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Deep listening skills are the foundation of strong relationships, respectful communication and responsive leadership. 

In industrial relations, the management must own the responsibility first, followed by the union leader then the worker, and the government at last.

Developing political proficiency is a good idea to be able to survive, or even thrive in political situation encountered at work.

Instead of discounting introverts as anti-social hermits and extroverts as attention seekers, here’s how a manager can harness the powers of both personality types.

The personal ego state of the stakeholder individuals can make or mar the desired industrial relations.

Ambitious people often discount the need for sleep and physical rest but it’s important to consciously slow down at regular intervals.

Both buyers and designers of technology need to come together to appreciate the true power of technology.

Every champion in this world needs a coach to surpass their own self; a coach saves time, economises resources and tailors advice to suit the coachee.

A majority of the IR managers and trade union leaders are not aware of the legal, behavioural, business and conceptual aspects of unionisation—labour, productivity, benefits, IR, leadership, role modelling, discipline and business management which is why they have a short time perspective to resolve an issue.

Spirituality may seem like a foreign concept in M.B.A. programmes, where many students are fixated on placements and six-figure salaries. This continuous preoccupation of theirs can lead to unrealistic expectations resulting in failed illusions and lost hopes. It is here that such courses can have a timely and healing effect.

Every incident is a learning and at the same time an opportunity to prove oneself. Following the United Airlines fiasco, the carrier had a golden opportunity to display the right leadership attitude, which it unfortunately failed to take advantage of. So what was the missed opportunity?

There’s more to a story than the raw emotions and here are some important HR lessons from a heart-wrenching true incident.

Core Quadrants Theory can help you understand your situation better.

Most of the employers and executives have habitually developed apathy towards unions, trade union leaders and unionisation.

With women increasingly choosing to become entrepreneurs, it is crucial that they understand how to make sound financial decisions.

The author had the good fortune of playing a couple of matches against Dhoni in the dusty bylanes of Ranchi.

The cricketer is the ideal representative of Gen Y.

Most companies were left playing catch-up with tech disruptions, a workforce with different needs, customised people actions and the move from talent management to people management. So, the scope for these trends, and more, to come into their own in 2017 is immense.

Technology can reduce efforts to build and mine out data for a variety of reports, but can it help in informed decision making.

Approaches that will change the way we look at the interventions in terms of cultural relevance, functional expertise and competency building.

Learning can be everywhere, so from movies.

Applying design thinking principles, holistically, to all aspects of work and HR.

Knowing the solution to a problem before others are even aware that something is ‘wrong’ is deemed by some as concrete proof of their elevated expertise. Fair enough. Unfortunately, from everyone else’s perspective, those solutions — seemingly disconnected from the issue at hand — lack credibility and are considered unconvincing.

Politics coupled with inflated ego is a deadly combination in any situation and it’s rampant in industrial relations. 

Know your odds against employee turnover

America has elected a new leader and has taught organisations some important lessons. However, this is from a pure ‘learning’ point of view and not from the perspective of personalities or politics.