I remember every interview I’ve given in my adult life. I am also acutely aware of the pivotal part each interviewer played in determining the success of the interview. The task of an interviewer is not an easy one. Interviewing is an art and one that doesn’t always come naturally. We owe the mastery of … Continue reading How to get an ‘A+’ in interviewing
How often have you been asked for a favor where you are expected to put in more hard work than the requester has? Do these requests frustrate you? Worry not. I am going to share a well-known trick in the book. Works every time. The trick: Make them work. Let me illustrate via two examples. … Continue reading Make them work
Do you feel disappointed when someone asks you to talk about your greatest achievement at work? Do you feel like no project is ever big enough? If you spend time beating yourself up for not having done enough, stop now. This is the year you realize that the greatest work is in doing the little things well.
When it comes to the history of HR, 2017 may well be a year that we wish slipped off the book. I am racking my brain for momentous movements or changes and save ‘Google for Jobs’ and the endless harassment lawsuits, nothing comes to mind. Sure, there’s been a lot of talk around gamification, technology, … Continue reading 2018: The year of seeking equilibrium
My profession constantly exposes me to HR professionals with diverse perspectives. While some may consider it fun, if you’ve been around HR folks long enough, you know it can be exhausting. You may also notice that a by-product of the profession is that almost everyone in HR thinks that they know their job well. It … Continue reading Let’s change how we talk about cost
We only say what people want to hear. We walk onto the stage and conceal words that may actually mean something. Instead, we rely on words that may bring out a few laughs, maybe even a thunderous applause.
When I first read of Tesla firing over 700 employees (around 2% of the total workforce), I wanted to write about what I thought of that singular action. However, as I read more about the incident my interest in the firing dropped especially since there’s nothing extremely drastic about that action in isolation. Organizations let … Continue reading Over-promising & under-delivering
Of course, it is going to! Have you come across anything in the world around you that isn’t disrupting HR? When things from decades ago like analytics and technology are still disrupting HR, how can something as big ticket as blockchain not! Frankly, I’m quite tired of HR being disrupted. One would think that the … Continue reading Is blockchain going to disrupt HR?
Removing the limit on any kind of time-off requires a mind shift and needs as much attention as any change management initiative. Given that, we are terrible at any kind of change management, it’s only natural that we don’t get it right in the first attempt. Don’t let that stop you.
As organizations grow larger and more diverse, there will be a larger number of deviations and weird situations.
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