Earlier this week, I was invited by an organization for a chance to sneak a peek into their culture and way of work. Just back from a conference that hosted a talk on leveraging social media, I saw this as a perfect example of an organization that took its social media strategy seriously. Just how … Continue reading Guess who blew it?
It is true what they say about change being the only constant. In a few days from now, I shift roles yet again. For the past year and a month, I have been experimenting in the field of learning and development. A little over 13 months later, starting 1st April, I move back into the … Continue reading Embracing Change
Maybe I don’t know enough but from what I do know, we have a long way in catching up with how other departments execute projects. Sure, I’ve seen fancy presentations and detailed papers on initiatives but I haven’t yet come across a detailed project plan for any initiative that HR runs; nor have I ever … Continue reading What HR is yet to learn from Quality teams
We’ve been reading about mindfulness for a while now. It’s hard to read 5 articles and not stumble upon something that mentions mindfulness. The benefits are well known but inculcating it into our daily lives is a little harder than one would imagine it to be. True it takes only 10 minutes like Andy Puddicombe, … Continue reading Keep calm & Headspace
I never imagined spending my new year on a snow-capped mountain much less trekking to it. I am someone who has lived amongst moderate (read hot) temperatures her entire life and living a week at -5 to -10 degrees in tents and sleeping bags was something entirely out of my comfort zone. Yet, when I … Continue reading Stepping outside your comfort zone
I live in a city that is infamous for being one of the hottest in the country. If someone told me back in October that I would witness a flood like situation, I’d have laughed. Look at us now - this city wasn’t built to tackle ceaseless downpour. Houses were built on ground level, some … Continue reading Climate Change
One Thursday, Slack Technologies CEO Stewart Butterfield gets distracted by the squeaking chair of his design director and tells him, "You know how those fucking chairs make that fucking noise?" "Can you take all the squeaky ones and drag them out of there?" Like Inc.com points out, for Butterfield, it's a handy object lesson: If … Continue reading What else are you letting slide?
I am going to take some liberty here and talk about something not related to ‘HR’. Why not! It’s my blog and I am allowed to stray once in a while. This comes out of frustration of not being able to deliver. I have been incubating over a piece I’ve wanted to put out here … Continue reading The woes of a blogger
Surveys are extremely fascinating things. They hold the power to delight you in multiple ways. They do so by either pushing you to think in different directions or make you question what you already know. There are of course surveys out there that fail to do any of the above, but I believe that they … Continue reading Why I love Surveys
There was a time when money was the primary reason for changing jobs. It still is; but with the rising focus on quality of life and career charting, the trend has started showing shifts. Taking salary cuts for a job that is a ‘better fit’ is no longer a rarity. The reasons for taking ‘less … Continue reading “Would you take less money and in exchange for what?”
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