the organizational culture. I have only one message for my employees – there is no excuse for any indiscipline activities in the organization, even if the organization is making a profit of Crore Rupees because of them alone. It also depends on the organization's policy and procedures on how to deal with such indiscipline employees. If you are a true HR professional, you have the authority to address such attitudinal issues.
Mahan
Manager HR and Compliance
Bangladesh
From India, Mumbai
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Thank you, seniors, for your valuable feedback and support. I appreciate it. The problem has been resolved as I had given a verbal warning to the respected agent. I can see signs of improvement in him and in the rest of the agents as well.
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William1175
From India, Vadodara
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William1175
From India, Vadodara
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Dear Fellows,
I believe this agent is not aware of his attitude and how it is affecting others. To correct him, let him know about his attitude and how it impacts others and the institution. If he realizes that he is a misfit in the institution, he will surely change his attitude.
From Ghana
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I believe this agent is not aware of his attitude and how it is affecting others. To correct him, let him know about his attitude and how it impacts others and the institution. If he realizes that he is a misfit in the institution, he will surely change his attitude.
From Ghana
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