Tag: Ravi Mishra
What’s with the ‘year-end leaves’ in some companies?
In the West and Europe, the year-end period is most special and full of celebration. Christmas, coupled with New Year celebrations makes the end...
Office politics can be constructive too
The term ‘office politics’ is always associated with negativity. Not surprising, since it usually refers to incidents involving one person trying to hurt or...
Who is right — Sandeep or Shreyas?
A very interesting yet intriguing post is doing the rounds on social media, where a candidate and his interviewer are pulling up each other...
Which HR policies are becoming irrelevant?
Times have changed and so have the expectations of the workforce. The needs and requirements of the new generation are way different from that...
Why CXOs fail to collaborate
Gone are the days when people worked in silos within organisations. All employees, including CXOs are now required to collaboratively steer the organisation together,...
How right are organisations to give away super expensive gifts to...
Recently, a software company, Kissflow, awarded BMW cars to five of its employees in appreciation of their loyalty and contribution. Suresh Sambandam, CEO, Kissflow,...
“Ideally, L&D should be overseen by the C-suite instead of the...
A Big Change in 2022
Focus on deliverables with choice of flexibility
A new ecosystem will emerge at the workplace, wherein employees will put their conditions...
Is it too early to retire at 60?
In the private sector, it is not the age of the employee but how much value the individual is able to add to the...
How HR has gone beyond mere personnel management & administration
If we were to trace the evolution of business in India over the years, the results would be more than fascinating. Television shows and...
What subjects should one graduate in for a bright future in...
Clarity regarding the scope of human resources management may be absent in people fresh out of schools or even colleges. Not surprising, since this...
Haryana Job Law: What are the repercussions?
The state of Haryana is home to a variety of industrial set-ups. Primarily regarded as an agricultural state, multiple industries — with automobile, chemicals...
October sees increase in strikes: How to handle them
The month of October 2021 was dubbed by media houses and industry experts alike as ‘Striketober’. As is apparent from the name, October of...
Why DE&I trainings tend to fail
Three years ago, at one of the Starbucks joints in the US, an employee denied a Black man access to the bathroom unless he...
Why are apprentices in demand in the manufacturing and engineering space?
An apprenticeship or internship has been a staple step for those beginning their professional careers, irrespective of the field. While employers benefit because apprentices...
Compassion fatigue: A malady that afflicts the top ranks
It has been about 18 months since the pandemic changed the world of work. It has turned our lives, personal and professional, topsy turvy....
HR should deal with personal biases during inclusive hiring
The year was 2006. Ravi Mishra, now senior VP, Aditya Birla Group, had to hire a site engineer for the Company’s plant in Gawan,...
What’s with tech firms luring talent with luxury gifts?
Imagine receiving super bikes, cool gadgets and luxury vacations on joining an organisation. A dream come true? Well, for new joinees at BharatPe, it...
Meet ‘Noiseless’ employee; learn to care for them
In the cement industry, there are mixers that work at a very high temperature. It is difficult for human beings to be around that...
How to learn while you work: HR leaders debate at The...
The discussion was a part of the ‘The Great HR Debate’ sponsored by Harappa Education and organised by HR Katha on Friday, February 19,...
Has pandemic curbed the sycophants?
It is still debatable whether or not such individuals are significant to an organisation, but sycophants are found in every organisation and in every...
“Service orientation — always a part of the human resources DNA,”...
2020: What to learn – what to erase
There was a radical change in human behaviour that adapted to and adopted unprecedented norms while bypassing...
‘Work to learn’ to ‘learn to work’: Are we ready?
Some of the leading HR professionals, and learning and development (L&D) officials of India Inc., came together on a single platform, to discuss the...
TGHRD, L&D special: Top 15 L&D & HR leaders are debating...
Many recent studies and researches have confirmed that reskilling and upskilling of the workforce is one of the biggest challenges that businesses are facing...
Budget 2021: What HR wants
A new year is here and along with it comes the season of the Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget...
Why companies are relying on internal hiring now
Back in January 2020, a LinkedIn report revealed that 96 per cent HR professionals in India prefer internal recruitment as compared to 81 per...
A new HR profile to handle remote work: Is it essential?
Remote working is here to stay, which is also leading to many changes in HR practices. Facebook recently announced a new role — director...
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition
Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...
Toshiba to let go 5000 in Japan
Toshiba is contemplating a significant downsizing of its workforce in Japan, eyeing a reduction of about 5,000 positions. The move is said to affect...
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Tata Steel workers in the UK vote in favour of strike
Members of Unite, the workers' union in Britain, have voted in favour of calling a strike against the closure of blast furnaces by Tata...
TCS to give salary hikes of 4.5% to 7%
Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) intends to give salary increments of 4.5 to seven per cent, on the basis of each individual’s performance. The extremely...
Juniper to cut 500 roles in India
Juniper Networks, post-merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), is set to trim its India workforce. The move will impact 10-15 per cent of its...
Santosh Rai appointed head-HR, L&T, Precision Engineering and Systems
Santosh Rai is now head-human resources, Larsen & Toubro Precision Engineering and Systems IC. He will be based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Till now he...
DIALOGUE
Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
