Thomas Jefferson is, without doubt, one of the greatest minds in history. Of the many things he has done for the world, the introduction of Jeffersonian dinners is my favorite. It is at its best – a dinner with a twist. Not only does it spark some of the best conversations one may ever participate … Continue reading The beauty of Jeffersonian dinners
We have been talking about re-imagining HR, re-evaluating HR and all kinds of variations that forces us to re-think about how we’ve been working for a while now. I do love this fact about my profession. The fact that we are constantly pushing ourselves to do better & the great part is that we don’t … Continue reading Bold is beautiful
The good news is that there are a number of visualization tools available in the market. The tough news is that options leave people confused. Here I am going to try run through some of the tools and talk about the plausible pros and cons. Free Stuff: NetDraw: NetDraw is one of the older and … Continue reading ONA: Which visualization tool should I use?
As most surveys go, there are four basic steps to build a strong survey: Identify target population: This is the most important part of the survey as it pushes you to better define the purpose for carrying out ONA in your organization. It is essential to define boundary conditions for the survey at this stage and identify … Continue reading Building a great Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) survey
If you’ve been looking for a way to map network data for your organization and derive meaningful output, you are at the right place. In my last post, I mentioned that there were two ways one could go about collecting data to create network maps. While each has its pro and cons, I would recommend … Continue reading ONA: Collecting interaction data
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
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
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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