Work Smart:Not yet in India

Thanks to the mid-week break, she said walking into the office appearing rejuvenated and revved up for the tasks that lay ahead for the rest of the week. My colleague was completely immersed in her work the rest of the day; calling people, prioritizing meetings, delegating work and responding to mails. Unlike other days, there wasn’t any time for long coffee breaks or catching up on trending topics. And, unlike other days, she appeared cheerful carrying out the tasks. More importantly, she seemed to get charged up as and when she completed a task and moved to another one. It really made me wonder if there was any correlation between work hours and productivity. I got my answer when I read Anjana Menon’s article in Economic Times - work less to work better.

I was pondering over the benefits of the concept and thought of collating some stats to back it up. But then there was this lingering uncertainty to key in specific views favouring the article lest the naysayers go for my throat. “As if he is always working hard,” would be a snide remark. We are people who innately believe in following traditional and well entrenched framework of carrying out work. Anything outside this would affect productivity or so is the belief. Experts are still mulling over the efficacy of extending workplace flexibility in India and a work-less work-better policy would be a little early as they continue deliberating on what’s best for corporate India.

The topic however is not put to rest. Media has already come out with counter arguments on the topic. See what the experts have to say