There are different approach of pursuing career by an individual. Some may land up working with a Large organizations or some with a small in terms of number of employees. Since I come from Information Technology industry. I have made few observations after working with different type of organization.
Working with a small organization has its own merits and flaws. An organization could be a service or product oriented or both. Since service oriented company has always scope to grow in terms of large head count. It is opposite when it comes to a product company. You may not need a army of thousands to develop a best product. It is generally done by a bunch of people. Let say few hundred.
When people join a small organization they come with an expectation of big growth in career. I have observed that there is difference in approach of working in IT industry within India and rest of world. People in other countries may be working on a same position for a longer period. But in case of India doesn't work. People have to grow with the years of experience on the ladder of management in a company. But questions is How many people we need as people manager in a small company ? How many lead positions we can afford to in small bunch of organization. If employee knows that he will not grow in long term in term with company. They may start looking for different opportunities where they can grow.
Now Question is how to retain these people? Well It always depends on management how they want to mold their company. Identifying a right people as a leader is very important for the success of a organization.
Lead should not be one who does not understand business at all. Lead should not be just a people manager. Lead should be awarded with responsibility with authority to work. Authority to groom and build a team. People always look for road map of their career. if there is a good lead to groom them it may work for small company.
So It is very important for a person to decide on the size and type of organization based on his or her career aspirations.
Working with a small organization has its own merits and flaws. An organization could be a service or product oriented or both. Since service oriented company has always scope to grow in terms of large head count. It is opposite when it comes to a product company. You may not need a army of thousands to develop a best product. It is generally done by a bunch of people. Let say few hundred.
When people join a small organization they come with an expectation of big growth in career. I have observed that there is difference in approach of working in IT industry within India and rest of world. People in other countries may be working on a same position for a longer period. But in case of India doesn't work. People have to grow with the years of experience on the ladder of management in a company. But questions is How many people we need as people manager in a small company ? How many lead positions we can afford to in small bunch of organization. If employee knows that he will not grow in long term in term with company. They may start looking for different opportunities where they can grow.
Now Question is how to retain these people? Well It always depends on management how they want to mold their company. Identifying a right people as a leader is very important for the success of a organization.
Lead should not be one who does not understand business at all. Lead should not be just a people manager. Lead should be awarded with responsibility with authority to work. Authority to groom and build a team. People always look for road map of their career. if there is a good lead to groom them it may work for small company.
So It is very important for a person to decide on the size and type of organization based on his or her career aspirations.
