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Communication Improves Industrial Relations
Industrial Relations

Communication Improves Industrial Relations

During my networking discussion with co- IR professionals, one common discussion point always will be “What is the most challenging task in IR “. Interestingly, majority of times the common reply is “Building mutual trust “. Everyone say that it is the toughest and never ending task. I also wonder if this is true how […]

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The curious case of the object and subject of Employee Engagement
Culture & Behaviour

The curious case of the object and subject of Employee Engagement

“You should join us only if you fall in love with our company”, said the HR Head to a group of summer interns from premier business schools.” “I don’t think my exit should be considered as attrition; the company that I am leaving is very different from the company that I had decided to join”, […]

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CEO’s expectations from HR
Future of Work

CEO’s expectations from HR

Traditionally, the roles of HR function in most companies have often been limited to Recruitment Training Performance Management Administration And in companies engaged in manufacturing sector, perhaps a fifth dimension will normally appear, namely Industrial Relations With changing times of uncertainty and competitiveness these traditional roles and responsibilities are continuously evolving. As the organizations tend […]

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Leveraging L&D for Employee Engagement
Culture & Behaviour

Leveraging L&D for Employee Engagement

The debate has ensued over years – should Learning & Development be leveraged to engage employees or engaged employees are more likely to focus on their learning & development. For long, learning & development initiatives have been reduced to topical events. And no matter how much effort is made, it does not necessarily yield the result of engaged employees. […]

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Improving Succession Planning
Talent Management

Improving Succession Planning

In the khstriya clan in the old days when a king is about to retire he and his council prepare to identify, nominate, evaluate and finalize on the next king. They plan for his succession. Leadership continuity makes us feel secure, thus if you observe whenever there is transition there is chaos for quite some time, people feel insecure […]

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Effective strategies for organizational downsizing
Industrial Relations

Effective strategies for organizational downsizing

Organizational downsizing is a challenge for management and also painful for employees especially who are losing their jobs; we have with us Vikram Puri to share his thoughts on some effective strategies for organizational downsizing and how we can make it less painful. Q-What is Industrial relation to you and how do you see future of IR in India? […]

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Promote Mindfulness In Your Organization To Improve Health And Productivity
Wellness & Health

Promote Mindfulness In Your Organization To Improve Health And Productivity

Organizations are made by people of people and for people. The organizational culture is influenced by the way the employees feel, communicate and behave. At present many companies have a high pressure cut-throat culture. Stress is a silent killer and creates havoc at the body and mind level. Stress is of two types good and […]

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The Future of Work
Future of Work

The Future of Work

With so much happening on Automation, Robotics, Big Data, Digital Platforms, including impact of Social Media, Machine Learning, Internet of things and other innovations there are lot of discussions happening around the topic Future of Work. Reams of literature are already available on the topic of “Future of Work” in the public domain, ranging from […]

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Redefining the 21st Century Employee Experience
Culture & Behaviour

Redefining the 21st Century Employee Experience

Employee Experience is sum of everything an employee experiences throughout his or her connection to the organization — every employee interaction, from the first contact as a potential recruit to the last interaction after the end of employment.” – Forbes Business Magazine. With the advent of ‘New Age People Practices’, the sole focus of forward […]

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Talent Conversations
Culture & Behaviour

Talent Conversations

A senior business leader was attending a session on ‘Talent Conversations’ and one of the first things he had to say was, “Why do we need to be trained on this topic, we do this every day” It’s true; conversations with talent are going on in our workplaces every week and every day. The challenge […]

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What does gender parity really mean?
Culture & Behaviour

What does gender parity really mean?

Gender parity is the most talked about term in current context of diversity and Inclusion. Gender Inequality is a global concern. The concern is over not just jobs, but also the societal biases and attention women/ girls receive in the families worldwide. In an ideal meritocratic world, the jobs and leadership positions should belong to a person purely based on […]

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Enhancing Employee Experience in the era of Change and Disruption
Culture & Behaviour

Enhancing Employee Experience in the era of Change and Disruption

In a rapidly changing business and technology environment, companies increasingly recognise that in order to thrive, they need to be nimble and competitive. The result? More frequent change initiatives, such as re-structuring and workflow redesign to meet the demands of changing business realities, in order to boost productivity and profitability. What is critical to the […]

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