So I was at SHRM India's SHRMTech15 conference and here are some thoughts that struck me through the day, and some quotes by speakers that made me thoughtful and triggered more thoughts
Haha! Thanks @SHRMindia :) #shrmtech15 pic.twitter.com/FhCKvSw5j2
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
There's a 3D printer at the #shrmtech15 expo by Redd Robotics from #chennai pic.twitter.com/urp8gjJ3GO
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
This is awesome news!! #shrmtech15 pic.twitter.com/VPvWLpNo4h
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Constantly changing Job descriptions based on aspirations of millennial workers #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
The default for millennials is sharing information says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15 Focusing on #workoutloud
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
What we need are hierarchy that is fluid and flexible says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15 I think he's talking about "wirearchy" by @jonhusband
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Don't let hierarchy come in the way of solving problems says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
"If everything is under control then you're not going fast enough" says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
"To go fast you have to give up control by increasing trust" by @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
"Make your job about culture" says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15 - Millennials care about culture.
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
"HR should think like a startup. Focus on 'validated learning' and not vanity metrics" says @jamienotter #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
@GautamGhosh asks a big ques abt the mercenary nature of millennials - eg : hiring based on just a notice period being ethical? #SHRMTECH15
— Anuj Kacker (@anujkacker) April 24, 2015
@jamienotter talks about Ried Hoffman's concept of "Tours of Duty" #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
@jamienotter talks about Ried Hoffman's concept of "Tours of Duty" #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Cloud computing is the dominant mode for delivering innovative tech says @KyleLagunas #SHRMTECH15 Affordable and scalable
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Enterprise technology is undergoing the Consumerization of IT, social and mobile says @KyleLagunas #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
3 categories of HR Tech:
1. Integrated suites
2. Core System
3. Point solution
- @KyleLagunas
#SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Core systems of #HRTech
1. HRMS
2. ATS
3. TMS
4. LMS
#SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
@nidhisand totally agree! The CEO is the true Chief Culture Officer :) #SHRMTech15 @sahana2802 @jamienotter
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
You should have
1. Modern Tech
2. Modern Process
3. Modern Measurement
to get High performance #HRTech - @KyleLagunas #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Recruiting is growing at the rate of 23% in India - says Grown Out founder .. Really? #SHRMTECH15 Need to check that data
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
12 million job seekers enter the workforce every year in India #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Job search is not in the top categories of what young people do on mobile #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Mobile-first is the way to go #SHRMTECH15 https://t.co/PjhfVLsUiA
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Soon most will be on mobile - but whoever owns the last mile will win #SHRMTECH15 https://t.co/gqOKuFOg4H
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
@DPDilpreet talking about asynchronous video recruiting - that's a new one :) #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
And Google is going to penalise websites that are not mobile-friendly #SHRMTECH15 https://t.co/qWGu0nf8Sw
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
@abhilashk My POV: search itself is going away with context aware and wearables #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Gamification is used to introduce "flow" and "rapture" to learning says @sid_banerjee #SHRMTECH15 Augments didactic learning
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
"Game based simulation can show consequences of actions unlike traditional training" said @sid_banerjee #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Mobile based sales assessment in Pfizer - @sundertrg says they copied the concept from QuizUp #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
A leaderboard of sales proficiency at every district level @pfizer - says @sundertrg #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Great use of downtime to impact learning :) #SHRMTECH15 https://t.co/qIic9ng9VJ
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
HR people should all read "The Second Machine Age" @2MAbook by @amcafee http://t.co/kCX5uWmBdR #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
There will be 10 billion mobile devices in the next 5 years #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
It's the technology that is driving behaviour of people now, says Smriti of Cognizant #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Should HR be renamed to HMT (Human, Marketing and Technology)? Asks @AbhijitBhaduri #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
People have become 24/7 employees in the mobile age. But are employees allowed to be 24/7 parents and spouses? #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
HR now needs people who understand technology, marketing and user experience says Unmesh from Accenture #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Industries are hiring from outside their Industries. By @VirginiaSharma #shrmtech15 pic.twitter.com/OT0nNd1bVR
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Businesses that do talent branding and regular branding results in 37% more results says @VirginiaSharma #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Geeta Ramesh of @WorkAtFlipkart gets called out as a Numerati leader in India by @VirginiaSharma :) #SHRMTECH15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
India talent migration data: 80,363 professionals have moved into india while 157,232 Indians have moved out.. #SHRMTECH15
— Gurprriet Siingh (@JoyAndLife) April 24, 2015
Impact the high touch, high value transactions, says @agastyasays #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Learning is a high impact and easy to implement and saves money. 80% of budget is spent on L&D tech at Mphasis- @agastyasays #shrmtech15
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
Technology brings transparency but also opens up ethical debates about which data companies can capture, own and protect #SHRMTECH15
— Gurprriet Siingh (@JoyAndLife) April 24, 2015
Old culture + expensive tech= foolish old company #shrmtech15 https://t.co/p4nMBQZhX4
— Gautam Ghosh (@GautamGhosh) April 24, 2015
So that was it from the main conference folks! Let me know what you think :) 