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January - 2008 - issue > Corporate Training
Whiz Networking
Aritra Bhattacharya
“However what about the people in the process team?” asks Basant Rajan, Chief Technology Officer, Symantec, “do they not have any contribution in making the product possible?” As a means of acknowledging such contributions and rewarding the spirit of innovation, Symantec started the TechWiz program this July.
Tailored on the lines of airlines’ frequent flier programs, TechWiz centers are awarding points to employees on the basis of the work they do over and above their designated chores. For example, if employee A goes out of his way to give a presentation, he’d get X points.
“The exercise might not result in a new product, but at least it acknowledges the said employee’s efforts, while also raising the awareness of other employees,”
notes Rajan.
Under TechWiz, points are awarded to employees when they, among other things, create prototypes, automate part of a process, test a feature innovatively in the development stage itself, publish a paper or teach in colleges. The points are classified as redeemable and non-redeemable; while the former can be traded by the employees for material goods like an iPod or funding for attending a conference, the latter reflects as status symbols viz. platinum, silver and gold TechWiz, and translates into invites for high profile company events, depending on the number of points accumulated.
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