India, Nov. 9 -- On the first of September this year, I completed 58 years of my career in the rubber industry, after starting as a trainee in a medium-scale footwear company in Sri Lanka. Now, at the ripe age of 80 and coming from the 'Baby Boomers' generation (1945-1964), I feel it would be worthwhile for the managers of the current generation, some of whom are in Gen Z (1997-2012), with the majority being Millennials or Generation Y (1987-1996), to gain some insights into the changing perspectives of productivity through the generations. On a more personal and sentimental note, I feel that this would be an attempt to compile reflective thoughts from my career in the manufacturing industry.

My first encounters with productivity can be...