I have very mixed feelings about this issue. PSC
seems to focus all its resources 100% on attracting talent, but a
big zero 0% on retaining talent. End of the day the company still
winds up with mediocre people inside who gets ‘A*’ at playing petty
company politics but have zero talent whatsoever.
I would suggest having an ‘internal audit’ department to weed
out these kinds of behavior which cost the company hundreds of
thousands of dollars every year. Imagine the cost to train and
groom a scholar only to have some rogue middle manager try to kick
the fella out of the company.
Some basic things to have might be:
1. Educate staff on their rights.
2. A proper route to feedback complaints.
3. Ensure complaints are investigated promptly.
4. Even if staff do not complain, take initiative to assess the
efficiency of managers, do polls often etc.
5. Provide proper counselling service, which is pretty much
necessary to help newcomers ease into their job.
One very common example is if the staff turnover rate under a
certain manager is very much higher than other managers, then the
problem might lie with the manager instead of the workers.
why not open another university to teach these scholars on how to
handle office politics??? I dun mind be one of the lectureress, and
they need at least 80% passing marks to pass my subject.
Singapore scholars are just too nerdy, only know how to walk
straight, cannot turn and walk side ways...wonder how is their
bedroom skills, F graded, must be.