Indian IT industry employs nearly 3 million people which is roughly 5% of the country’s formal sector workforce and contributes nearly 7% to India’s GDP. These numbers may look small, but the sector draws significantly high amount of attention from various quarters. This is due to the volatility and uncertainty the sector has to weather […]
Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) are one of the oldest industry sectors in the world. Apparently, the oldest surviving bank of our times started in Italy way back in 1472. And in India, financial services industry started in late eighteenth century. BFSI sector is credited to empower people in giving shape to an idea and […]
All of us are in a hurry – organizations and individuals. We want things done instantly. Our environment rewards us for quick results and push us into a state of despair when results do not meet expectations. So we need to find ways of making our work life relatively stress-free. Our economy is growing and […]
It is a mistake to think that managing people is an easy task. It is necessary to combine the humanization of the relations with the collection of results so that this mission is carried out successfully. In order to do so, the current management models of people charge the performance of a leader and no […]
People make a significant difference to a business : its sustainability, reputation and financial results. Every business leader looks for the best talent, but does not invest adequately in this direction. The amount of efforts and time put to develop a product, craft a marketing strategy, look for a technology partner and organize financial […]
Steve Jobs said, “The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world.” Businesses need to move at a great speed in order to deal with an environment which is volatile and uncertain. It is their talent who has to play the critical role […]
“First comes thought; then transformation of the thought into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality”, said Napoleon Hill, author of best-seller self-help books. Companies are focusing on their core business rather than frittering away their energies in the ancillary functions. They need the business enabling functions such as talent acquisition to […]
Howard Scultz famously commented about attrition in customer traffic to Starbucks, “I don’t want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse. We must maintain a value proposition to our customers as well as differentiate the Starbucks Experience.” Organizations normally find reasons of attrition outside their organization. They attribute the […]
Large companies sometimes see great opportunities in the market and get into a hiring spree. They fight with the others to get the talent on board. As goes the old adage, there is a collateral damage when a fight breaks out. What happens when a war for talent takes place? Good news for employees! We […]
Haven’t we seen and heard of people lying, overstating expenses when they went on a business trip, taking credit for others’ work, badmouthing colleagues and others? Stealing, taking shortcuts to work, shouting at others, passing sarcastic comments, being extravagant with actions and words are commonplace in many organizations. Many of us might not consider […]
2018 has been a big year for mergers and acquisitions in India. Bloomberg Reports show an investment of USD 100+ Billion and being bigger than 2017. While deals like Vodafone Idea and Walmart Flipkart have been the poster children of 2018, the year 2019 is slated to see USD 100+ Billion. We see several […]
Richard Branson had famously said, “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.” This is well-said for freshers and beginners who would learn an art or skill by experimenting in a laboratory and sometimes on the job while working as an under-study of an experienced employee. This […]