Ajay Venkatesh

Ajay Venkatesh, Global Learning Lead, Accenture. He is an alumnus of IIM-K and MIT, Pune. He is a certified assessor, trained and certified on multiple psychometric tools, authored a thought leadership on gender diversity, and has moderated panel discussions in multiple HR forums. He has consulted large conglomerates across various industry sectors.

Rethinking Gig Model in Changing Work Culture
Culture & Behaviour

Rethinking Gig Model in Changing Work Culture

There has been a rise in the use of the word “GIG” over the last couple of years. Gig working is nothing but temporary position/work for a specific period of time. Gig workers are usually independent workers and work in a free market system. As we rethink or focus more on the gig model we […]

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Creating Hiring and Onboarding Experience That Matter
Talent Acquisition

Creating Hiring and Onboarding Experience That Matter

The last 2 years have been what I call years of “Tech HR Advancement with human-centric design”. Most organization and human resources function moved from traditional recruitment and onboarding techniques to new age, high-speed, tech-enabled platforms. Speed, Scale, and Security were fundamental pillars that required this shift to happen. Candidates are now yearning for that […]

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Accelerating the Future of Work
Future of Work

Accelerating the Future of Work

Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”. How far are you from creating the future? Everybody from the board to the sales delivery executive working on the street is now interested to know what the Future is of Work. Well, I must say that as organizations we […]

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Rethinking Performance and Rewards in the New Normal
Performance Management System

Rethinking Performance and Rewards in the New Normal

Rethinking Performance and Rewards in the New Normal “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. Our performance management system also needs to be designed in the same way. You produce a positive action you get rewarded with one. Well, its easier said than done, performance management and reward distribution have always been one […]

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Managing Talent and Culture in Challenging Times
Culture & Behaviour

Managing Talent and Culture in Challenging Times

There are two wars being fought right now. We have essential service teams, health workers fighting against the COVID-19, and the chaos it has created across the world. On the other hand, we have the business leaders fighting to sustain their business. “The last few months have kept most CXOs and talent leaders thinking. Thinking of […]

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Work From Home: The Best Practices
Future of Work

Work From Home: The Best Practices

How much time do you spend on an average commuting from work to home asked a friend of mine? Around 3 hours I replied, and you? I asked …4 hours sometime longer he said. He lives in Bangalore and me in Mumbai. Depending on the place you stay in the urban metro cities your time to commute […]

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