Sushma Bhalkikar

Sushma Bhalkikar, Head-HR, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation. She has been associated with GMR Group for about 12 years and her previous assignment was with Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited for 11 years. She was a member of the Internal Complaints Committee for Policy against Sexual Harassment in other companies and now in GMR Group.

Top 6 Allowances & Benefits for Work from Home Staff
Compensation & Benefits

Top 6 Allowances & Benefits for Work from Home Staff

Top 6 Allowances & Benefits for Work from Home Employees especially in times of COVID-19 Crisis Our world, a couple of months back, was so different from what it is now. COVID-19 has turned everything upside down, stirred things up, and given us a new normal with no option but to come to terms with it. People, […]

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Preparing the Workforce during Global Slowdown
Economic Slowdown

Preparing the Workforce during Global Slowdown

The present scenario on physical health across the world is of extreme precaution due to Corona Virus. Similarly, there is a growing concern on the economic health of the global economy due to the cumulative effect of various factors. The issues that continue to weigh down the global economy are trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, […]

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Work-Life Balance while working from home
Hot Topic

Work-Life Balance while working from home

“Be careful what you wish for, it may be granted after all”, goes the age-old adage. How many times have we wished to get a respite from commuting long distances to office, running away from traffic jams, spending more time with family and literally praying and wishing if we could work from home? And just […]

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Work-Life Balance –An Individual Perspective
Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance –An Individual Perspective

Balance is the key to everything. One can progress in life by bringing about balance in the way we think, eat, feel and act. We constantly seem to be struggling with work-life-balance. Success is when there is a happy balance amongst work, family, friends and self. Generally work life balance is perceived as a balance […]

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Developing Spiritual Quotient At Workplace
Culture & Behaviour

Developing Spiritual Quotient At Workplace

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”, said Aristotle. The meaning of ‘knowing yourself’ has changed over the past few decades. It began with Intelligence Quotient (IQ) which is associated with learning, acquiring knowledge and rational thinking. It progressed to possessing Emotional Intelligence, which is the ability to be empathetic, manage emotions or be […]

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Promoting a culture of “Employee Volunteering” in organizations
Corporate Social Responsibility

Promoting a culture of “Employee Volunteering” in organizations

Social responsibility is the duty of every individual. Corporates are no exception. Most of the organizations realize its importance and are trying their best to create a framework and formulate policies and SOPs to make it a more structured program. “Employee volunteering, when collectively practiced by everyone in an organization, strengthens employee satisfaction and creates […]

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Innovation Challenges for Human Resources
Technology

Innovation Challenges for Human Resources

Over the years Global HR has seen an exuberant technological innovation, in all directions and dimension, which is more rapid than anyone would have anticipated. We are already talking about ‘Phy-gital’ age and Gen-Z. Our lives are increasingly governed by software and digital interface than humans or human-made interventions. The major challenge for the HR […]

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Role of HR in Succession Planning for a Structured Organization
Talent Management

Role of HR in Succession Planning for a Structured Organization

Succession Planning is a long term, continuous and structured process where organizations identify top talent and invest in their development so that they take on key leadership positions in future. For any organization to thrive in perpetuity, people are the most important assets. So the focus needs to be on developing future leaders. Carefully crafted […]

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