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Updated on: Jul 2018
HR Technology the key to Business Transformation
HR TECHNOLOGY

HR Technology the key to Business Transformation

“You cannot mandate productivity;you must provide the tools to let people become the best.” – (Steve Jobs) HR Technology can be defined broadly as the use of scientific knowledge and skills in the practical application of HR tasks and activities. It essentially includes the use of tools like big data, statistical analysis and systems automation […]

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It’s a bird or It’s a plane. No it’s a Transformational Leader!
Leadership

It’s a bird or It’s a plane. No it’s a Transformational Leader!

The Transformational Leader is the New Superhero! Leaders who can help transform an organization have always been in demand, however, with the clichéd VUCA world upon us, it has moved from being a desirable trait to a vital and an essential one. Speed and complexity of change are the new super villains. There is so […]

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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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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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So, Are You Really Future Ready?
Culture & Behaviour

So, Are You Really Future Ready?

Change is constant. We heard that over the years. Things were changing when I was a young boy. My grandfather told me things were changing when he was young, too. Then what is new? The normal new is scary! It’s the ever increasing “speed of change” that challenges any business today, big or small. Let us look at organisational […]

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How to beat transformation failures
Interview

How to beat transformation failures

In an exclusive Skype conference, we have John Mattone, President and CEO, John Mattone- Global Inc, prior to this John was the President of one of the top leadership consulting firms in the world, Executive Development Associates, Inc., (EDA) and prior to EDA he was the Vice President of Assessments for Linkage, Inc. Prior to Linkage, John was the Vice President […]

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Technology decisions are leadership decisions
New HR Trends

Technology decisions are leadership decisions

Ed tech, learning tech, online learning, digital learning, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI/ML – the list continues to grow. But is it for real? Will it really change the way people learn and develop? These are the questions that I get to discuss with clients, colleagues and peers in the industry every day. As a […]

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Recruitment is history: AI the elixir!
Hot Topic

Recruitment is history: AI the elixir!

In the networked digital era amid proliferation of smart devices and surge of Big Data, AI — or smart machines that can think intuitively and make intelligent sense of the vast data — is the new battleground that is roiling multiple sectors, disrupting companies and stoking new rivalries. Serious enough for Tech world’s two titans […]

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Managing Multigenerational Workforce
Culture & Behaviour

Managing Multigenerational Workforce

Strategies For Managing a Multigenerational Workforce: How is Generation Z going to be different from the Millenials. A “Millennial” is a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000. The Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are often described as a generation of sociable, multi-tasking and confident people. They are collaborative yet competitive, comfortable and clever […]

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Talent Transformation – New Landscape
Hot Topic

Talent Transformation – New Landscape

Transforming business through Talent The business of managing people has come a long way – From Welfare Officers in 1890’s to a “Strategic HR” in recent years. The job of an HR professional has been compounded by a increase in non-traditional career paths, increased appetite for risk and diverse skill-set. Talent Transformation is taking the […]

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Employee Wellness Programs
Hot Topic

Employee Wellness Programs

A report on non-communicable diseases released by the World Health Organization paints a grim picture of India. The risk of dying from a non-communicable disease (NCD) for persons aged between 30 and 70 years in India is a high 26 per cent, according to the second set of NCD profiles for 194 countries, released by […]

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HR will be dead by 2020 – Reality or Fallacy?
Hot Topic

HR will be dead by 2020 – Reality or Fallacy?

“HR will be dead by 2020”, “There is no viable future of the HR function”, “The role of HR professionals will disappear during 2020-2025 and it will be inevitably replaced by the Software” and etcetera etcetera… These are the statements which now a days have become very common and active on social media, YouTube, LinkedIn, […]

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