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Amidst industrial revolution 4.0, SMAC, an acronym for Social, Mobile, Analytics & Cloud alongside Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning, Augmented Reality (AR), and Chatbots were already disrupting the way we conduct our business and presented the industry with exciting possibilities of growth that is non-linear and also an […]
We have been speaking about VUCA for some time now. Professionals and people at large probably had not experienced it fully. COVID-19 pandemic has become a great leveler. Nations, corporates, economies, and societies have all experienced rapid changes at once. The impact of the pandemic may vary from business to business. “The ‘New Norm’ is […]
“Working from home? Oh! it’s a holiday for you”. Many of us have heard this at different times, from family or friends. I for one, experienced this widely held belief within my social circle, whenever working from home was mentioned. This was of course, the Pre-COVID-19 world (as we knew it). Fast forward to Mar […]
Why is it important? We are living in an unprecedented time in which the technology is changing at an exponential phase. World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report predicts that 75 million jobs are expected to be displaced due to automation by 2022. At the same time, 133 million new roles (Fig. 1) will get created […]
In weak economic times, firms typically focus on efficiency and put high scrutiny on hiring numbers. Hence, the young talent labor market specifically at entry levels is more likely to be at the receiving end of unemployment/temporary jobs. Essentially, there is clear evidence that shows the impact on young talent due to slowdown. Research on […]
We all have unconscious biases — assumptions that shape how we think, act, and feel. Some biases can hold us back. But when we make explicit those implicit stereotypes that limit us, we are more able to recognize and overcome them. I admit an unconscious bias in favor of HR as a value creator for employees, organizations, […]
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 […]
In dealing with a workforce that is fast comprising of more millennials globally, it is imperative for an organization to understand ‘What Is It’ that the millennials want. Research from around the world suggests that this workforce is different. In that, they want to connect more, belong more, own more and in general, know much […]
In a meeting room at 12 noon on Monday… Harry is sitting in a meeting room to attend an important project discussion, but he is failing to concentrate to listen to the conversation as he is still thinking about the issue he had to go over yesterday with his Boss on his performance on the […]
In India, even as I write there are many organizations that have already been performing with a talent mix constituting 50% or more of millennials. As early as 2009, I knew of an organization where 29% of the workforce was made up of millennials and 5 % of leadership positions were also occupied by millennials. […]
Nowadays one keeps hearing and reading news of a lot of new appointments, transfers, and other changes in CHROs of large organizations. For example, in one organization a CHRO is shifted from one business to another. In another organization, a new CHRO has been recruited from another organization and as he was leaving, he ensured […]
Technology is penetrating every sphere of our professional lives faster than ever before. With this context, the question that is in front of every professional is how this change will impact their function or role. How will the HR landscape change because of this influx of automation and artificial intelligence at workplace? “My answer to […]
