Employee engagement scores are high among Indians compared to the global averages and Asian benchmarks. This is good news, however, retention of workforce is a bigger challenge in India compared to many other parts of the world. HR leaders in India have a task cut out for them. All of us know, happy employees are […]

Last week I was hearing Peter Betzel, Managing Director of IKEA India talk about IKEA’s history and ways of working. IKEA, the world’s largest in furniture and home furnishing says that they create a better everyday life for the many people. They look for people who are keenly interested in home furnishing. That set me […]

Four years ago, we started with a belief that we could make a difference in the way companies acquire talent for themselves. We were quick to get a bunch of folks who were excited about the prospects of the journey and passionate about co-creating an institution. We were bootstrapped and didn’t have much on the […]

A couple of years ago, we heard the voices on the floor about delays in incentive payout. Naturally, it was an area of concern for our team members. We were clear that rewards and recognition have to be timely. We couldn’t let this simmer; we deep-dived and understood the root cause. The process needed the […]

 Companies hold off-sites to look at their past performance, set their eyes on the future and review strategies to reach the goals in front of them. While reflecting on the customer feedback and scores, it is not rare to see people talk about the unrealistic expectations of their customers. All of us want to […]

 Years ago, I was attending classes on EFQM Excellence model. I learnt, excellent leaders must do five things consistently, one of them is to lead the change initiatives from the front. They build systems to adopt and deploy the changes, enthuse their teams to adopt new ways of working. In the times we live […]

I went to meet my ex-boss for some inspiration and blessings. We started talking about various things including the business environment and the challenges I encounter. We spoke about our past experiences running businesses during the global financial crisis in 2008. He did not ruminate over my behaviours then; he offered no analysis of what […]

 Technology is playing an important role in HR, particularly in talent acquisition. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been helping recruiters in building a database of candidates, posting a job advert, ranking applicants, identifying matching candidates from various public databases as well as the company database and interacting with candidates and line managers. That is quite […]

If you’ve decided to take the plunge and start your own small business, then it is an exciting time. There is nothing quite like working for yourself and turning your passion into a roaring success. However, taking your business from an idea to an established name in your sector will not happen overnight. The problem […]

Companies look for educational qualification, pedigree, years of experience and track record while hiring top talent. They seek personal chemistry or a sense of comfort in their interactions with potential candidates. These are good indicators for sure, but aren’t necessarily the best one can do. Emotional Intelligence (EI) separates the men from the boys! Why […]