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Updated on: Sep 2022
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Winning Talent Management Strategies During Global Downturn
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Winning Talent Management Strategies During Global Downturn

The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model by Arnold Bakker and Evangelia Demerouti has always fascinated me. People will be engaged when Job Demands i.e., an emotionally, mentally, or physically demanding job, job complexity, and work pressure are compensated with a similar (or higher) level of Job Resources i.e., autonomy, performance feedback, social support, coaching, relevant knowledge. […]

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Talent Strategy at Thomas Cook during Downturn
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Talent Strategy at Thomas Cook during Downturn

In the last two years, the global economy grappled with the most severe and unprecedented pandemic. The biggest challenge for companies in this situation was to survive and remain competitive. All organizations big and small looked at various models and methods to tide over the crisis and reorganized and reengineered their processes. Recession poses the […]

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Role of HR Communication in Times of Economic Uncertainty
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Role of HR Communication in Times of Economic Uncertainty

Just when we believed the world was settling down to a semblance of normalcy after the Covid crisis and the Russian crisis, we were re-introduced to the depressing R(recession) -word. A recent McKinney quarterly survey spoke about a bleak economic outlook for the second half of 2022. Coming on the heels of a long phase […]

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Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain World
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Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain World

Inflation? Recession? COVID variants? Hybrid work? Political upheavals? Natural disasters? Technology/AI disruptions? Social trends and injustices? These contextual trends are only a few of the uncertainties that persist in personal and professional lives. For senior HR professionals to create value, they need to respond to these contextual changes to turn uncertainties from threats to opportunities. […]

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The Impact of Global Recession on India’s Job Market in FY23
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The Impact of Global Recession on India’s Job Market in FY23

Impact? It is all probable; no direct or indirect correlation would be justifiable at this juncture. The projection frames that the United States might tip into recession. India is at a phase where the emphasis is on moderating policies around inflation control which help will hold India at a considerably better level than other countries […]

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S.V. Nathan on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market
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S.V. Nathan on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market

In Conversation with S.V. Nathan, Partner, and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte India on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market S.V. Nathan has over three decades of experience in HR management, across diverse industries including Manufacturing, Hospitality, IT, Telecom, and Professional Services. He is a respected voice of the HR profession in India, […]

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Leading in a Slowing Economy
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Leading in a Slowing Economy

As per the World Economic Outlook published by IMF, the global growth is projected to slow down from an estimated 6.1 percent in 2021 to 3.6 percent in 2022 and 2023 and the trend is expected to follow in the medium term. After more than two years of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and […]

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Role of CHROs in Economic Downturn
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Role of CHROs in Economic Downturn

The chief human resources officer (CHRO) and other HR professionals now play a more important role in helping CEOs manage workers now more than ever because of the issues of the pandemic and the economic downturn that has impacted businesses. This has given the perfect storm of cultural change, employee stress, business problem, and opportunity. […]

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Accelerating the Future of Work
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Accelerating the Future of Work

Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”. How far are you from creating the future? Everybody from the board to the sales delivery executive working on the street is now interested to know what the Future is of Work. Well, I must say that as organizations we […]

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Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces
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Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces

Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces The pandemic has fundamentally altered how businesses operate by getting everyone to adapt to remote working. With digital adoptions and structural transformations in the traditional work models, organizations evolved, as the pandemic taught firms to focus on the resource that matters the most; “PEOPLE”. Adopting a […]

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Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends
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Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends

According to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, nearly 41 percent of people are considering quitting their jobs or changing their profession. The gradual layoff rate in India has increased by 23 percent. Generation Z is plagued by digital burnout, middle-aged professionals are prioritizing their personal life, and the paradigm shift for ‘hustle culture’ has […]

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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives at TCS: A lifestyle change means behaviour change and a behaviour change means more mindful choices. Therefore, when associates are encouraged to choose, the onus is on the organization to provide interesting, sustainable, and viable options for enabling healthier lifestyle choices. Employees spend a large proportion of their day-to-day life in the […]

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