52.3 Delegation and Control

 52.3 Delegation and Control

Question:

What should a king do to ensure that everything is alright in his country?

Answer:

If the employees perform correctly, nothing will go wrong in the country.

Therefore, the king should regularly exercise control and ensure that

his employees perform as they should.                                  (Couplet – 520)

நாடோ றும் நாடுக மன்னன் வினைசெய்வான்

கோடாமை கோடா துலகு.                                                     (குறள் – 520)

Explanation:

         Valluvar says that a king should regularly exercise control over his subordinates and ensure that they perform as expected. It is an accepted principle in management that a manager should supervise the performance of his staff. Therefore, what Valluvar says about a king and a country is applicable to a Chief Executive Officer of a corporation and his corporation. Although employees are selected after rigorous tests and assigned suitable responsibilities and authorities, there is no guarantee that all of them will perform as they should. Therefore, every executive of a corporation should monitor the performance of the employees in his department.