Friday, June 13, 2008

Now, you want to work here?

"Yang flew solo, you should be celebrating because that means your doing your job, teaching her how to save a life.

Residents are like puppies, eager and enthusiastic, and you need to learn how to teach without crushing their spirit.

Now, you want to work here? With my residents? Then, you need to do better. You need to be a better teacher."

Chief Richard Webber to Erika Hahn - Grey's Anatomy


In our company seniors are expected to teach the junior consultants. Expected. This office culture makes us stand out among other IT companies out there. The typical consultants would fend for himself in this skill-selfish industry. Its funny how the typical would operate as a unit when in fact SAP is all about integration.

Not for us. We, at least how I see it to be, intentionally go against the norm and asks 'what if we do it differently?' We dare to go against what is expected. Not because we just want to be different. Because we feel that this is the right thing to do. Why be selfish?

As a person who sees the value of mentoring, I love this line from the Chief. I hope this is lived out to the full here at Netlogic.

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