People Matters

HR Transformation: Industry View: Ashish K. Srivastava, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited

Oct 3rd 2011

There will be unforeseen forces that will significantly affect how companies operate over the next decade. Financial fluctuations, scientific breakthroughs and political events may greatly influence how executives plan their strategies and how workers approach their jobs. Yet, it is clear that managing the complexities and paradoxes inherent in the evolving global organization will be critical for corporate leaders.For organizations, that are set towards making a steady transition effectively ... Read more »

HR Transformation: Industry View: Muninder Anand, Director Client Development, Mercer Consulting

Oct 3rd 2011

HR – taking the lead"Over the past decade or so, human resource professionals have been talking about HR transformation, getting close to the business, focusing less on basic HR transactions and more on adding business value. HR outsourcing emerges as one of the important aspects of HR transformation, enabling many organizations to decrease their administrative and transactional burden.The question that needs to be addressed is “why is HR transformation not more successful?&rd... Read more »

HR Transformation: Industry View: Shelly Singh Co-founder and EVP, Transitions & Process Development, PeopleStrong

Oct 3rd 2011

The next journey for HR is to measure output on effectiveness and not only on efficiency. In the past few years, HR has focused on delivering value, but it needs to move towards outcome measures. There are many transactional tasks that HR should not be doing which will help them to focus more on metrics that directly contribute to business.  Read more »

HR Transformation: Industry View: Varun Talwar Founder, Withya Group

Oct 3rd 2011

There is need for market consolidation in the HR vendor base in India. Before we talk about HR moving into the strategic side, somebody has to take the transactional business away from HR. So are there vendors who can take the work away from HR department?  Read more »

HR Transformation: Industry View: Snehil Gambhir, Chief Operating Officer, Aviva Life Insurance India

Oct 3rd 2011

Time to re-invent and broaden horizonsHuman Resource plays a significant role in contributing to and facilitating the achievement of the strategic business goals of the company. The responsibilities of an HR professional include strengthening the organization’s capabilities, building a dynamic, vibrant and meritocratic culture as well as instilling a sense of ownership and accountability in all the employees.With technology making life more and more commoditized, the key skill that every... Read more »

India’s Best Companies to Work For’ 2011, a Study by The Economic Times & Great Place to Work® series: Positioning the Employer Brand

Oct 2nd 2011

For heavy industries, a sector, which was already facing a dearth of talent, it is time to take a relook at the talent management practices. Basuri Dutta, Great Place to Work® Institute talks to Adil Malia, Group President HR at Essar on what is it that companies need to do to engage and absorb more talent in the industry and what should CEOs be cautious about in their talent strategyWhat are the top people challenges facing your industry today? What are the innovative ways of responding t... Read more »

Being a Woman, as Seen by a Man!

By Elango R.

Oct 2nd 2011

When I first proposed that I will write on this subject, it was welcomed with usual disbelief and might I add, a bit of derision!To quell my critics before inking the first dot, I made my first compromise:I added the “as seen by a man” to get some “ah! That’s better”... to curious “please send it to me when you are done.”As a child, most of us grew up in the overpowering love and shadow of our mothers - the ‘all knowing, all providing’ godd... Read more »

Higher Ambition Leadership

Oct 2nd 2011

Flemming Norrgren, Professor of Management, Chalmers University in Gothenburg & Director, The TruePoint Center, shares with People Matters the emerging concept of ‘Higher-Ambition Leadership’ as studied through the stories of 36 CEOs who share a higher ambition to create economic and social value in meeting the new standards for leadershipHow do you qualify ‘Higher-Ambition Leaders’?‘Higher-Ambition Leaders’ are those CEOs who ran their companies above t... Read more »

Building a Brand-led Organization: The Spice Experience

By A.V.K MOHAN

Oct 2nd 2011

Reputation is a result of one’s actions. All grand visions and strategies have to manifest in the thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, skills and capacity to ensure that customers experience the DNA and what the company stands for.In a fundamental sense, organization building process entails building predictability around demand generation, business sustenance and financial performance. While creating wealth is the primary purpose, the difference between an organization and winning a lottery ... Read more »

Blogosphere: A Leader’s Vision

By Akanksha Yadav

Oct 2nd 2011

The vision of a leader and his team members is more like a cricket game. For that matter, any sport that revolves around team games.In one of the ODI series just prior to the World Cup, I remember instances that made headlines in every major newspaper. They alleged that the captain, vice-captain and top batsmen/bowlers were busy improving their individual scores and keeping their strike rate high. To mere onlookers like me, who do not understand the nuances of the game, it was just a piece of ... Read more »