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Updated on: Feb 2019
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A Human Resources Career is Not for “Nice” People
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A Human Resources Career is Not for “Nice” People

Over the years I have often had young talent come to me asking for mentoring because they want to work in Human Resources. I love to mentor, but I like to do it for the right reasons. So I have usually asked the question: “Why do you want to work in HR?” More often than […]

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HR Top Trends For 2019
New HR Trends

HR Top Trends For 2019

A blind boy was sitting on the road. He had a board which read – I am blind, please help me. He had collected only a few coins in the bowl since morning. An HR guy passed by. He saw the blind boy and decided to help. The HR guy changed the wordings on the […]

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Leading a Nation Vs. Leading an Organization change: A perspective
Leadership

Leading a Nation Vs. Leading an Organization change: A perspective

Leading a Civil Rights movement; Leading an entire nation during an Independence struggle; Leading and Managing organisation change. Without hesitation you would say that the first two would be bigger, more daunting, even more challenging and complex when compared to leading an organisation change. This does not mean that the latter is not important or […]

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The Role of the Chief Culture and Talent Officer in Transformation
Culture & Behaviour

The Role of the Chief Culture and Talent Officer in Transformation

Today’s digital economy is being defined by a new wave of young talent, new business models that are upending traditional companies, emerging social media customer-relationship models and increasing challenges to keep pace with technology and innovation. One could argue there’s never been a more challenging time for businesses that need to transform, and to do […]

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Organizational Change and Human Psychology
Psychology & NPL

Organizational Change and Human Psychology

The corporate world is undergoing a revolution of changes in every aspect of the organizational potential. Every micro and macro aspect of the organization’s lifecycle is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. We all are a part of this so called “Change Renaissance” which is affecting you, me and everybody who is a part of […]

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The World of Work in 2020
Future of Work

The World of Work in 2020

We are living in an uncertain world. Rate of acceleration fueling turbulence & uncertainty is on the rise due to innumerable variables around us. Most of these factors that drive changes are outside the sphere of influence of individual(s) – yet they are getting impacted by the resultant effects. While these changes are happening across […]

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Stop Calling It HR Transformation
Transformation

Stop Calling It HR Transformation

Every once in a while, and more often that I plan, I find myself at industry conferences, hobnobbing with the best-in-business. These are great days, spent among practitioners who are working in the trenches, taking on with interesting challenges, innovating and creating best practices that are in turn setting in motion a wave of change […]

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The Role of Organizational Neuroscience in Human Resources
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The Role of Organizational Neuroscience in Human Resources

I am a former medical doctor, with a PhD in neuroscience. For ten years I have been running a global consultancy that specialises in applying neuroscience to organisations, teams and leaders. In my opinion a good understanding of cognitive science is key to bringing HR into a more strategic role as companies innovate into an […]

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How Future of Work is Changing Workplace Culture
Future of Work

How Future of Work is Changing Workplace Culture

Business leaders and HR professionals need to deal with three systemic changes impacting employee engagement and work culture. This article discusses these changes and provides some action items to prepare for the new workplace. The 21st century workforce changes are arriving faster than at any other time in the history of organized work. By 2020, […]

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Gig Economy-Challenges to HR in 2019
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Gig Economy-Challenges to HR in 2019

Change is normal. Today the technological disruption is looming over the horizon and challenging business operating model and the ways of working in general. The demand for skilled workers has increased and organizations are looking forward to hiring employees as freelancers or crowdsourcing them depending on the need of hour and releasing them of their […]

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Transforming to a High-Performance Culture
Culture & Behaviour

Transforming to a High-Performance Culture

My perspectives on above subject as an Organizational Consultant and Executive Coach with over 30+ years in across diverse industries, including working in Europe and with 18+ years of being CHRO. I would like to begin by sharing the flow and structure to my perspective: I would like to use a framework to explain how we […]

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