Beware of the ‘ NBSO syndrome’
While chasing the ‘New Bright Shiny Objects ‘(NBSO) approach is definitely very glamorous and tempting, if we want to make a meaningful, long term, sustainable…
Questioning Aloud – 3 Do your senior leaders really ‘practice’ the qualities that they ‘espouse’
The single most important difference: Exceptional organizations V/S Ordinary organizations In the ideal world, all organizations would have an inspiring work culture and they would…
Questioning Aloud 2 : Risk of becoming employee centric in a dysfunctional way
" Are we running the risk of being 'employee friendly' and 'employee centric' in a wrong and dysfunctional way ? " Value of being ‘employee…
7 principles that will help you build a robust and self-renewing talent ecosystem
Succession management, especially for senior leadership positions is one area of HR that probably gets highest level of attention from CEOs and Company Boards. Here…
‘Questioning Aloud’ – 1 : Beauty Over Safety
On 14th March 2019, part of the ‘Himalaya’ pedestrian bridge near CST in Mumbai collapsed, resulting in 6 deaths and dozens of serious injuries. The…
Vital HR Backbone Capability Levels
The vital HR backbone: ‘Leadership levels’ framework A. THE BACKDROP B. CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE BOOK ‘THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE’ C. PROPOSED FRAMEWORK BASED ON THE…
Designing Performance Management Process
INTRODUCTION It can be argued that ‘performance management process’ (PMP) is one of the most critical, if not ‘the most critical’ HR processes for any…
The ‘School of HR’ that I belong to …….
A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to speak at one of India’s leading HR institutes. While I was preparing for this session, I…
Expatriate Compensation
Payliras in Rome A myriad of aspects have to be considered while deciding international (particularly expatriate) compensation policy. With the number of Indian MNCs on…
Do only one thing: Don’t tolerate poor leadership – July 2017
SUMMARY A. In spite of dozens of new HR initiatives every year, most workplaces continue to be uninspiring B. This is so because the root…