When towards the end of last year, INC.com came up with its list of best companies; it got me thinking about the companies that inspired me in 2015. These companies make it to this list for multiple reasons. Some were brave enough to experiment, some achieved monumental feats and some just inspired us by doing … Continue reading Companies that inspired in 2015
Stepping outside your comfort zone
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
My favorite year-end TED talks
I do love this time of the year. The air has an overwhelming festive spirit and just as many lists and resolutions flying around. It is amazing what the New Year energy can manifest into. Determination and enthusiasm to become the best possible version of oneself has never been higher. It is close to impossible … Continue reading My favorite year-end TED talks
Climate Change
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
What else are you letting slide?
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?
The woes of a blogger
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
Yes and…
Improvisational comedy has lot to teach us especially when it comes to how to handle ideas in the corporate world. Ideas are extremely fragile. They appear but for a moment and it only takes one ‘but’ or a ‘no’ to quell it. Rarely do ideas ever survive criticism at the formative stage. It is when … Continue reading Yes and…
Zappos sells more than just shoes & clothes
I am yet to come across an HR professional who hasn’t heard of Zappos and at least one blogger who hasn’t referred to the company at some point. This disruptive organization (and yes, I will call it that) has been making waves for a considerable amount of time and they know it. When an organization … Continue reading Zappos sells more than just shoes & clothes
Basecamp – I have my eyes on you
There is this absolutely fantastic company that I have been obsessing about for the past week. The more I read about them, the more fascinating they get. I’ve been talking about them to my team, people from other teams, people outside of work and everyone around. If you’ve heard about Ruby on Rails, 37signals or … Continue reading Basecamp – I have my eyes on you
Why I love Surveys
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
The HR Business Partner Story 