Art of Forgiveness at the Workplace

Forgiveness, a fine art 

super art, that helps not just at home

but the workplace as well!   

First and foremost, begin by forgiving yourself 

don't  be very hard on yourself 

to err is human, natural to encounter failure 

practice self forgiveness,  have a clean slate

to be able to move on, be effective!  

Next step, to respect and forgive others 

be it colleagues, team members 

don the role of a leader exuding "Assurance" 

and not one making team members "Jittery"

during difficult, tough situations!  

Encourage them to do new things, think 'out of the box'

consistently groom people, showcase them on stage 

couple of them initially,  enhancing skills & confidence

thus inspiring many more to take the plunge 

to dive into the pond of change, freedom and self reliance! 

As you mentor your people, both 

in the personal & professional fronts  

trust emerges and team members open up 

even as you calm them and hear them out.... 

Acknowledge their needs, apprehensions, challenges 

not what you think are their 'needs'

but respond  to their 'real needs' as they see it

 this reinforces  trust and helps build it  further! 

When you take complete ownership 

for team performance, not  making excuses

not deflecting blame when things go wrong

you earn respect of team members, senior management as well! 

Secret is, to be your authentic self 

at all times, in all areas of your life 

home, at work, social situations!   

NB:  The basic source material for this poem is a webinar organized by Bija Training on 18th  January 2023 featuring Mr Vignesh Kumar, Director,, CISCO