Expectation Management

 since the talent always promised the client that
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Expectationwhatever task was given will be completed
Managementimmediately which ideally the team could not complete
 in the stipulated time. This is the right example of "Over
"If only I had your experience", uttered the youth. "Ifcommit under deliver". Then this team was put across
only I had your age", retorted the one with experience.various management trainings and then the talent pool
In every person's career, there are times when earningrealized the real management scenario and techniques.
takes precedence over learning and times whenAfter which this team started "Under committing and
learning takes priority over earning. What satisfies theover delivering" that really made the clients happy and
heart, what leaves it dissatisfied, why it gets transfixed,satisfied, which helped in transitioning other processes
why it moves on, why it chooses to drop, what itas well and today without this team the ENTIRE US
chooses to drop…there are no reasons behind it.offices cannot work even for a single day. BUT if this
After all, human is not a creature of logic, but ateam would have not realized of what is expected
creature of emotions.from them and not worked on expectation
An organization not being compatible with one'smanagement framework it would have been a BIG
personal needs and necessities does not make thefailure to the Indian office. This team today has lot of
organization wrong. It's an issue of chemistry notsuccess stories and keeps rocking in all possible ways
working, not a matter of who is right and what isthat they can.
wrong. You cannot stand under a coconut tree andSo the moral is no matter wherever you are,
expect mangoes. What even more foolish is blamingwhatever the job you do setting the right expectation
the coconut tree for not fulfilling your expectations. Sois required for everyone. One can set the expectation
either change your expectation according to the treefor themselves in whatever the work they do so that
or find a tree according to your expectations.at the end they are happy and satisfied of their work.
People are what they are. An organization is what it is.If you want a successful progress in your life, here are
Life is what life is. You expect an organization to besome simple ways.
other than what it is and get frustrated with it. If you- Define your expectations (more often we ourselves
think no organization is giving you the right workaren't sure of what we are expecting)
environment, then why don't you start an organization- Clarify your expectations explicitly.
of your own and run it on your terms – create the- Incase, if your expectations aren't fulfilled, check if
environment you want.you are expecting mangoes from coconut tree. If you
The famous management quote for Expectationfind you are expecting coconuts from coconut tree,
Management is "Under commit over deliver". One whothen keep communicating long enough; keep clarifying
fixes this in the mind will always lead to the doors ofyour expectations patiently.
Success. A simple example to know more facts ofSure enough patience and perseverance will eventually
the above quote, I work in a HR support centre wherebear fruit.
we started the process with 7 members and theIf this is not the case, for instance where you cannot
trainings were given from US, the team was wellchange the tree, learn to accept coconut tree as
matured and know what they wanted. This team wascoconut tree and change your expectations according
always successful because we under committed ourto the tree.
clients and always over delivered which ideally madeKnow what's going on and tell the people who care.
the clients happy and they started to transition moreNobody likes surprises. Involving people earlier versus
processed to us. At one point of time the clientsurprising them later tends to be more effective over
decided to transition more than 50% of work to ustime, for both building trust and for managing
and we were in a situation to recruit huge number ofexpectations more effectively.
talent pool. The new team was named as TalentAbove all, the greatest learning in expectation
Delivery and the processes started flowing one bymanagement is – turn all the expectations you have
one. Since this team was new and many of the Talentof the world onto yourself. When expectations are
had less experience and less management techniquesdirected towards the world, your progress is at the
their expectations were not set right.mercy of the world. Turn them onto yourself, and you
There were lot of disturbances and confusions initiallywill be in control of your life.