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Updated on: Mar 2020

Diversity & Inclusion

A High-Impact Inclusion and Diversity Program

Mar 17, 2020

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages launched Key initiatives

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has launched unique policy initiatives on Womens Day Maternity Suppor...

Diversity & Inclusion

Mar 11, 2020

Latest news: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages launched Key initiatives - SightsIn Plus

Rewarding Gen-Z at Work Key Motivators for High-Flyers

The Gen-Z population often referred to as Gen Zers, is the generation born between the late s and ...

Compensation & Benefits

Mar 11, 2020

Latest news: Rewarding Gen-Z at Work Key Motivators for High-Flyers - SightsIn Plus

Impact of Technology on Employee Benefits Management

The social contract through which organizations motivate and engage individuals to expend discretion...

Compensation & Benefits

Mar 9, 2020

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Compensation & Benefits

Why Most of Employee Wellness Programs Fail

The concept of “Employee Wellness” has become the flavour of the season in many corporates. To be an employer of choice, many corporates join the bandwagon of employee wellness without much deliberations and hence these programs fail. In order to have a healthy and happy workforce, employee wellness should become an integral part of the […]

Mar 5, 2020

Blogosphere

Tapping into advanced technologies to improve women’s health

In 2018 the World Health Organization (WHO) commended India for its progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of a Maternal Mortality Ratio of less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030. This is a notable achievement for two reasons: health and reproductive choices are among the most crucial barometers of women’s empowerment […]

Mar 3, 2020

Compensation & Benefits

Revamping Next-Gen Rewards Strategy

According to recent surveys, Millennials will constitute 75% of India’s entire workforce by 2025. This generation is driven, passionate and goal-oriented. They try to go above and beyond not just to complete the tasks given to them but also to learn more in the process. It is due to this constant drive and charisma that […]

Mar 3, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Should we kill the performance review system, how to replace?

Performance Appraisal time, for anyone, whether a fresher or even one of the most seasoned managers – has always been a time to buckle up a bit; to muster the courage to face the Boss; all the while feeling kind of feverish. After all, it is time to get ‘evaluated’ for one’s performance. It is […]

Feb 28, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

How to Attract and Keep the Workforce You Need

Every organization wants a reputation as a great place to work. In many fields, the workplace has become a candidate’s market where the best people have their pick of jobs. And it’s not enough to attract and hire top people—you have to be able to retain them too. Being known as an organization where the […]

Feb 25, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Learning at the center of performance reviews

Performance reviews have always been a crucial way to assess employee’s performance and productivity. It is a key component to measure employee’s performance in an organization. It also helps employees to work in the right direction to achieve goals and therefore facilitates better working relationships. Annual performance review gives you a chance to build a […]

Feb 21, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Enabling Managers to Conduct Performance Appraisals

In years of having led performance management systems, training the managers to conduct effective appraisals have been a constant factor in skill-building or the annual leadership programs. There are number of articles written about what are the best ways of conducting appraisals, most managers know these practices cognitively as well. In this article sharing my […]

Feb 20, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Providing Meaningful Performance Feedback

When Raj resigned from the position of Area Sales Manager in a large consumer durable company his HR head met him to understand the reasons for his departure and amongst the other reasons, the most important thing that came up during the discussions was that he never got feedback about his performance from his seniors. […]

Feb 18, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Moving Beyond Evaluation in Performance Management

Performance Appraisal has evolved over time but has retained, so far, its distinctive feature in terms of being evaluative and judgmental. In the final analysis, this has proved to be detrimental to the stated superordinate goal of performance management, which is to improve overall performance. It is worth recapitulating why this happens: It’s past focussed […]

Feb 13, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Ways To Make Employee Performance Evaluation Effective

In today’s dynamic business world performance measures and performance evaluation becomes key to the positive growth and profitability of the business and also the growth of the employee. However most organisations face a challenge – as there is a gap in performance evaluation communication and Trust and this leads to employee dissatisfaction and triggers attrition. […]

Feb 11, 2020

Performance Appraisal

Ensure Fairness, a rating is not the issue

Fairness (fɛːnəs): “Treating people equally” or “impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination” Over the last few years, we have seen many polarizing arguments where people have vociferously debated the relevance of Performance Appraisals, more so around the performance ratings that follow this exercise. While at the core it seems like a legitimate […]

Feb 10, 2020

Performance Appraisal

To Be or Not To Be, That’s Really Not The Question Anymore!

As I walked down memory lane, quite literally when I visited my college for a guest lecture, my footsteps took me to the library which was one of my favorite hangouts back then! My glance fell on a book “Its not how good you are, its how good you want to be”, by Paul Arden. […]

Feb 10, 2020