Tag: Amit Sharma
How effective is job sharing?
Job sharing, where two or more employees split a full-time position, is a growing trend in workplaces seeking to offer work-life balance and attract...
Red flag the silent threat of employee ‘rustout’
While burnout, characterised by chronic stress and exhaustion, often dominates workplace well-being discussions, another, quieter threat lurks: rustout. Unlike burnout’s fiery intensity, rustout creeps...
Amit Sharma appointed HR head, Bajaj Finance
Amit Sharma has rejoined Bajaj Finance as the new HR head, marking his second stint at the microfinance firm.
In a LinkedIn post, he expressed...
Why chaos sparks innovation
Forget the perfectly planned charts and predictable brainstorming sessions. When it comes to real innovation, the most groundbreaking ideas often sprout in the messy...
Navigating the maze: How HR makes tech purchase decisions
In the ever-shifting tech landscape, HR faces the critical task of choosing and implementing solutions to optimise processes and drive organisational success. But navigating...
What’re the HR software for small businesses, SMEs and startups?
Human resources (HR) software have come to be indispensable tools for businesses of all sizes, including small businesses, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and...
Is boreout the bigger concern at the workplace than burnout?
Just when employers felt they had identified the triggers of the burnout monster at the workplace, there pops a new malady— boreout. We are...
Performative confidence or authentic gravitas—which is more sustainable?
Arjun from the sales division of an FMCG company shone in the spotlight, impressing everyone with his flashy presentations and quick decisions. Heads turned...
Can tech weed out deeply-ingrained hiring biases?
There are numerous hiring-technology products available in the market that claim to eliminate biases in the hiring process. While it's true that these services...
Sentiment analysis: Why is it so important now?
Sentiment analysis is the process of using natural language processing and machine learning techniques to determine the emotional tone behind a piece of text,...
Educate employees on effective use of AI instead of banning it
Recently, Samsung reportedly banned the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools after it was discovered that employees had uploaded sensitive code to the...
HR — Mere ‘agony aunts’ or much more?
Human resources (HR) professionals often find themselves wearing multiple hats in the workplace. They help manage employee relations, ensure compliance with labour laws, foster...
Which type of job shadowing works best – structured, informal or...
Job shadowing is a powerful tool that can be used to gain insight into a particular job or career path. It involves following and...
Why ‘resenteeism’ is a slow poison
Are you feeling stuck in an awful job? Do you think your career growth is limited? Are you bogged down by your office workload?...
The Great HR Debate: Is flexibility & autonomy possible in manufacturing?
In recent years, the demand for flexibility and autonomy has been on the rise among manufacturing workers. This shift in attitude reflects a broader...
Mass Layoffs: The blame game between HR & business heads
The recent mass layoffs across industries that have taken the labour market by storm are a cause of concern. Not only have they added...
Why is employee leasing even more important in this volatile period?
Employee leasing isn’t a new term for the HR fraternity. For the uninitiated, it is a business arrangement wherein a company outsources certain HR functions...
Linguistic biases at Indian workplaces; a bitter truth
Given the large and diverse working population in the country, Indian organisations have to deal with a range of issues at the workplace. One...
How to deal with leadership burnout?
One of the most common expressions in workplace parlance, ‘burnout’, has acquired greater ubiquity since the COVID-19 pandemic. Affecting both regular employees and those...
How do philanthropic employees help foster the culture of an organisation?
The benefits of corporate philanthropy, a key element of corporate social responsibility or CSR, are well known. Recent studies have even demonstrated a correlation...
Why KPI of HRBPs are linked to business performance
There has been a lot of talk around human resources (HR) as a strategic business function in the organisation. That is why, Dave Urich’s...
Why CHROs command the same pay as other CXOs
In the last two years, organisations have seen the wrath of the pandemic and also realised that ‘people’ are at the core of the...
5 ways of dealing with Imposter Syndrome at work
It is very common to experience self-doubt at work when one’s confidence is low and the work too much.
A feeling of failure and underachievement...
How are ‘engaged’ employees different from ‘involved’ employees?
There are two kinds of employees in an organisation who excel at work in different ways — the ones who are ‘engaged’ and the...
Why leadership training shouldn’t only be given to high performers
When evaluating their employees for leadership potential, organisations are likely to focus on the employees who have impressed them most with their performance at...
How creativity is promoted in a manufacturing company
Manufacturing companies usually have a fixed way of doing things, and one wouldn’t expect them to come out with creative ideas every once in...