Industries, companies and functions thrive on their ability to innovate or be early adopters of innovations in their space. Today, Artificial Intelligence is probably the most debated and researched phenomenon among all that influence the Human Resource space or even Humans as a species. Leaving the larger debate about humanoids taking over human’s jobs for another day and another...

Imagine working at the happiest-place-on-earth; a place where customers have great fun and good memories; a place where they want to come back again-and-again. Isn’t that wonderful? To create this high level of service to the customers, it takes a highly empowered and engaged workforce to do it. Is there such a place? Well, Disneyland is one of those. It is an organization that...

Discerning the importance of a good work-life balance and the nostalgia surrounding the treasured childhood memories of their employees, Cadila Pharmaceuticals recently declared a four day summer break for its entire staff from May 22 to May 25. The first-of-its-kind break in the pharma industry has been consciously worked around the month of May, considering the summer vacations of...

Technology is changing the way businesses operate and deliver products to consumers in many sectors. It has really made a lot of inroads into various industries like Financial Services, Manufacturing, Automobile and so on. With so much of automation taking place and Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) being the trend, obviously HR is not left behind. There is a lot of innovation taking...

US-listed IT Giant Cognizant recently indicated that its headcount growth has surpassed its revenue growth in the past two quarters; hence the company is planning job cuts as a part of its realignment program. Cognizant's job cuts will be focused on the middle levels, as the US-listed IT services company tries to cut costs and restore growth. Analysts lay the...

Defining Tech and Touch Remember Munna Bhai MBBS. Doctor Asthana tells in the very first class that “I do not love people, I treat them. If I start loving people, then my hands will start trembling. My hands must not tremble while operating people. Operations require stable emotionless hands.” In the same movie, Munna Bhai takes another approach for treating people. He connects with people....

Technology is the biggest enabler and the worst alibi to people connect today. Digital solutions are getting more intuitive and comprehensive, taking a lot of inconvenience and time delays away. Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and smart analytics have enabled a lot of predictive possibilities while bringing in unparalleled levels of transparency and accountability in various systems. Connects across the world,...

No one doubts that technology has changed HR. We have suggested that digital HR has moved through three phases: efficiency (phase 1), innovation (phase 2), and information (phase 3).  But, the next phase of digital HR impact will be to enhance connection. "Being connected overcomes loneliness (social isolation) and underlies employee experience. The need for connection is high as...

‘Women representation at Board level in Fortune 100 increased from ~19% in 2011 to 25% 2017’ ‘Deliberate targets by organizations, as high as 25-30 % in senior bands by 2020’ Above indicate that we are clearly making shifts in positive direction. But just the fact that we have to take deliberate targets of, not even equal, but more than minimum representation itself indicates...

Ecological consciousness is a much talked over subject in the present scenario and it is quickly entering every single dimension of our personal and professional lives. Lately, our lifestyle have started to impact the environment at such a disquieting level that we cannot ignore the ill-effects. It’s time to change our habits both at personal and professional fronts; otherwise...