TAKE OFF…

Jerry Pinto lives up to his name. Jerry means a “spear warrior”… “somebody carrying a pointed weapon”. In my friend’s case, he has displayed very pointed persuasive skills. Like the time when a summer beach party got undone as unexpected rain send the guests scurrying for cover… Jerry grabbed the microphone and motivated the guests to come back to enjoy the “rain party”! A focussed sense of purpose has always been the hallmark of everything that Jerry does.

Well after over six eventful years of a successful association with the Taj group in Aguada, Goa, Jerry has chosen to move on. Last Saturday, his proteges, Prasad Joshi and others organised a send-off party for him at (very interestingly) the helipad… literally wishing Jerry the best of take-offs in his career ahead. Colleagues, vendors, associates … everyone that Jerry’s touch had transformed were there to wish him well. It was a touching moment for Jerry to see the immense goodwill that he had managed to acquire.

Jerry deserves all the adulation he gets. It is not his gift of the gab or talent for creativity or managing skills that make him popular. It is his ability to help people connect to their potential that make Jerry much admired. A good manager is one who gets things done, but the best manager is one helps his team members develop newer facets that lie dormant in their personality. Jerry has made a habit of nurturing the attitude and aptitude of the people he works with.

All this is easier said than done. In today’s competitive world, we choose to focus on our own selves, rather than others. We are swayed by the logic that we could be creating our own competitors by helping develop others in our team. Hence we may be selective and restrictive in our “aid and support” to others in our team. And therefore, we will never surround ourselves with the adulation, admiration and sheer benevolence that Jerry was able to witness on that evening at the helipad…

On life’s helipad, the fuel of goodwill helps you soar higher…
Help “develop new dimensions” in very person you encounter!

Regards
Pravin