Mid Term Review by My Manager

My thoughts, Suggestions for improvements more as we go along
Warm Regards
Saju
Manager - Marketing Operations
APJ ESS Marketing
+91-80-2504 5007

-----Original Message-----
From: Rozario, Clinton Mark
Sent: 09 May 2007 12:10
To: Verghese, Saju C
Subject: Review
Hi Saju,
As part of my mid-project review, I would appreciate it if you can help me assess my performance so far by marking me on the parameters below.
Please be open with your feedback; I understand the importance of critical feedback; I've both given it and received it before.

(Mark on a scale of 1-to-7. 1:Very Poor, 7:Excellent)
1. Variety of Ideas:5
2. Extent to which Suggestions can be used/implemented:5
3. Thoroughness of Work:6
4. Involvement/Interest shown:7
5. Initiative shown:6
6. Creativity:6

7. Overall Performance [Excellent/Good/Average/Below Average]:Good
(note: criteria for Excellent: if you describe the work to a thrid person, he should be able to easily identify it as excellent)

Suggestions for Improvement:
1.Better understanding of Business context and merge the ideas (make the ideas actionable)
2.Creativity can be further harnesed
3.



Thank you for your time,
Clinton

How huge companies are able to sustain themselves

.. and why companies spend so much of money on "culture creation"...

I'm penning down a thought stream that leads to a clear view of the future of this KM venture.

Background

Individuals, groups and teams are temporary. They last as long as their leader / goals lasts.
Societies and cultures are more resiliant. They last for ages. They sustain themselves.

A society is a group of individuals, characterized by common interests, and may have a distinctive culture, and
Culture refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such actiity significance.

Therefore,

What if there is a HP Knowledge Society? a HP Knowledge Culture? Knowledge creation and usage will then become self-sustaining....!

Cultures require:
1. Values ==> Rules which govern the generation and sharing of knowledge
2. Norms ==> Each individual must make a knowledge contribution / reuse every once in a while. Else they will be viewed in negative light.
3. Institutions ==>
4. Artifacts ==>

Cultures require leaders.
The whole system would require an autocratic leader to gain compliance initially.
Gradually, the whole system would go democratic. Democracy will be needed to survive.

The system would need an information system. Some thread that binds them all.
Something that reminds the members of their association, of their values, their norms,
their institutions and their artifacts.