I talked about ideas in my previous post and what better way to begin than to devise idea generating mechanisms. Best ideas have most often come from our employees. A lot of companies have capitalized on capturing the imagination and ideas of their employees in various ways – be it idea boards, suggestion boxes or … Continue reading Idea generation
Eureka!
I had a Eureka moment sometime today. Remember my post on Specialization? Well, I thought I’d found mine. While preparing this strategy presentation of mine, numerous articles on engagement, mentorship, career development, appreciation, upward feedback bounced in and out of my screen. (Fistful of Talent is one of my favorite places to snoop.) And suddenly … Continue reading Eureka!
Ideas
Because I will be racking my brain for plans for the next year, I am going to share most of them or all of them here. Hopefully, you will be able to use much of what I am thinking about if they aren’t already in place at your organization. You could also help me fine … Continue reading Ideas
Year End Plans
Q3 is always a period of flurry in the company. It’s also when the Business HR team puts its head together to come up with the strategy for the next year and accordingly set budgets. It’s that time of the year when dozens of powerpoint presentations float around, calendars are booked, people are constantly in … Continue reading Year End Plans
Design Thinking
I stumbled across this interesting topic while browsing through Coursera. To be completely honest, I am extremely late in jumping on to the bandwagon which is currently discussing design thinking. The more I read about it, the more I hear people wonder if this is the new ‘business management fad’. I heard Andre Martin and … Continue reading Design Thinking
45 days later
Remember me saying that we get 90 days to prove ourself? Well, my time is half up. I flew back to our headquarters last week for work and was immediately called into my boss's office. 'What have you done so far?' he asked. When I said that i'd been studying the situation, talking to managers … Continue reading 45 days later
Love numbers
People are so wrong when they think that human resources professionals are bad at numbers and figures; we are pretty kickass. Don’t agree? Well, then you better start playing around with more facts, figures and number. And soon! Ever made presentations that are based on ‘the feel on the floor’, ‘conversations with employees’, ‘hunches’, ‘what … Continue reading Love numbers
Don’t solve that crib!
Surprised? It’s not a new school of thought. Think about it. Will eliminating majority of your employee’s cribs reduce the attrition or increase your ESAT score drastically? Maybe, but maybe not. More often than not, they just find new things to crib about. Eliminating the negatives rarely lead to a positive. Instead, focus on how … Continue reading Don’t solve that crib!
Bird by Bird
I have been recently reading this book on writing called Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Into the 38th page of the book, I began thinking –‘I could use this at work too!’ And no, I’m not talking about writing better memos, resumes or MOM’s. I’m referring to taking away learning from the title and its … Continue reading Bird by Bird
Who’s stepping into your shoes?
Remember me taking about information hoarders? Recently in a discussion, an employee claimed to be proud of sharing his knowledge with everyone. He has won good recognition for helping his peers out when needed and teaching juniors. However, when time can to move to another role, his replacement was lost. Not lost because of a … Continue reading Who’s stepping into your shoes?
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