Business
People Matters
Kumar Mangalam Birla - The Real 'Idea' Behind 'Vodafone'
The business deal is stipulated to save an estimated $2.1 billion a year on operating costs and capital investments after four years, and is stated to be completed in 2018.
1 min |
April 2017
People Matters
It's Official - Maternity Boon Granted!
With the amended Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, extending the paid maternity leave to 6 months in the organized sector, about 1.8 million women are set to benefit from it in India.
4 min |
April 2017
People Matters
Uber's Growing HR Nightmare
The recent sexual harassment case at Uber and the complacent attitude of its HR towards the matter has brought into spotlight the startup culture that ends up ignoring strong people management processes. Mostly, at their own peril!
4 min |
April 2017
People Matters
The End Of Autocratic Bossing
Team dynamics change when the team manager is under pressure. And instead of autocratic bossing, a collaborative effort to bring cohesion and synergy with team members is the need of the hour!
4 min |
April 2017
People Matters
Design The Life You Love!
In a captivating interview with People Matters, Ayse Birsel — designer, creative director, speaker and author of Design the Life You Love, tells us about her journey of becoming an industrial designer and how she extends her design principles to enable people & organizations to design a better future.
7 min |
April 2017
People Matters
Positive, Yet Cautious Hiring Activity In Campuses This Year: Aon Campus Study 2016-17
The Aon Campus Study 2016-17 seeks to understand the compensation philosophy adopted by companies across different campuses, and aims to provide a detailed view on campus compensation & recruitment strategies for various educational qualifications
5 min |
September 2017
People Matters
A True Reinvention
In an exclusive interview with People Matters, Kate Sweetman, Founding Principal at the consulting firm SweetmanCragun and a former editor at Harvard Business Review talks about the age of disruption, reinvention, innovation, leadership and HR tech adoption.
6 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Flip The Channel - From Multichannel To Omnichannel Learning
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution bringing in exponential changes, leaders are missing one important element — rethinking the process of learning
4 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Shifting The Gears — From Content To Context
Technology will always be relevant – but we can make life significant only if we enrich personalized experience beyond the psychological and emotional frameworks.
2 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Building A Jigsaw Team
In this 6 part series, Raghu Raman, Former Soldier, CEO & Bureaucrat leverages his experience across diverse operating environments to discuss elements of leadership that are domain and industry agnostic and explains the ‘FutureSkills©’ that leaders will need to acquire in an increasingly VUCA World
5 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Learning Landscapes Of The Future
The increasing use of digital technologies and the imminent rise of intelligent technologies have increased the focus on the preparedness of organizations to adopt and adapt to the changes brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. What paradigm shifts will this cause in the L&D space?
8 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Evolution Of L&D In The Era Of Digitization
The business of learning is undergoing a transformation and today, and digital technology is making it possible for people to access learning content at a faster, more efficient and cost effective rate than ever
4 min |
September 2017
People Matters
In the spotlight - Investments in HR solutions
Investments in the staffing and recruitment solutions sector are surging as businesses are realizing the criticality of the HR function.
4 min |
August 2016
People Matters
HR Technology landscape
With tech adoption increasing by 7 percent from 2015, the People Matters – SAP HR Technology Study 2016 highlights the current state of HR technology adoption & the success levels of technology implementation.
4 min |
August 2016
People Matters
Employers Want Superman, Not Spiderman!
Superman was ‘born’ Superman, whereas Spiderman was ‘created’. And there is a difference between having innate qualities and, well, having qualities that have been infused into you, which can come and go (depending on external factors)
3 min |
November 2017
People Matters
Organizational History – The Past Made Available For The Future
Every organization and industry must evaluate its own need for documenting its history, and this must be different from documenting processes — as history and experiences are documented to learn lessons.
4 min |
November 2017
People Matters
Building A Future-Ready Workforce
In 2016 People Matters and BITS Pilani presented a study on L&D priorities of organizations for the coming year. This year the research tries to assess how accurate the function has remained to last year’s vision for itself and dug deeper into the changing landscape of skills that organizations have to navigate in the next 18 months.
6 min |
November 2017
People Matters
Decoding Leadership Development
Leadership development is a priority for the organizations as they require a new class of leaders with strategic and forward-thinking minds in this digital age. In conversation with People Matters, Jennifer Martineau, SVP, Research, Evaluation, and Societal Advancement – Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) shares her perspectives on leadership development and diversity.
5 min |
October 2017
People Matters
The state of talent acquisition in India
The talent acquisition function within HR has traditionally dealt with ensuring that the right candidates are acquired. But given the urgency within businesses to scale today, it is poised to play a much more vital role.
4 min |
December 2016
People Matters
Big change, Best path – Managing transformational change
Warren Parry, Managing Director, Global ChangeTracking Lead, Accenture and the author of Big Change, Best Path talks about his patented change map, complexities of change processes, and applying change maps to manage change in organizations.
4 min |
December 2016
People Matters
Businesses Should Take Risk With Their People
In an exclusive conversation with PRAMOD BHASIN, the Founder of Genpact, we ask him about building Genpact from scratch, the power of conviction, achieving competitive advantage and HR’s role in architecting a culture of risk-taking.
7 min |
December 2016
People Matters
AON Best Employers India 2018
Organizations today not only need to balance strategy with purpose, they also need consistency and agility for engaging employees, demonstrating effective leadership, building a performance culture, and leveraging the strength of their employer brand. People Matters showcases the Aon Best Employers List 2018 and divulges the secrets of what makes the enlisted organizations well-positioned in the hearts of their employees
5 min |
People Matters - June 2018
People Matters
Assessing The Assessor - Evaluating Personality Assessment Tools
Today, many organizations use personality assessment tools to assess their employees. But before deciding to use a personality tool, should organizations create their own “thermometer test”?
3 min |
People Matters - June 2018
People Matters
The Flattened Reality Of 'Flat Offices'
The ‘flat office’ once meant that the organization was more horizontal in its outlook. But now, the flat office is a hoary mess!
4 min |
June 2018
People Matters
People Managers Between Life And Death
Ineffective people management is a challenge that organizations face offand on. But this issue transends industries and sectors — a look at the people management issues in the healthcare industry that is strategically moving from volume to value
4 min |
June 2018
People Matters
It's About The “Ease Of Doing Business” In India
The recent ascent of India on the Ease of Doing Business rankings by World Bank has received much attention and applauds. Let’s try to comprehend what this achievement really means
4 min |
December 2017
People Matters
Blogosphere
Most of the conversations are focused on millennials as a challenge rather than them being the future. So how can employers adapt to this new generation?
2 min |
December 2017
People Matters
Leadership Is Contextual - So Let's Develop Leaders In The Moments They Experience
From influencing the curriculum of learning and onboarding leadership development programs to providing material for coaching and assessment tools – Great Playbooks are geared towards spreading learnings so that skills can be applied directly to the job
4 min |
December 2017
People Matters
An Impact That Matters - Leadership Development Initiatives That Give Returns
For long-term performance, the C-Suite needs to commit themselves to the success of corporate leadership development efforts. But do these programs align with the strategic objectives of the business? Do they prove valuable to the employee and for the bottom line?
4 min |
December 2017
People Matters
The Odds Of Getting Even
With Indra Nooyi being replaced by Ramon Laguarta, the problem of low women representation in top jobs has returned to the limelight. We take a deeper look at the problem and what are some of its root causes.
5 min |