(An open letter to the employee who inspired me today.) Dear XYZ (name changed to maintain confidentiality), I logged in today to find you being publicly denounced by many for an idea that you had pitched and put into action. You were one of the few who dared participate in our idea generation contest and … Continue reading Press On!
Quick to forget
Organizations are quick to forget those who leave. True that the trend has been changing but not at the speed and the efficiency that we would like to see. Those who once worked for us are the most credible feedback providers to ourselves and to the outside world. We need to pick up on the … Continue reading Quick to forget
This expires NOW!
Almost 60% of our policies have not been revisited since their conception and another 10% have been kept aside for review; the date of which keeps moving from month to month. Employees don’t take very long to figure out that the reimbursement value you put down in 2001 hasn’t been revisited yet. Why not? We … Continue reading This expires NOW!
Wow, you work in HR!!
I just came across Tim Sackett’s post about 5 common myths people have regarding HR. Loved it, agreed with it, and then here are 5 of my own, in no particular order: •Please get me a job: This statement is the single biggest reason I squirm at the thought of revealing my profession. I can’t … Continue reading Wow, you work in HR!!
Recognition? What?
HR giants have been tom-tomming about recognition for a long time now. Recognition quickly then translates into rewards which then ends up with your organization rolling out yet another “recognition” mechanism. We are bombarded by statistics surrounding recognition all the time ‘80% of employees claim that recognition is a strong motivator of work performance’ (http://www.businessinsider.in/10-Reasons-Your-Best-Employees-Are-Leaving-You/10-Reasons-Your-Best-Employees-Are-Leaving-You/slideshow/40318344.cms) … Continue reading Recognition? What?
3 reasons why ThoughtWorks should hire me!
(A lesson in employee advocacy) Attention recruiters at ThoughtWorks! Here are 3 reasons you should hire me: 1. Every time I come across a genius looking to switch, I sell ThoughtWorks. 2. When asked which company I’d like to work for, ThoughtWorks is the second name on my mind. (The first being Zappos, obviously!). 3. … Continue reading 3 reasons why ThoughtWorks should hire me!
All that Junk!
Imagine my chagrin when my LinkedIn home page began to resemble that of Facebook. Not to mention updates in profile pictures with multiple ‘likes’ and ‘comments’. Moreover, LinkedIn’s latest move enabling all users to post content has significantly increased clutter on the site. I loved LinkedIn, I did. I especially enjoyed posts published by Influencers. … Continue reading All that Junk!
Social Psychologists
I have in the past mentioned how social psychology needs to be leveraged upon and how the guys in the marketing department are way ahead of us in implementing the wealth of knowledge that social psychology/behavioral economics has to offer. Coursera once again comes to the rescue by partnering with Wesleyan University to offer a … Continue reading Social Psychologists
Working for incentives?
You get the culture you build! Been driving people through incentives? You’ve done the job right, here – take some cash. Project under compliance? Here’s an award. Whoops, missed a few deadlines. That’s OK. We’ll skip over your incentive for this half month, your appraisal will be just fine. What happens when you then realize … Continue reading Working for incentives?
Don’t rush to climb the ladder
I wish I could find an apt Dr. Suess quote to begin with but I can’t, so I’m going to make up one of my own – “There’s a rung you miss and a slip you make & soon you find yourself at the bottom all over again” Ok, I apologize. That was awful but … Continue reading Don’t rush to climb the ladder
The HR Business Partner Story 