RAINDROPS FROM THE HEART OF THE MIND.........

So it rained today.

Delhi, in its true form, is usually either freezing or burning always. It's early April these days, and spring is showing up.

We saw the first rains of the season today. Caught in the bus while the beautiful water rained down the empty streets of Delhi, I felt the rush to run towards the exit and Breathe... just breathe in the gentle breeze and embrace the little tiny cool raindrops falling on my face.

What a shame to have been caught in that enclosure! Watching most of my colleagues roll up the glass windows, it occurred to me that they were missing out on what possibly could be the last rains of this season. The were in fact, definitely missing the moment. This beautiful moment, which would never come back. 

In any case, I knew that no matter what gives, I am absolutely attuned to every change the weather takes...

Sultry - Cranky

Cold - Drowsy

Fall - Peace, at last!

More thank anything else, Delhi is sure is sure to take up its imminent summer up a notch this time!

Google has constantly been topping the charts on Fortunes' best companies to work for. It's a given  -considering all the gourmet delicacies, massages, free gyms, pets and the freedom of the likes that are available for the employees. Not to forget the fat pay cheques and the pleasurably long parental leaves... Ahh... the perks. Don't you wish you were there!

Speaking about perks, I would like to delve upon 'Are perks really the secret behind a happy workplace'. I sincerely believe that a good workplace is simply created by having indispensable quality that holds value to your people, something that pulls them to the shore every time they look towards jumping into the ocean of opportunities.

It has become imminent for organisations today to take a deep look into it and at the same time understand that this quality has to hold a corporate essence, such that the entire entity revolves around it. There have been plenty of organisations in the country in the last few years intending to create that edge and identify that quality, which is why this feature is becoming even more valuable with time.

Coming back to our point of discussion - the perks. While most of your precious members wouldn't flock away for a free massage or a few extra leaves, it is however, still important to understand how many miles do you care to go extra for your employee, and how do you go about it.

You perk, and your organistion need a mutual alignment. An eCommerce company needs to have perks that speak for the company, moreover the industry. One of the good strategies would be to ensure frequent interaction amongst the people at the workplace. Organise get-togethers,  meetings and events simply with agenda to have an informal communication. Push in conversation starters with food, activities, seminars and such.

Make it personal. And make it an indispensable part of the organisational culture and it would never seem like an effort. This relationship-based perk would someday be the reason why someone would avoid crawling over to your competitor, which is giving away foreign trips and hefty bonuses as its perks.