Editorial
Early last year when the economy and the stock markets were hunky-dory, training managers had a difficult time convincing executives to take time out for training activities. Line managers were reluctant to let employees attend training, lest they lost out on the frenzied revenue earning..... Read More
Events
HR Factored
Growing up attending personal development workshops made for a slightly unusual upbringing. However, Ms. Shari Harley, Principal of The Harley Group says that these sessions helped her understand the career path she wanted to take. Ms. Harley followed her heart...... Read More
Executive Focus
Mr. Vairamani Pandiyan (Vice President-HR, Ford India Pvt. Ltd.) has been in the field of HR right from the beginning of his career, around 27 years ago. After completing his undergraduation in Psychology, he opted for an MBA..... Read More
Voice Vote
It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that companies focus on economic recovery in the midst of a severe global recession. But it is time to begin thinking about the future, not to focus on the past. When the economist....... Read More
HR Decision
What would you do if performance evaluation at your company does not work the way it is supposed to? Several approaches were tried in the case of my previous employer, but they all failed. And this was the dilemma I faced.........
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Opinion Piece
Economic downturns put HR strategies to their ultimate test. Do employees constitute an investment to be managed or a cost to be reduced? Traditionally, the way of dealing with reduction in profits was to shrink employee costs...... Read More
At The Helm
AMUL - the word means ‘priceless’ in Sanskrit, but the acronym is said to stand for ‘Anand Milk Union Limited’. The organisation, that runs under the guidance of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), is India’s largest food products marketing organisation...... Read More
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