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Sahaj: Ushering a Sense of Fellowship in the Working Atmosphere

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When we speak of motivation the first thing that strikes our mind, is the story of Sparta. The Spartan Army withheld the mighty Persian Army for days in spite of being outnumbered, thanks to their king Leonidas, who motivated his army to glory. A highly motivated staff force is the Holy Grail for any organization that carries a limitless ability to see the company through harsh times and also contributes to their everyday success. Mindset, acuity, behavior and the way each individual carry them all form the key ingredients to build a strong base. Likewise it is considered to be the duty of the management in every organization to create a euphoric environment amongst the employees that is triggered with passion and determination to pedal the organization forward. But it is easier said than done. With the advent of tremendous changes in the mind set of younger generation- which is highly influenced by the competitive world- it is too much to handle for organizations which then tends to fall behind in creating a healthy atmosphere that caters to the needs of the employees. Organizations intend to understand the psyche of the employees and are thus, on look out for best HR practices and effective solutions to train the administration and managers, in their pursuit of motivating employee. Catering exquisite solutions and implementing some of the innovative HR philosophies is the Bangalore based technology company, Sahaj Software Solutions Pvt Ltd that caters consulting, technology, delivery and enablement services to embrace aspects of simplicity represented by elegance, clarity and sophistication in an organization.
Sahaj enables technology organizations raise their performance levels and become strong and reliable business enablers. The consulting service of Sahaj does not stop with recommending strategies and creating roadmaps; but also extends to working alongside the customer teams and jointly delivering business value through diligently prioritized projects during the course of up-skilling and enablement of customers' technology organizations.

Creating a Spirit of Unity among Workforce
Aimed at bequeathing a sense of responsibility and ownership in the minds of the workforce, the company embarks on a mission to set up a people centric working atmosphere, where each and every individual can be treated alike without any hierarchical denomination. The company’s mantra to erase the thoughts of job from the minds of people, and rather give them a sense of ownership enables employees to fulfill their responsibilities and undertake work with utmost sincerity. “Sahaj believes that there is no role such as developer quality analysts, business analysts or even some like senior business consultant and has thus broken all the hierarchies and all such expensive roles from the atmosphere of Sahaj’s work environment,” says Akash Agrawal, Co-founder and Director of Sahaj. The company timely rewards the employees for their meritorious works, without making them wait for the whole year to be encouraged for their contributions. This approach of the company kills the roles of misunderstanding amongst employees if any.

The company believes that a lenient approach towards the employee makes them more accountable and responsible. Besides, Sahaj has taken a resolution to carry a new ‘open salary’ approach, where the company has decided to be candid in sharing the income details of the staffs. The open book method is aimed with the idea to downplay the role of secrecy and enhance the acquaintanceship among the workforce. “The company also abstains from infusing any leave policies thereby enabling the members to take leaves responsibly and work without worrying about deductions from remuneration.” adds Akash. Thus making the employees as members of the community has accomplished accountability and responsibility among the employees, towards the company.
During the time of hiring the staff, the company makes it a point to decide the salaries based on the experience and potential of the employees and ensures an openly discussion about the remunerations before taking a person into service, thus leaving no room for any ambiguity. Besides, Sahaj’s science of administration revolves around a strictly ‘No HR Function policy’, where the Human resources role is minimized, and people are empowered to be more innovative in their approach and encouraged to be a part of the business. Moreover, the consultants of the company are armed with business knowledge, solutions thinking and a deeper understanding of the technology to focus on building solutions that are simple and solve the problem, thus, enabling competitive edge for the customers. The company’s team of staff is working in tandem to create a friendly working atmosphere, where people can indulge in creative participation during any major decision making and subsequently come out with solutions that suit them the best.

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