A good map is the only tool you need when lost and given our perpetual ‘lost’ state with regards to people, it should thus come as no surprise when maps come to the rescue here too. There is of course much art involved in drawing the right map, which is precisely the raison d'etre of … Continue reading The map that we’ve all been looking for
I almost forgot except that I didn’t. I was actually taking my advice from my previous post and taking time-off everything. (Honest!) But here’s the thing. Some things one must not drop the ball on. Those things have nothing to do with work, responsibilities and stuff everyone else thing you should be doing. What you … Continue reading Don’t drop the ball!
“In a recent survey from workforce consulting firm Right Management, 70 percent of employees said they weren't using all their earned vacation days in 2011. In addition, research from Jet Blue Airways discovered most employees leave an average of 11 vacation days on the table, or 70 percent of their total allotted time off.” This … Continue reading Take some goddamn time off
We live in truly exciting times. LinkedIn was taken over by Microsoft, Verizon acquired Yahoo, Michelle Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton (we knew this would happen) and closer home, Flipkart/Myntra acquired Jabong to become the largest online fashion retailer in the country. You have to be hiding under a rock if you aren’t overwhelmed by the … Continue reading Embracing Change
A few weeks ago, Paul Hebert wrote about the ‘The 1 Question That Will Blow up Your Employee Engagement Scores’ on Fistful of Talent. While I may or may not agree with including that question (it’s a conversation for a different time), I do think there are 2 other questions that you definitely need … Continue reading The 2 questions you need to include in your Engagement Survey
It is impossible that you’ve not heard about this latest sensation and if you are like me, you’ve probably got it on your phone and have spent time running around the neighborhood chasing Pokémon’s. (I strongly recommend that you do.) If there’s anything that has happened in the past half year that is truly disruptive, … Continue reading Here’s why you should be playing Pokémon GO
If you thought that you’ve read enough posts on Brexit, you are wrong. I am sure there are many more in the pipeline and meanwhile, here is one from me. 🙂 There was no way I was going to let this one pass, though I admit I’m probably one of the last ones to write … Continue reading 3 lessons HR leaders can pick from Brexit
Inspired by the movement in my industry called ‘HR Positive’ and Laurie Ruettimann’s post on the same. I am in love with HR. When not in my day job as an HR Business Partner, I am reading, writing, researching and attending conferences about HR. Some would consider it an overkill but few things inspire me … Continue reading I am HR Positive
I stumbled across this piece on business blogging sins a couple of days back and it left me aghast! I am guilty of committing at least 5 out of the 7 deadly blogging sins. (The other 2 are for you to decide.) So today I make a pledge to knock off the sins – a … Continue reading Setting up a rhythm!
Not so long ago (about a month & half to be exact) I began my quest to find a way of measuring organizational health. The deeper I delved into trying to define health, the more entangled I got. I realized I needed to get the definition right before I tried finding the right tool. What … Continue reading Defining Org Health
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