Dr S Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd., Chennai

1. ‘Hierarchical disorderliness’ is one of the prime reasons for the dissatisfaction and
disappointment of people in most corporate. Unfortunately such hierarchal
disorderliness does not exist in nature.
Assume a pride of lion had made a hunt successfully. The dominant lion is the first
to have its meal and only then others in the pride can eat the rest. Once the
dominant male finishes his meal, let others to eat their share is the rule. Once the
members of the pride also finish their deal, generally they move away from the kill
and let other scavengers and small predatory animals to eat the rest.
Depending upon the physical and biological need and depending upon the physical
dominance and strength, each one will have their share. Once their deal is over,
they let others to have the rest. Interestingly the structure of the predatory animals
in nature is also organized in such a way where greater portion would go first to the
strongest and remaining portions to the smaller ones in the jungle ecosystem. The
needs of the smaller ones are naturally settled with the remaining or the left out
resources.
The corporate hierarchy also functions the same way. If we look at the salary
structure, highest package would go to the CEO’s and the lowest to the people at the
cadre of peons. But only difference is that the needs and aspirations of both the CEO
and peon are almost the same as both of them live in same society. However the
role and responsibility of CEO and peon in a corporate are certainly different.
Unlike the dominant lion once had its meal, how let others to have the rest, many
CEO’s does not show the same gesture or magnanimity to provide due justice to
people at the lower levels in corporate. The CEO’s always reserve the best for
themselves and even the spill over portions they will not have the mind to part for
the rest.
This heartlessness of the top management in some corporate is only called
‘hierarchical disorderliness’. This problem is well pronounced only at the level of
providing incentives, salary revision, bonus etc., to their team members. The top
management always expects the people at lower rank to work like a clock. But
never like to reward them duly.
One of the reasons for the above is the greed of man to accumulate everything
beyond own needs purely because of fear of future. The tendency of accumulating
anything and everything for own future is not seen among animals in general. That
is why most animals once their need is fulfilled let others to have it. That is why
great diversity exists in jungle. But in corporate, the cause for conflicts is only due
to the greed, lack of compassion and lack of sensitivity of bosses towards their team
members.
The suggestion is not to equalize the salary structure of CEO and peon, the same.
But respect the needs and aspirations of people at the bottom level also. Provide

2. opportunity and growth prospects to everyone. Move away from ‘self centric’ level
of existence to ‘people centric’ level of existence. Let the corporate leaders learn
such important management message from the hierarchy of pride of lion.
Dr. S. Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd., Chennai
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