The role and impact of Learning & Development as a process has undergone a paradigm shift in the mind space of organizations. Organizations have over the years evolved to understand and appreciate the importance of L&D as a strategic process for sustainable organizational growth. It can be established with empirical data that learning organizations are racing ahead of the others in terms of employee...

Dr Aquil Busrai is a Gold Medallist from XLRI and has to his credit a Post Graduate Degree in Law, an Advanced Diploma in Training and Development and a PhD. A university Rank Holder he is the recipient of JM Kumarappa and Bharucha Gold Medals for academic excellence. Dr Busrai has had 45 plus years’ experience in Industry. He has...

Digital transformation has been a hot topic in recent years and every organization is adopting to the ever-changing world. Today, new technologies are growing much more rapidly, increasing efficiencies, creating new opportunities and redefining customer expectations. All of these trends have elevated the importance of the continuous learning and innovation. Learning and development is an important contributor to successful digital transformation. In today’s war for...

In this digital age, organizations are paying more attention than ever to the competitiveness in attracting and maintaining talent. Executives have learned that human capital is not just an expensive cost center—it is the area of the organization with the potential to offer huge returns of productivity, innovation, and customer engagement. How should you begin your HR budgeting exercise? There’s no...

The Context The global socio-economic and political climate has been undergoing tremendous changes. Organisations are trying their best to adjust strategies while leveraging opportunities and mitigating risks. Those who are at the helm, and are driving business strategies to success or failure are the CEOs, executive directors and key management personnel. Their selection, remuneration and job conditions have naturally come into focus. Most importantly, it has become increasingly...

“The single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization’s learning culture.” In light of the rapid digitalization and automation of all systems and processes, the industrial landscape is fast changing. Technology is creating a rapid transformation in the industrial landscape, and it is imperative that all organizations adapt to these changing needs and strategize suitably. The demand for human expertise...

Each organisation strives towards building an effective performance management process for business success. A process which encourages employees to take ownership in driving overall organizational performance focuses on 3 major deliverables: Translating strategic Business Objectives and Initiatives into Individual Performance Objectives and Action Plan.Facilitating individual & thereby business performance through continuous event based feedback, periodic reviews and proactive performance coaching.Driving culture of...

By now, almost all the HR Professionals know what “Seat on the Table” means and as I write this, there are already many amongst our fraternity who are already there!!! "We are probably living in an era where too many things are happening at the same time. While the Technology is disrupting the business models and the demographics of the workforce is...

Deutsche Bank plans to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, or more than one in six full-time positions globally. - The Wall Street Journal The layoffs would probably take place over more than a year and would spread across regions and businesses, the Journal said. Top-level talks about the restructuring took place on Thursday and Friday, but no final decisions have been made,...

The concept of work is experiencing an unprecedented seismic shift. The demographic change, craving for higher cognitive ability and increase in automation have given emergence to many new business models. The emergence of GIG economy is one of the most important and rising trends; also known as the "flex economy" or "mobile economy." Shift in GENERATIONAL workforce + Increased GLOBALIZATION + SMARTPHONES = The...