Why people hide the results in corporate... a message for corporate from animal world

Embryonic diapause is considered to be one of the important reproductive strategies seen in many animals in nature.

The embryonic diapause is a state where the fertilized embryo doest not get implanted/attached to the uterine wall and develop further. It undergoes a state of dormancy and develops later only when a favourable condition returns. This is considered to be an important evolutionary mechanism that support many animals like rodents, bears, marsupials, etc., to have right to choose the right time. These animals can time the birth of their young ones. They do so both to avoid the risk of giving birth of young ones at wrong season/time as well as to enhance the complete success of such opportunity.

The embryonic diapause is not an alien strategy or leadership class in the corporate world. Many employees do use this strategy 'knowingly' and 'consciously'. Only difference is that they are not aware of the above term – 'embryonic diapause'.

The corporate people do follow the strategy of 'embryonic diapause' only with the clear intent of enhancing success out of their performance.

Many employees after completing the task/project will not disclose all the results to the corporate/their bosses. Some important results, they will not share immediately and will disclose the same only at an appropriate time. Until they get the right time and occasion, they carefully and secretly keep the result in a state of 'dormancy'.

It is a well carved management strategy in the corporate world that the employees never share the findings of their work completely as soon as they are obtained/achieved. While sharing, they want to ensure that the timing is perfect, and are duly rewarded as well.

For example, the formulation chemists in most personal care R&D's usually develops different options of the formulations like antiaging creams or superior conditioning shampoos etc. While sharing the formulations and its superiority to the top management, the cost effective options they cleverly hide from sharing in the first occasion. In the subsequent occasions, to show their work acumen and intelligence, other cost effective options they will release slowly.

Look at the amazing insight of nature. What is followed by most people in corporate is known to nature during creation of many species and the same strategy, the nature has given to some animals like rodents, bear, marsupials etc to experiment and be successful.

Success lies not just in doing the job successfully, but knowing the right time to share the same. That only would ensure the success is what the nature conveys to the corporate through the strategy of 'embryonic diapause.

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

Learn more from the following management books
1. Jungle wisdom for corporate management – lessons from the university of nature by Swami Sukhabodhananda and Dr S Ranganathan

2. Nature – The Entrepreneur by Dr S Ranganathan

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