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Commitment In Chaos

Employee engagement in times of change

Is Your Organization Digitally Dexterous?

A Gartner study shows that only 7 percent to 18 percent of the organizations around the world possess the digital dexterity to adopt new ways of work solutions such as virtual collaboration and mobile workforce.

Re-Humanizing Work

From changing the way we think about work to creating a life each of us can enjoy living through the work we do, ERIC TERMUENDE, bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur, and thought-leader, in conversation with People Matters, talks about optimizing workplace culture, finding purpose and passion, and rethinking the concept of work.

The H1B Visa Struggle: No Relief In Sight

Over the past 18 months, the Trump administration has cracked the whip on H1B visa system. There is no relief in vicinity

Sheryl Sandberg - From 'Lean In' To 'Option B'

In the role of a COO, Sandberg oversees Facebook’s business operations and manages Facebook’s sales management, business development, human resources, marketing, public policy, privacy and communications

Cautious Optimism In Indian Employment Market

The TeamLease Jobs & Salary Primer 2017 paints an optimistic picture of job and salary growth

Aon Best Employers India 2017

The workforce of today needs more! And organizations need to vigorously advertise their strengths, and demonstrate what sets them apart. People Matters showcases the Aon Best Employers List 2017 and divulges the secrets to what makes the enlisted organizations well-positioned in the hearts of their employees

Never Settling For Good; Always Aiming For Great

Bajaj Finance’s people-enabled business strategy starts with attracting and retaining talent with an entrepreneurial zest while constantly “challenging the status quo”

Growth Without Growth - The Jobless Growth In South Asia: A World Bank Report

India and its neighboring nations are experiencing high growth rates, but has this growth reflected in the number of suitable jobs created? A recent World Bank report on the region “Jobless Growth” provides a comprehensive picture

Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds

AILEEN TAN, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Singtel calls herself a perfectionist for whom failure is a difficult option. In this interview with People Matters, Aileen shares her own journey of becoming an HR leader, the philosophy that guides Singtel’s talent approaches, technology, taking risks and more

The Big Slowdown

Numbers suggest that the Indian economy hasn’t been doing very well recently, and experts say that the numbers point to a trend of concern — a net aggregate decline in employee strength of the biggest companies!

The Philosophy Of Happiness

In a series of interactions with People Matters during TechHR 2017, Tal Ben Shahar, serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Potentialife, and author in the areas of positive psychology and leadership, shared his insights on using positive psychology and the science of happiness in the workplace, ingredients of happiness, and connecting employees with a purpose.

In Need Of A Makeover – The Industry-Academia Engagement

The MBA programs in India still teach students to draw still life whereas the world outside is moving at 24 frames per second – it is time to transform the MBA offering and provide a new look to the industry-academia engagement.

Leadership Development Is A Life-Long Journey

In an exclusive interview with People Matters, David Altman, COO of the Center for Creative Leadership talks about his career trajectory, the need for a leadership culture & strategy in organizations, and building a sustainable leadership capacity

Learning & Development Above And Beyond!

This special feature contains People Matters L&D League Annual Conference 2017 Award Winners — organizations with the best learning practices and ground-breaking approaches towards solving learning challenges; and also features People Matters and BITS Pilani research, “Learning & Development Trends Study – 2017” that investigates the changes in the priorities, drivers and the strategic role of the L&D function while examining the top areas of skill gaps that need to be bridged in the next 12-18 months.

The “X” Factor For Successful M&As!

Why do so many M&As fail due to people reasons? Let’s see how the people angle might be impacting business!

Scaling Excellence Aligning M&A Strategy With Organizational Goals

The year 2017 has seen a number of deals and also recorded highest Foreign Direct Investment at $43 billion. With investors supporting market leaders and even smaller and younger companies, consolidation of capital in the Indian business ecosystem has accelerated. This cover story seeks to capture insights from experts and leaders on what it truly takes to align the M&A strategy with organizational goals

GST To Be Levied On Amenities Outside CTC

As India’s single tax system GST is all set to be introduced from July 1, let’s look at ways how GST will impact amenities offered to employees outside cost to company (CTC).

Ravi Venkatesan - ' Conquering The Chaos'

Ravi is a recipient of the IIT Bombay's Distinguished Alumnus Award and Purdue University's Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award and has been voted as one of India's best management thinkers by Thinkers50

Perceptional Acceptance Of Rewards Gives Results

Many empirical researches have established perception as a ‘reality’ at the workplace — one that has high influence on employee behaviors.

Paradigm Shifts And Opportunities

In this interview with People Matters, Simi Dubb, Global Head of Talent Management, Fidelity International talks about the future of the workplace, the role predictability plays in it, and how organizations can leverage the power of gender diversity.

People & innovation are at the core of TomTom's success

In an exclusive interview with People Matters, Arne-Christian van der Tang, SVP - Group Human Resources at TomTom narrates the organization’s transformation journey, the company’s continued focus on diversification & how HR is customizing employee experiences By Ester Martinez and Vikas arora.

Driving on Digital HR's Transformation

Digital now determines the way organizations think and operate. This cover story presents the digital transformation agendas of companies across a variety of industries, the State of HR Technology and the Next Wave of HR Transformation.

Next Wave of HR Transformation

With a change in workforce and shift in expectations, the need for HR to change with the times has become all the more crucial.So what’s next for the HR?

Sharing With Caring - Expanding HR Shared Service Centers Globally

HR Shared Service Centers have been seen as one-stop shop for all HR matters, quicker path to learning and development, but also, as a cost saving initiative. However, care needs to be taken to safeguard against the gaping potholes that could derail the whole exercise and jeopardize secure careers.

In A World Of Connected Devices And Disconnected People

Is accelerated automation and artificial intelligence stripping up away what’s intimately human?

Women Leaders In The Age Of Disruption

Data shows that bringing women to the organizational fore not only results in performance and profit, it also shows optimism related to inclusion of women in the workplace. This cover story seeks to understand how women are experiencing challenges and dimensions of leadership as they lead digital transformation agendas in their own career journeys

Cognitive Futility

There is so much literature available on what makes the contours of effective leadership and what makes a great leader, yet we hear and experience the lament of deteriorating quality of leadership all around.

RoI Of Skills Upgrade - A Different Kind Of Dilemma

There will always be issues of RoI in skills upgrading, but a closer collaboration between corporations and training-providers might just be the solution.

Building Capabilities That Matter! - HR Capability Building

A recent dipstick study by People Matters on HR capability building found that 76 percent of CHROs believe that there will be tremendous changes in HR by 2022, but a whopping 66 percent say that they are not satisfied with their current HR capabilities.