Give or Take First !

In any organization, there can be two modes of working.
1) Taking Mode of Working.
2) Giving Mode of Working.

Taking Mode of working: In this mode of working, everybody demands something from others before giving anything. Nobody wants to be ‘first’ to give.
As an example, take a few cases and observe how this mode works.
The CEO says to the employees, “Firstly give me results, and then only I will give your good perks”.
An employee says, “Firstly give us good perks, then only we will give good results and our loyalty”.
Human Resource Managers says to employees, “Firstly show us sincerity and enthusiasm and then we will take initiatives for your welfare”.

So in this working environment, everybody demands something before giving anything. As a result there exists the feelings of selfishness, complains, frustration, helplessness. This finally leads to unfriendly and non-cooperative working environment.

Giving Mode of working : Everybody wants to give first before demanding something from others.
As an example, take the same cases and observe how this mode works.
CEO would like to give something (e.g. good perks or assurance or hope or promising future) to employees before demanding their commitment and loyalty.
Employees would like to give their commitment and sincerity and good results before demanding good wages from the organization.
Human Resource Managers would like to take initiatives for the welfare of employees before firstly expecting their sincerity and enthusiasm.
As in this mode of working, everybody is contributing first and then demanding. Hence there is a feeling of happiness, sincerity, commitment. This finally leads to a friendly and cooperative environment where everybody happily works for benefit of each other.


Some people don't believe in giving first. So in such a deadlock situation. What should we do. Who should start giving first. Is it CEO or the managers or the employees?

Solution is that  Everybody starts giving simultaneously. As a result everybody will start getting simultaneously.

And hence the give and take equation remains balanced.