Sep 23, 2024

Your HR team is facing performance gaps. How can you bridge the divide between team members?

My answer to the question on LinkedIn:

 

To start, the HR leader needs to diagnose the root cause of "performance gaps". There could be various reasons:

1. Gap in setting goals. Are various HR leaders and managers clear about what they need from their employees. 2. Gap in communicating goals. Do employees know what are high-priority goals, and if there is any change in the period are they communicated it in a timely manner 3. Skill vs Will issue. Do all your HR leaders know each employees strengths on the job as well as their motivation level. As a HR leader do you understand which HR managers are having frequent check-ins with their people? 4. Business Feedback. What do business leaders say about each HR person they have direct contact with. HR exists to serve the business

May 23, 2024

Why you should get your HR team a corporate membership of GHRC

 As some of you may know I recently started consulting as Brand Ambassador and Community Manager of the Global HR Community

If you're in HR here are the reasons why you should get a corporate membership of GHRC

  1. All benefits of premium membership for multiple employees within the organization: Every employee covered under the corporate membership can enjoy the perks of premium membership.
  2. Customized solutions tailored to the organization's needs: GHRC provides tailored solutions such as group training sessions or consulting services to meet the specific needs of the organization.
  3. Dedicated account management and support for the organization's HR team: The organization's HR team receives dedicated support and account management services from GHRC.
  4. Brand visibility and recognition as a corporate member: The organization gains brand visibility and recognition as a corporate member of GHRC, enhancing its reputation in the HR community.
  5. Priority registration and discounts for GHRC events, conferences, and training programs: Corporate members receive priority registration and discounts for various GHRC events and programs.
  6. Access to premium webinars, workshops, and masterclasses: Employees can participate in premium webinars, workshops, and masterclasses led by industry experts to enhance their skills and knowledge.
  7. Enhanced networking opportunities: Corporate members can benefit from enhanced networking opportunities, such as VIP networking events or member directories, facilitating valuable connections within the HR community.
  8. Additional resources such as toolkits, templates, and best practice guides: Access to resources like toolkits, templates, and best practice guides to streamline HR processes and tasks.
  9. Personalized support and assistance from GHRC's membership team: The organization receives personalized support and assistance from GHRC's membership team to address any queries or needs.
  10. Opportunities for leadership roles, committee involvement, or speaking engagements: Corporate members have the chance to take on leadership roles, participate in committees, or engage in speaking opportunities within the GHRC community.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      


Nov 22, 2023

Gamifying HR; AI and Organizational Communications

I was recently interviewed by Yashika Begwani who hosts the Voice of Achievers podcast 

Mar 23, 2023

Event Report - Cornerstone Connect Live at Mumbai







On February 15th, Cornerstone's Connect Live event was held in Mumbai, India, where CEO Himanshu Palsule emphasized the critical skills gap in the country and the need for learning to address it. He highlighted that not only does the skills gap impact individual employability, but it also affects the growth and productivity of the Indian economy. Cornerstone, with EdCast, SumTotal, and Saba, have become the largest learning platform company globally, serving 7,000 customers and over 100 million end-users.


He further stressed upon the democratization of talent and how employees expect their organizations to take initiatives in skilling them. He warned that companies that fail to invest in employee development risk losing out to competitors who do and urged organizations to act. Himanshu also expressed his belief that technology plays a significant role in addressing this issue and presented the vision of the Cornerstone Talent Experience Platform. 

In the keynote, Yashwant Mahadik, the Global CHRO of Lupin, shared his experience and discussed the complexity of a global LMS rollout. He highlighted the challenges that leaders will face in the future and predicted that immersive learning using virtual and augmented reality will be the next big thing. Mahadik emphasized the need for leaders to be in tune with technology to remain relevant in the future. 

In the product deep-dive session, Cornerstone’s Chief Product Officer, Kartik Suri unveiled Cornerstone's Talent Experience Platform, where the best-in-class learning, performance and talent management capabilities are married to holistic, highly engaging, personalized people growth experiences, interconnected by intelligent tech-fabric with AI-powered skills, highly context-aware content, both of them fed through a people-intelligence data layer, all built on an open ecosystem with an extensible integration hub.

In the CXO panel discussion, Nishchae Suri, MD at Cornerstone India, began by sharing insights from the Learning Health Index survey, which revealed that corporate India operates at only two-thirds of its potential, despite 82% of employees expressing a desire to take ownership of their learning. The panel discussed the need to bring enterprise technology up to par with consumer technology, with Mohit Kapoor, CTO at Mahindra Group highlighting how his team tracks Employee Waiting Time, a metric that measures the time it takes for a request to be approved from the time it was raised.

Carmistha Mitra, CLO at Axis Bank emphasized the importance of technology providing hyper-personalized data to both employees and the business while making supervisors accountable for their team's learning. Animesh Kumar, President - HR and Transformation at Zee stressed the crucial role of managers in facilitating learning and development, describing them as the linchpin for success in this area. Abhilash Misra, CEO of NSE Academy spoke about the importance of investing in one's own learning through a Systematic Learning Plan (SLP). 

In the Customer Success Story session, Prateek Mehta, head of Mahindra leadership University shared insights into how Mahindra Group re-imagined learning using EdCast by Cornerstone’s Learning Experience Platform. In a refreshingly candid presentation, Prateek discussed the mistakes made and the lessons learned along the way, ultimately resulting in an impressive adoption rate of 80% and a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 66. 

The event concluded with an inspirational talk by Ashish Vidyarthi, an actor turned speaker, who shared his personal journey of finding his voice by remaining open to learning, regardless of where he found himself in life. He emphasized how technology has simplified life and provided opportunities for individuals to reinvent themselves, provided they possess a curiosity and willingness to learn. His talk left the audience feeling inspired and motivated to embrace continuous learning in their personal and professional lives. 

Looking into the future, with the potential to be a game-changer in the future of learning, talent, and work, Cornerstone's Talent Experience Platform (TXP) could revolutionize the way individuals approach personal and professional development while equipping businesses with the necessary tools to thrive in an ever-changing landscape.

To learn more about Cornerstone’s Talent Experience Platform, visit www.csod.com








Jul 8, 2022

My Interview at Digital Success Summit V2.0


Some pics from the event (this was back in 2019!)


When I moderated a panel discussion #ETHRNexTech 2021: Digital HR- Next-gen tech is changing the work

My interview with Priyanka Dutta on her YouTube channel #CoolTalksWithPriyanka


It was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed by coach Priyanka Dutta, who asked me questions that only an OD consultant could ask and got me thinking more than I usually do covering a big gamut of topics 

By the way you can find all the videos of my talks and interviews down the years here on this list

On the SHRM India HR Influencer list, again

 So on 20th May, SHRM India unveiled its list of the 50 HR Influencers in India for 2021-22 during the SHRM Tech Conference and yours truly was on the list again :)


The full list of the 50 influencers are:
Some pics from the Conference:


With Marshall Goldsmith and Jaspreet Bakshi

The SHRM Influencers

This was a crazy POV pic :)

A well-behaved pic of the influencers


A crazy pic of the influencers :)


with Anish and Sheetal 


With Ayushi, CEO of OpenOffers, a HR Tech startup and co-founder Vishal



You can find my Tweets about the event here, some more photographs in those tweets 







My podcast interview on Voice of Achievers Channels

 


My first podcast interview is now available on Voice of Achievers channel on

Spotify

















(this is the link to be used for anyone who does not have any of the above podcast applications; this does not require an app download and one can listen to the episode seamlessly without an additional download)