The marketing team at Callyton Inc. failed to meet its monthly target for the third time.   The top decision-makers were frustrated and constantly thinking of ways to break this curse.   Finally, Michael, the CEO, came up with a unique strategy. He started sending a personalized “Good Job” message for every small achievement of the employees.   This showed surprising results as employee productivity increased by 30%. As a result, the marketing team achieved its annual targets within the next three months.  This is a simple example of how employee recognition can p ..read more

Driving Conversations: (From left) Chief Human Resource Officer – Piaggio India Pooja Bansal; Keka HR Lead Process Strategist Kshitiz Sachan; founder of HR Shapers Ashish Gakrey; Head of HR & Talent Acquisition at Forbes Marshall George Cardoz and Head of Digital HR at Smiths Group plc Sumit Harwani taking part in a panel discussion at the Keka HR Conclave in Pune. Human resources professionals needed to leverage people, processes and technology (PPT) to make the most of insights from people data, suggested a speaker at the Keka HR Conclave, Pune Chapter. While speaking at a panel discussi ..read more

Valuable insights: (From left) Head – Corporate Learning and Development (CLO) at Larsen & Toubro Limited M.V.N. Rao, founder of HR Shapers Ashish Gakrey, Head of India HR at CITICS CLSA Ashutosh Srivastava and Keka HR Lead Process Strategist Kshitiz Sachan taking part in a panel discussion at the Keka conclave in Mumbai. Fairness, transparency and upskilling were necessary for creating a high-performance work culture, said a speaker at the Keka HR Conclave in Mumbai.   “If it is obvious to employees that an organization is fair, they strive for more,” continued Ashutosh Sri ..read more

Hiring The Right Talent Is Often the Most Differentiating Factor Between A Thriving Organization And A Struggling Organization.  Gartner reports that 29 % of critical roles in organizations remain vacant for more than five months due to the lack of sourcing and hiring the right talent. To top it off, often most organizations in a similar domain are chasing the same talent that makes things even harder.  Interestingly, one-quarter of those critical roles are in technology functions. The situation gets further challenging for startups where they have to compete with peers and enterpris ..read more

Many companies provide benefits to their employees, and many employees take them for granted. Yet, if your company is small and your budget is low, you might question whether employee perks are actually worth the expense.   The quick response? Employee benefits are indeed important. The greatest employees are easier to find and maintain, and happier and more productive employees are ultimately better for business growth.  What are Employee Benefits?  The non-wage remuneration offered to employees by a company in addition to their regular pay or wages is known as employee be ..read more

According to Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor, the top predictor of workplace satisfaction is not pay.  It is the culture and the values of the organization, closely followed by the quality of the senior leadership and career opportunities for the employees within the company.  The importance of culture has seen a massive rise in the last few years. In Deloitte’s 2016 report on Global Human Capital Trends, 86% of respondents viewed corporate culture as important or very important to business success. But only 28% said that they understand their organization’s culture ..read more

Consider the following scenario. You work at an MNC as a Software Engineer, or a Cloud Solution Architect.   Your HR department sends you a survey when you walk through the door at 9 a.m. or log in remotely from home using your corporate laptop. There are a few questions in the poll about your time at the company.   Isn’t that what you’d expect from a Fortune 500 company?   It does until you discover that the company delivers these surveys to some of their employees on a daily basis.   If you work for a tech firm, a consulting firm, or any other high-per ..read more

Inspiring voices: (From left) Founder Director at LearNowX Divya Dang, Chief People Officer at DB Schenker Renu Bohra, Founder of HR Shapers Ashish Gakrey, Group Head – Learning and Organizational Development at JBM Group Sunny Verma and Keka HR Lead Process Strategist Kshitiz Sachan taking part in a panel discussion at the Keka HR Conclave in New Delhi. Human resource (HR) professionals must drive people integration within their own department as a first step towards being part of the strategic aspects of business, said a speaker at the Keka Conclave – Delhi Chapter.   After this in ..read more

It has been more than 50 years since the 9-box grid matrix was born in the boardrooms of McKinsey and Co. Interestingly, it was developed not to measure employee performance. Its original application was to help General Electric identify areas best suited for investment. Eventually, the model evolved into a highly favored tool to evaluate talent and performance.   Just like it was not originally intended for performance management, we would be shortsighted if we were to see it merely as a tool to evaluate employees. Why? Because it’s much more than that. However, before we delve into ..read more

In the past two years, people have discovered new hobbies and new goals for themselves. People from all over the world had baked so much that there was a shortage of yeast. Some began taking online classes to play the guitar, learn gardening, and develop creative skills. A few even turned their hobbies into serious businesses or changed their careers altogether. When the pandemic took so much away from people, everyone started prioritizing their well-being and work-life balance. Now, the workforce prefers doing what it loves.   What people want from their companies has been dramatically c ..read more