Businesses across the globe are all trying to build an inclusive, energetic and multigenerational team. With a world moving into a new era, ‘engaging people’ emerged as one of the biggest competitive differentiators in business.
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Listen to them first only then will they lend you a patient hearing.
Large-scale white-collar displacement at middle and senior levels is a relatively new phenomenon and that too without the safety net of trade unions. Here is what one should do to safeguard oneself.
In the rat race to appear technologically advanced, are HR professionals forgetting something that’s vital to their existence?
How do organisations know for sure what differentiates people and drives them?
Just play along with cause & effect, gravity, flow thermodynamics, electromagnetism and time. You will not only feel motivated, but appear motivated.
We are being called upon to deliver an innovative product, a game changing service and at the same time are expected to keep our business intact. A tall task for sure!
Social sabbatical refers to social work, done away from the regular work schedule, for the general good of the society.
Much before ‘happy exits’ had become fashionable in the corporate world, HUL had learnt the trick to keep its ex’s happy and involved.
It has been observed that if organisations take corrective measures in counselling and training such toxic managers, they can turn out to be really productive.
The eight stages of an effective IR.
HR have a bigger responsibility of creating avenues or environments for employees to fail freely as the Gen Y—the highly tech savvy and feedback-oriented generation— is at work.
Erikson’s theory of child development can be applied to Industrial Relations.
Building a strong organisation culture seems to be on top of the list of priorities for companies
When you make calls to poach a candidate, just remember, you are not selling credit cards, you are in the business, which is lot more significant and life-changing.
IR is simply the science and art of togetherness. Learn about the appropriate length, width, depth and time for industrial relations.
Despite the challenges they pose, it is not too difficult to deal with venomous superiors.
Effective internal communication is critical to organisational well-being.
Companies often debate between costs and the perceived value – both tangible and real – and HR has a hard time selling the concept.
Actions speak louder than words: Most people feel they will be held more accountable for their speech than for their gestures or body language.
Working in a matrix structure, with several reporting managers increases exposure to different domains and offers immense learning opportunities. At the same time, it might also be one of the reasons for pulling down a professional career, unless extra caution is exercised.
While grooming their team members to take on newer responsibilities and helping them develop newer competencies, managers should also maintain their individual learning curve to stay relevant.
Is it incentives, bonuses, or promotions? Can it be the number of leaves and holidays or the goodness of the boss? Is it praise, reward or recognition? Will the fun element at work, the off-sites, team spirit, or competition act as motivating factors?
This story may not seem unusual to those from the corporate jungle. However, this instance is likely to force many to ponder on some of the practices we tend to accept as normal.
Hypocrisy is what is observed these days, in the name of decency and tolerance, and the key source of most IR trouble.
Certain things are better conveyed via healthy sarcasm. Use it at your own discretion!