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For them, Success is Predetermined!

“Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon” (P. 20), says Adam Grant in his book “Give and Take – A Revolutionary Approach to Success”. He conveys a message through this book by differentiating three reciprocity styles called takers, matchers, and givers and explains how this reciprocity impacts professional advancement.

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Adam Grant pointed out, “Giving, taking, and matching are three fundamental styles of social interaction, but the lines between them aren’t hard and fast. You might find that you shift from reciprocity style as you travel across different work roles and relationships” (P. 14). Takers are the ones who preoccupied with receiving more than they give, whereas Matchers, follow quid dro pro method and are particularly attuned to perceived equality in relations. And Givers are like “others-focused” and never think about any positives or negatives that occur while helping others and try to create space for not only themselves but also for the people around them. They are generous in sacrificing their skills, knowledge, ideas, and time for other people. Although all three reciprocity styles have their respective advantages and disadvantages, givers are the ones who face pessimistic outcomes at the workplace across different occupations and are least successful in terms of earning power and dominance, however, they are predetermined to success. A person might behave in all the above three reciprocity types depending upon their situation.

On the other hand, networking plays different roles for takers, matchers, and givers. The writer mentioned, “Ultimately, I want to argue that while givers and takers may have equally large networks, givers are able to produce far more lasting value through their networks, and in ways that might not seem obvious” (P. 29). Networking becomes stronger by giving rather than receiving. Givers always add values to their networks by encouraging connections and sharing their expertise with others and create better reputations and more valuable networks. Takers network strongly, however, they give importance to more prominent and influential people. And as they grow in their profession, they try to ignore them in the end, whereas matchers try to network with the people who are similar to them. In the initial stages, they behave well and when they face any betrayal from others, they get ready for revenge. When someone implements reciprocity as behaviour in their network, it has downsides.

There is another statement, “success involves more than just capitalizing on the strengths of giving, it also requires avoiding the pitfalls” (P. 115) that explains further about the types of givers. Some givers turn out to be exhausted and unsuccessful, while others end up passionate and productive. Grant called them failed givers and successful givers respectively. The successful givers are not just other-oriented than their colleagues but also self-interested and they are as ambitious as matchers and takers. On the other hand, failed givers are selfless and have high other interests and low self-oriented. Grant says that if takers are selfish and failed givers are selfless, successful givers are otherish. They care about helping others and tend to give further no matter what they get in return.

To conclude, Grant suggests that in this corporate world, the best way to thrive is to make sensible choices to give rather than take. Givers have a unique way of approach in terms of networking, influencing, collaborating, and evaluating. Although all three reciprocity styles are successful, givers’ success is distinctive as they provide a state of contentment and satisfaction to other people. And all three are necessary to succeed, nevertheless, selflessness makes work pay for itself. Therefore, if we care about the value of giving not just for our benefit but also in our profession and for others, we will thrive with utmost satisfaction and happiness.

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Ethics, Equity and Diversity - the three important factors at a workplace

Work culture at the companies is one of the most prominent things to consider. This includes diversity, equity, inclusive leadership, professional ethics etc. In a company, treating everyone with an inclusive mindset is essential as it showcases the environment at the workplace.

In an article of “World Economic Forum”, it was mentioned “the coming together of people from different ethnicity with different experiences in cities and societies is a key driver of innovation”. Businesses that recognize the significance of diversity at the workplace can perform better both economically and socially. When employees from various backgrounds work together, they will have an opportunity to learn new things that helps to produce better quality products and essential services. Having a diverse workplace will also encourage an affirmative working atmosphere where the employees will grow and succeed.

When a company is a winner in diversity in the workplace, it will expand its ability and the employees will gain various skills, and experiences. They will have a capability to work together and learn from each other which will further make them well-rounded employees. And when people with diverse backgrounds work together on tasks, an innovation takes place in the team and within the corporation, innovation will come from the differences that occur when teams are diverse. When they pay attention to many different proposals from different types of people, they will have the opportunity to combine ideas to create a new services and products.

In another article form Forbes, the writer pointed out “on a fundamental level, equity and equality are both points along a longer continuum of diversity and inclusion”. Yes, employers should ensure equity in their workplace and create policies and workflows thinking about issues related to gender, language, race, sexual orientation, and disability. They should create an environment that welcome everyone without having any discrepancies. This includes choices such as ensuring the interview panel is from diverse background, providing comprehensible workspace etc. companies which care ethics entice more skilled and talented employees and it helps forming a fair work ecosystem.

The other important factor at workplace is Professional ethics. Author Kimberlee Leonard in his article called “Professional Ethical Behavior in the workplace” mentioned, “being a professional requires more than wearing a nice suit” because ethics is not only how we think or behave but also the character that showcases our integrity. Everyone has a capability to create, change, and ruin their own character. A person with integrity, behaves morally in every situation and will respect his/her commitments. Character not just for person, but also pertains to companies. A company with positive character is trustworthy, acts sincerely, and never breaks its promises. The ethical behavior plays a prominent role in workplace for various reasons. When a company values ethics, both employees and customers trust the organization, which further built its reputation.

To conclude, in the interactive media field, both employers and employees should consider the three above mentioned factors called Diversity, Equity and Professional Ethics that helps everyone grow as a professional and in achieving success.

 https://inside.6q.io/benefits-of-cultural-diversity-in-the-workplace/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2019/08/15/the-difference-between-workplace-equity-and-equality-and-why-it-matters/#43495153d318

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/professional-ethical-behavior-workplace-10026.html

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Amazon - an innovative employer

Amazon, one of the biggest multinational tech company and world’s largest E-commerce marketplace, which is based in Seattle, Washington and it was founded by Jeff Bezos in the year 1994. Amazon is a customer centric company, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital streaming. Majority of employees feel Amazon is one of the best companies to work, as it provides many assets in terms of salary and work life balance.

Diversity and Inclusion is one of the prominent factors, which results in company growth and satisfaction in employees. Amazon respects and honors the differences intrinsic in every employee and it promises to follow those perspectives. Additionally, it makes every effort to build a sense of community in employees from various backgrounds to encourage innovation and engagement. Along with diversity in race, gender and ethnicity, it also includes education, experience, and skills.

Coming to the Remote work opportunity, Amazon provides a chance to work from home, which is essential for employees, as they need to balance their work life and family responsibilities and it also gives time-off, where the associates can take vacations. With regards to Salary and bonus, Amazon focuses on employ and maintain the progress in developers’ abilities and provides its staff the powerful career pathway compared to most of the other companies. There are some crowd sourced data online where we can find the yearly compensation and the net income across different job positions.

Amazon is taking efforts to enhance employee Morale. In 2015, the company announced that it extends six weeks of paid leave for new mothers and fathers. This not only applies to birth parents, but also to adoptive parents. And there will be medical leave for new mothers along with existing maternity leave. Company provides some health benefits that includes health care services, dental and vision plans, covering medicine expenses.

 Amazon is one of the best workplaces for inventors. It has a passion for invention, which drives employees to think and discover new ideas. Here, employees are empowered to take up problems and develop new solutions from their customer service centers to the corporate offices. It believes that a company should think about long term risks associated with the projects which may fail sometimes and be able to accept the failure comfortably as they trust that a failure allows a person to think beyond the existing level and also helps in progressing, while learning new things.

Amazon is a corporate company of several startups with firms and teams, leaping into customer inventions and they encourage employees to utilize career prospects with this. They follow a principle called “Hire and Develop the Best” that makes managers to acknowledge employees’ outstanding talent. They believe that investing in of employees’ skills sets development essentially generates deep thinking and better practice sharing. Amazon nurtures creativity, bringing innovative ideas into place. The company provides an opportunity for employees to take an advantage of workshops and some creative training classes.

For UX designers, there are plenty of opportunity at Amazon, where they can learn and thrive. Amazon is a place where there is a chance to start as an intern and get settled as a full time employee based on the work contributed to the company. Some employees felt Amazon has some great perks such as salary, work life balance, relocation package and pet lovers can bring their dogs to work. They arrange mentors for interns and also for a full-time employee which helps them to acquire more knowledge in the UX or in any design field. Employees can find their work life affirmative in Amazon.

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Cisco - Design your Career

Cisco Systems was recognized as one of the Canada’s top employers for younger people in the year 2019. This company was established in December 1984 in San Jose, California by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, who are Computer scientists from Stanford University. Cisco engages in design, manufacture, develops and sells networking products, equipment of telecommunications and IT products and services. It focuses on particular tech markets, such as domain security, Internet of Things, and energy management.

When working in companies, employees generally have some expectations such as Employee satisfaction, Remote work, office resources, diversity, compensation etc. Cisco is committed to its determinations in providing most of the opportunities that employees find interesting. Company takes the feedback from its employees every year to know how the employees feel about the work culture and other factors within the company. And based on the feedback received, the management makes changes to improve the workplace.

When coming to the workplace culture, Cisco provides some essential amenities under one roof such as astounding cafeterias, smoothie bars, well-equipped gyms, sports courts, doctors’ offices, childcare. Here, the management encourages staff to collaborate with people all around the world. They can connect and share their ideas with colleagues, who work in other countries, which provides a chance to thrive in their career.

Employees have higher expectations, when coming to the compensation, as it is an important component in a job. Cisco system Canada makes sure to compensate staff fairly from sharing the profits to signing bonuses and they reward staff for their best performance but not for their seniority.  It also supports employees to pursue their passions and follow their career aspirations by investing in employee education with subsidies for courses and professional accreditation and for other trainings. Employees also receive corporate discounts on various products that includes internet, vehicles, mobiles, software and solar technology.

The employees’ reviews on Cisco systems Canada are positive. Physical Workplace, work atmosphere and communications, financial benefits and compensation, health and family-friendly benefits, vacation and personal time-off, community involvement, training and skills development are the factors mostly appreciated by the employees. Some employees, who worked as interns, expressed their views. They said they were filled with gratitude for the incredible opportunity they received to be a Cisco intern.

Some employees noticed the company has a strong commitment to diversity and they celebrate cultural events of different nations. They mentioned that how much their culture and ethics at Cisco have been deeply integrated into who they are. Cisco believes in their saying called “Be you, with us”. At Cisco, employees get many opportunities to develop their skills and the workplace environment encourages staff to work in coordination with each other. They get a chance to work on many challenging and intriguing projects. We can see collaboration, innovation, and profitability within the company.

The firm is undergoing transformation to lead constant revenue and to possess portfolio that is adjusted to current customer expectations and needs. Other perks working at Cisco includes various health benefits such as Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision Insurance, Life insurance and Disability insurance. At workplace, employees need some fun to escape from workload and stress. Here, Cisco fosters its members to participate in various activities and celebrations. Cisco is a great place to work with great environment.