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For years, organisations have treated hiring and succession planning as two different conversations....
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Employee engagement is a vast and multifaceted subject that goes far beyond organizing a few engagement activities or events. It encompasses the entire spectrum of the human resources function and is the outcome of an organization’s ability to attract, develop, engage, and retain talent throughout the employee lifecycle. Every interaction an employee has with the […]
AI is not killing employee engagement. Bad leadership is. There, I said it. Everywhere I look, organizations are asking the same question: “How do we keep our people engaged when AI is changing jobs faster than our HR policies can be updated?” Fair question. But perhaps we are solving the wrong problem. Because employees were […]
India has traditionally defined social relationships beyond the immediate family. An unrelated woman could be addressed as didi or behenji, while an unrelated man could be called bhaiya, anna, or by other regional terms. These relationships created familiarity and respect while also drawing a line between social closeness and romantic intimacy. Raksha Bandhan represents a […]
Human resources (HR) as a discipline has spent decades refining standard playbooks. Compensation frameworks, hiring processes, performance systems- all built for standard contexts where the work fits established categories. Most work fits. Not all work does. Three categories of HR context are becoming increasingly common where the standard playbook does not apply. Organizations building first […]
Picture one of your best people. They show up to every meeting, answer every message, hit every deadline. By every normal measure of employee engagement, they appear engaged. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the work slips or, worse, they hand in their notice. Was that really sudden? Or had the signs been there all along, […]
In the IT industry, one of the most underestimated stages of hiring begins after the candidate accepts the offer. Organizations invest considerable time and effort in sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, and finally closing a candidate. Yet, once the offer letter is signed, engagement often drops dramatically until the joining date. That silence can be expensive. […]
Over the years, I have watched organisations invest extraordinary time and resources in finding the right people. We scrutinise candidates through multiple interviews, debate cultural fit ad nauseam, negotiate offers, and celebrate when the chosen candidate finally says yes. Yet, when it comes to onboarding, the same level of attention often fades. And then we […]
An effective onboarding experience in today’s AI-enabled workplace goes far beyond completing documentation or attending orientation sessions. It is about helping new employees feel connected, confident, and ready to contribute from day one. As organizations embrace digital transformation, the most successful onboarding strategies combine technology with meaningful human interactions. An organization’s onboarding process can significantly […]
A few months ago, I sat across the table from a young candidate while hiring who had all the credentials recruiters are traditionally taught to admire – a prestigious degree, impressive brands, and polished answers to every interview question. Later that week, I met another candidate. His resume was far less glamorous. He came from […]
