One Mr. Verma, a leading businessman had a factory of Success Filters Ltd., where Mr. Verma had built his empire manufacturing sugar cane filters and clarifiers. But within its walls lay a different kind of filtration system – one that processed not sugar, but souls; A manufacturer of sugar cane filters and clarifiers, who’s mastered the art of filtering human potential. His business model? Extract talent, squeeze out productivity, and discard the “residue” (read: experienced professionals) with mechanical precision.
Mr. Verma took immense pride in his expertise. Every day, he would walk through his factory floor, inspecting the precision with which his machines separated pure sugar juice from unwanted residue. Over time, he unconsciously applied this same clinical approach to his Human Resources.
“Experience is bagasse,” he would often declare in management meetings, using the technical term for sugar cane waste. “We need fresh juice, expert talent.” His HR policies reflected this philosophy with mechanical precision:...
