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Anjali Prayag

Bangalore , Nov. 14

HAVING earned their first Rs 1-million pay packet before they touch 25 and traversed the globe several times, Indian techies have apparently `seen it all and done it all.'

But as HR experts have been experiencing, employee aspirations are changing drastically. While some aspire to be entrepreneurs, several get into voluntary work. Then there are talented techies who want to pursue their interest in music and fine arts or desire a change in career.

Ladder Consultancy Services (LCS) is helping them go through these new phases in life. This Bangalore-based HR consultancy firm, which recently launched its `aspirations management services', will handhold techies even as they realise the "purpose of their existence and how to achieve some of their dreams," says its CEO, Mr V. Ramanan, who himself has switched professions at least thrice. Globalisation, he says, has presented Indians with several opportunities that come with an equal number of responsibilities and aspiration management aims to set realistic goals.

Processes and systems for the services are already in place. Starting with psychometric profiling and SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity and threat) analysis, the process involves counselling by a team of experts (for which about 100 people from various backgrounds have been signed on). They are then given action points along with time schedules. LCS will also do a follow-up on the activities undertaken.

"We'll even help them enrol in professional bodies to make them interact with people of similar aspirations. Currently, bunching at work is happening based on friendship and not based on common aspirations," says Mr Ramanan, who's also the Secretary of NHRD, Bangalore Chapter.

The aspirations management service involves an annual service charge of Rs 5,000 for which the LCS team will put in at least 120 hours of effort per person.

Mr Ramanan says that several corporates have already expressed interest in the idea. "They even want me to have individual programmes in their companies as identifying employee aspirations will help them hire right and catering to them may translate into better retention rates."

Mr Ramanan expects employees from all three (senior, middle and freshers) levels to enrol for the programme, though their needs and aspirations will be completely diverse. "For a stressed-out executive, we are offering high-end counselling to help them choose opportunities suited to their capability," he says.

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