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    Home»By Invitation»6 HR lessons from the movie, Dangal
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    6 HR lessons from the movie, Dangal

    Guest WriterBy Guest WriterDecember 28, 2016Updated:December 13, 20223 Mins Read11799 Views
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    Learning can be everywhere, so from movies.

    The Aamir Khan starrer, Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is all set to break box office records. It has a very beautiful storyline with some remarkable performances by all the actors. It also has some insights for the HR fraternity.

    Change Management

    The society laughs at Mahavir Singh’s decision to ask the daughters to be wrestlers.

    Perseverance and the repeated sensitisation of the changes is the only key to effective change management. The results that follow the actions will make people understand the importance of the long-term result. HR being the custodian of change management should keep its focus on the results amidst the misperceptions of the employees.

    Talent Acquisition and Gender Diversity

    Mahavir singh was expecting a baby boy to fulfil his dream of getting an international gold medal.

    When his hope of a baby boy diminishes, he decides to work with the existing resources (daughters) and enables them to achieve the target of winning the international gold medal.

    As an HR professional, we should understand that it is not possible to get that perfect candidate each time. We should identify the internal talent first and enable them to achieve their goals.

    Yes, it’s possible. Women are well equipped and well qualified to take up ANY responsibility.

    Training and Development 

    Mahavir Singh trains his daughters in-house and later sends them to the National Sports Academy for further training.

    We should believe in utilising the internal trainers first before moving on to external training resources. No one knows about the strengths and weaknesses of our employees better than the qualified internal trainers. The external training programmes are obviously very useful to raise the bar and to understand the ongoing happenings in the external world.

    Analytics

    Mahavir Singh studies the past videos of Geeta Kumari to understand the reasons behind her failure in international performances.

    Effective and useful analysis of the available data is the key to predicting and prescribing future actions. The analysis not only helps to minimise the mistakes but also helps in driving the most appropriate actions in future.

    Goal Setting

    The national coach sets the goal of a bronze medal for Geeta, while Mahavir Singh sets the goal for a gold medal.

    HR is the facilitator of the performance management process. We should be able to help the managers in setting the right goals for the employees considering their potential. Though Geeta Kumari performed poorly in her initial international career, she makes a strong come back with a clearly defined goal set by her father. She not only makes it to the finals of the Commonwealth Games but also wins the gold for her nation by defeating the world champions.

    Coaching and Mentoring

    Mahavir Singh plays the role of coach and mentor for both Geeta and Babita throughout their careers. He was seen coaching his daughters alongside the national coach. Continuous coaching is as vital as continuous learning. Whatever you achieve in life, you will still need a coach/mentor to take the most appropriate decisions.

    (The author is assistant manager, talent management, Raj Group.) 

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    11 Comments

    1. Gaurav Gite on December 28, 2016 6:26 am

      Insightful !
      Good obsevation, analysis and extract from the movie content.
      Thanks

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    2. Challa S.S.J.Ram Phani on December 28, 2016 7:59 am

      Good learning! I am observing since ‘LAGAAN’, some or other from HR fraternity writing about learning from Hindi films. No need to squeeze learning from each and every film. This learning from ‘DANGAL’ is apt as it is sports, training and coaching based film naturally. Good one Abhay! Thanks to HR katha for publishing such innovative, inspiring and thought provoking articles.

      Reply
    3. Sriranjini on December 28, 2016 9:00 am

      Mindblowing.

      Reply
    4. Hitesh on December 28, 2016 4:23 pm

      Good observations.

      Reply
    5. BP Sharma on December 29, 2016 12:25 am

      Good work.. some nice thoughts indeed..?

      Reply
    6. Narendra Kala on December 29, 2016 10:37 am

      Very well written article. I have so far not seen the movie, now I will watch this movie.

      Reply
    7. Shyam on December 30, 2016 1:23 pm

      perfect thought ,keep writing well.

      Reply
    8. kmv ramani on January 3, 2017 7:55 am

      good comparison and good learning from movie

      Reply
    9. Rishikesh Toal on January 8, 2017 9:40 am

      Nicely written Abhay , way to go

      Reply
    10. Ashish on January 9, 2017 8:32 am

      This is a great analogy 🙂

      Reply
    11. Rohini Khade on January 11, 2017 2:05 pm

      very good management lessons observations..! Thank You Sir..

      Reply
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