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The way organizations approach employee recognition has changed dramatically over the last decade an...
True recognition is not uniform it honours the unique nature of every soul. Organizations a...
Workplace recognition is no longer a “nice-to-have” HR practice—it has become a strategic lever for culture, engagement, and performance. What has changed over the past decade is not just the medium of appreciation, but its very nature. The shift from formal emails to instant emojis is symbolic of a much larger transformation: from delayed, hierarchical […]
Conversation with Reena Wahi, Partner and Head of People, Performance and Culture, KPMG in India In this role, Reena leads KPMG in India’s human resources function, which comprises talent management and strategy, driving the people culture and professional development to further KPMG in India’s operations and growth. She has over 25 years of experience, with strong functional expertise in […]
At 11:47 PM on a Thursday, Anika sat alone in her apartment in Bengaluru, staring at her laptop screen. Three hours earlier, a critical customer escalation had exploded inside her company’s global operations dashboard. Revenue risk. Angry client. Leadership panic. Within minutes, teams across Singapore, Frankfurt, and Chennai jumped onto a war-room call. Anika was […]
The conversation around hiring has changed dramatically over the last few years. While organizations continue to compete on compensation, benefits, and career opportunities, a quieter but more profound shift is taking place in the workforce. Increasingly, candidates—especially Gen Z professionals—are evaluating employers not just on what they pay, but on how they value people. For […]
Employee recognition has become one of the defining conversations in today’s workplace. As organisations compete for talent, navigate evolving workforce expectations, and strengthen engagement and retention, how they acknowledge and reward contribution has become an increasingly important driver of culture and performance. Organisations continue to invest in rewards platforms, appreciation programs, peer-to-peer initiatives, and broader […]
There is a version of the talent conversation that organisations have been having for years, centred almost entirely on compensation and flexibility. Adjust the package, offer a hybrid model, and assume the work is done. Gen Z has quietly made that assumption obsolete. This is not a generation disengaged from work. They are disengaged from […]
I was talking to a country HR leader recently, and she was genuinely astounded that, despite significant investments in Rewards & Recognition, platform modernisation, and high-touch communication, employee engagement continues to decline. When evaluating such problems, I keep coming back to a remarkably enduring framework proposed in 1943: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow was writing […]
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest public-sector lender, is preparing to significantly revamp its employee wellness programme as part of its broader efforts to enhance workforce well-being and create a healthier workplace culture. Strengthening Mental Health and Employee Support The proposed wellness framework is designed to provide holistic support to employees, addressing not […]
Organizations are operating in one of the most dynamic workforce environments we have ever seen. Technology cycles are shrinking, business expectations are evolving rapidly, and roles are no longer confined to traditional boundaries. In such an environment, the biggest challenge organizations face is not merely hiring talent or launching learning programs. It is understanding the […]
Four reasons organisations can’t do it — and why the future belongs to those who will Here is a medical analogy that fits most organisations today: the operation was successful, but the patient is dead. Year-end reviews look healthy. Feedback happened. Teams delivered. Yet the metrics that matter — growth, productivity, customer impact — barely […]
Performance management is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. For decades, organizations have relied on a model built around annual ratings, retrospective reviews, and administrative control. That model may have once served its purpose, but in today’s workplace, it increasingly falls short. The modern organization needs a performance philosophy that is not only more agile […]
The emerging trends and developments over the last few years have significantly influenced the 3 “Ws”: Workplace, Work, and Worker in an organizational context. As a result, performance evaluation is becoming more contextualized, continuous, and personalized. While employee performance evaluation as a process has evolved over time, these developments have accelerated the pace of change, […]
