Developing leaders internally or hiring them from outside is a dilemma as old as a Shakespearean tragedy, but that is barely the point to ponder over. However, it is a question that organisations often ask — Is it worthwhile to groom leaders within the organisation or should we look for ready talent available in the market? While both options have their takers, it makes perfect sense for a company with a long-term perspective and that believes in investing in its human resources wisely to build talent from within. Identifying and grooming worthy talent within the organisation comes with its set…
Author: Biprorshee Das | HRKatha
Eventually, it is the people who define the success of an organisation. A clear vision of the future and the several routes to achieving the set goals are all good, but if the vision isn’t driven by the right people at the job, it is a journey that is doomed to fail at the very onset. Hiring right should be at the heart of every successful HR strategy. It probably is a rather broad term that is thrown around casually, but the fact remains that a bad hire can lead to disastrous results for an organisation. Are you sure you…
A quintessential factor that eventually makes or breaks a team is its leader. Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘a leader leads and a boss drives’. As a leader in an organisation one might have all the necessary knowledge about the nature of work and the expertise to ensure effective execution. However, is that all it takes to deliver results? What if a perfectly fine leader steers away from a focussed plan of action? The obvious repercussions have to be borne by the team and the organisation, at large. Not the best of situations. What leads to a leader derailing from course…
IT company Iris Software, has appointed Sharad Verma as the head of human resources. Verma joined the Company earlier this month as vice-president and CHRO. Prior to this, he was leading the HR function at Sears Holdings India. Talking to HRKatha, Verma says, “Iris Software is in a growth phase. The organisation’s vision is very compelling and inspiring. This is an exciting role and I am looking forward to scaling up the systems and processes that will help the company to head to the next level. Iris Software has seen an aggressive growth phase in the last two to three…
Advertising bellwether, MullenLoweLintas Group has appointed Heather Gupta as its group HR director. Gupta joins the group armed with over a decade’s experience as an HR professional. Gupta will lead the function for the Group, which consists of three agencies – Lowe Lintas, Mullen Lintas and PointNineLintas. She replaces Michelle Suradkar who is taking a sabbatical from work, as per a press statement from MullenLoweLintas Group. Suradkar will continue to help with special projects till June 2019, while Gupta will lead the HR operations with immediate effect. Among the various initiatives Suradkar is credited for at the Group is the…
It is no secret that working in a startup is a completely different ball game when compared to larger, established organisations. Whether it is the pace of work, the larger responsibilities an individual carries, the frugal teams, or the thinner line between various functions, the workplace is a lot different and that is stating the obvious. Some thrive in situations such as these, while many don’t. Yes, it is not always about the bean bags or the informal work culture. In fact, there are quite a few challenges that come with working in a non-glamorous startup. One has to learn…
What do you think are the broad challenges before the auto industry? The auto industry right now is going through the biggest changes in its history. Consumers and consumer attitude are changing rapidly. The second challenge is the environment —basically, energy and energy conservation— and trying to move away from internal combustion engines to electrification or hybrids or down the road eventually, fuel cell technology. There is a huge push to get the auto industry moving towards electrification. The third thing we also want to capitalise on is technology. That will enable the auto industry to ensure sustainability, from now…
It isn’t rare to find a lesson or two at the unlikeliest of places. A couple of days back, I was on my zillionth re-reading of an Asterix comic book when I came across a panel that got me thinking. If you are as big an Asterix fan as I am, pick up a copy of ‘Asterix and the Big Fight’ and spend some time on the part where Gallo-Roman chief Cassius Ceramix (by far, my favourite pun in the world but more on that later) challenges Gaul chief Vitalstatistix. You will come across this: This is what got me…
Steve Correa has called it a day at Diageo India. With this move, the chief human resource officer ended a four-year-long association with the beverage alcohol company. Taking his personal passion of coaching forward, Correa has decided to go solo and launch his entrepreneurial venture, Steve Correa and Associates. “My experience with it (coaching) has not been a recent one. I have always been inclined towards it and it has been a part of my repertoire even during my corporate tenure. My passion for coaching stems from my personal purpose to ‘follow my light, as I support others follow theirs’,”…
Of all the things you may miss in a world without social media, what you will probably miss most is a voice! Since its advent to where we find ourselves today embracing the concept, what we can claim to have distinctly gained is a platform to voice out and be heard. Everybody has opinions. What we lacked all this while is an audience to them. Not happy with your administration? Voice it out. Got a problem with your mobile phone service? One tweet and the world knows including your service provider who might get to addressing your issue quicker than…
Becoming an equal opportunity employer, bringing in diversity and inclusion and creating a harmonious work culture are on the agenda of most organisations today. Diversity and inclusion, particularly gender diversity, is becoming more than a mere box to tick. In the latter half of 2017, HRKatha did a story on how building materials and composite solutions company, Owens Corning, was approaching this agenda in India. We spoke to the Company representatives to find out how serious they were about being an equal opportunity employer, only to be pleasantly surprised. We learnt that at a global level, Owens Corning has been…
If you ask an average Mumbaikar what he dislikes most about his day, the answer you will probably get is his daily struggle to get to work on time using public transport. The return is no less challenging. Whether you take the train, bus, or cab, or drive your own vehicle to work, the ‘rush hour’ in the morning and in the evening, as you head back home, is something you will wish to do without. Media reports recently suggested that the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is contemplating to get offices in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) of Mumbai…
While it is very convenient to have people agree with us on everything at the workplace, are we really working with those who are aligned to our vision or merely ‘yes men’?
Singh, who spent six years at RIL, quit as VP-HR, to join Cadila on August 27.