These are my favorite words after ‘disruptive’. After all, these are top trending words, especially after Satya Nadella’s ancient goof up. Women empowerment is not a new focus area. Nor is diversity and inclusion. It’s been talked about to death and yet the statistics don’t reflect what we’d like them to. With women making up … Continue reading Diversity & Inclusion
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Press On!
(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!!
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
I saw it & had to share it!
I saw this a few days back and wanted to share it. Source: http://dailyinfographic.com/10-shocking-statistics-about-employee-engagement-infographic
Revisiting memories
I was invited to my alma mater yesterday to judge one of their literary events at the inter college fest. This was my first visit since graduation. Although college always holds a special place, I did not expect the wave of nostalgia that hit me. It was probably the best day of the entire month … Continue reading Revisiting memories
Game on!
Anyone remember Encarta’s Mindmaze? That single game got me to learn more General Knowledge than all teachers and parents combined. Gamification isn’t new. We’ve all witnessed it in one form or another. Who doesn’t enjoy playing games? Noticed what a lot of employees do when bored or in terribly long meetings? They play games on … Continue reading Game on!
Employees!! Let’s stop calling them that.
There is a tendency to treat people based on how you refer to them. A lot of companies are choosing to shift away from words like employees or worse still resources. Notice how all notices, policy documents avoids the word employees and prefers words like ‘colleagues’, ‘managers’ and more?Companies are increasingly coining words to refer … Continue reading Employees!! Let’s stop calling them that.
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