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Building a culture of outperformance: Productivity of resources and sources
The word ‘Productivity’ brings to our mind the ratio between output and input. This ratio will have units. For example, number of fan blades per sheet of aluminum, number of pieces per machine hour, 200 shafts per man shift, two TVs sold per square foot of shop area,...
Calls for some Dos and Don’ts in the Education System
The Education curriculum in schools talks about 3 R’s – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. However, there are three more skills that can be gainfully imbibed at early stages of educational and personal development, mainly at secondary and higher secondary levels. Three...
Integration of mental health policies in a post-pandemic world
It is observed, that the number of people impacted and requiring interventions in stress management has increased substantially in recent times. Lack of time for proper relaxation and not spending appropriate quality time with family are commonly...
Understanding the nuances of micromanagement
It is common knowledge that people join ‘organizations’, however, they leave ‘bosses’. The way an employee experiences his/her workplace, including the relationship with bosses, peers, and subordinates, will go a long way in the employee’s productivity and longevity....
Understanding the HR-Line connection
Background In the initial part of my career, I worked as a line manager for 16 years and then migrated to HR function via the Personnel Management role (there was no HR department in 1985), out of choice and later worked for 27 years in the HR domain at senior levels....
5 useful tips to avoid burnout in work from home situations
Work from Home (WFH) situations call for (endless) virtual meetings and this calls for skills to be more engaging because people are sitting behind computers where their attention spans are shorter. Added to this, there is a thin line dividing official work and doing...