Picture credit: freepik.com I was talking to a couple of folks in my network who have been severely affected due to COVID-19: one got separated and the other’s new job offer was revoked. We discussed at length and while I knew I may not be able to help them instantly, my idea was to make […]
Picture credit: freepik.com From our early childhood, we have been constantly told the importance of learning, re-learning, un-learning. By the time we reach organizations, we would have heard about the importance of this concept by our parents and teachers consistently. Some of us who are lucky and blessed with right mentors, parents, teachers, peers, we […]
Picture credit: freepik.com As HR takes on a more strategic role in the business, People analytics plays a central role in linking HR strategy to business outcomes. HR should use the data in their system to make scientific and more creative decisions that ensure better and happier employees and therefore better business results, says a […]
Picture credit: freepik.com “High performing teams lead to high performing organizations” said Dr. Pradnya Parasher in the April “thought leadership meet”. The team is the molecular unit where most of the production happens, where ideas stem out and are tested, it is where we experience most of our work but it is also where interpersonal […]
Picture credit: freepik.com Why do we do what we do? I intend to answer this question with one perspective by the end of this paragraph. In school, why are we often told to study hard? So that we can do well in our exams. Why do we need to do well in our exams? So […]
Picture credit: freepik.com I was speaking to some management students a couple of days back, and they spoke about how a professor converted many of them to love a very new subject. And the talk moved to inspirational teachers, versus instructional teachers. My thoughts immediately went to the one man who epitomises inspirational teaching for […]
Dear All, I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Round Table Conference in Bangalore, which was attended by Leaders from 30+ organizations. Many of the distinguished Leaders spoke about their journey in setting up new businesses, the challenges & opportunities, and shared their key learning. Interestingly, most of the speakers spent dis-proportionate time […]
It’s a beautiful bright day at work and I walk to my desk and open my laptop. There are people, there is business, there is finance, there is my boss and then there is psychology. I pause for a moment and muse over the diversity and the variety of things that I see in my […]
Working as a HR professional is analogous to being electricity for your home, You enjoy your television,home theater or AC or any other utility for that matter, unless electricity is cut or it gives you a shock you don’t really recognize it is there and yet it is what makes your home, the sweet and comfortable home that it […]
The Ecstasy and Agony of Working as an HR Professional in Organizations Today Unpredictability. The single most predictable trait across humanity. Human resource “management” is a paradox. You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Sure, we have come up with inventories, tools, scales – to measure attributes of human beings. But are we there yet? […]
