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People Matters
Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Lessons From Case Laws
Sexual harassment at workplace remains a highly sensitive issue despite the POSH Act of 2013 establishing clear guidelines. A look at the judicial interpretation being adopted by courts in cases related to sexual harassment at the workplace
6 min |
September 2018
People Matters
Redesigning Roles Creatively - Finding The Whats, The Whys, And The Hows Of Roles
Product designers use Design Thinking to build products and services. Can we use it to reimagine roles from the employees point of view?
3 min |
September 2018
People Matters
The 'STREAM' Framework for Enabling and Achieving Sustainable HR Agility
The STREAM framework can be used to enable and achieve sustainable HR agility
5 min |
September 2018
People Matters
Diversity Is Business For Us
In a special interaction with People Matters, Elaine Lin Vice President, HRAPAC, Baxter International, Ravinder Dang, General Manager India, Baxter International, and Gautam Kumar, Director Human Resources Emerging Asia, Baxter International spill the beans on how Baxter differentiates on its Employee Value Proposition and why diversity is business and not a mandate for the organization.
7 min |
September 2018
People Matters
Tyranny Of Precedence
As HR professionals, we are often reminded to think twice before acting, for that might set precedence. In todays times, when agility and speed are valued, how does one act with urgency without the worry of setting precedence that weighs us down?
4 min |
September 2018
People Matters
CHROs Hold The Opportunity To Impact
In a special conversation with People Matters, Eva Sage-Gavin, Senior Managing Director, Global Talent and Organization Practice, Accenture, shares her perspectives on the evolving equation between the businesses and CHROs, harnessing the power of digital technologies to innovate, unlock new sources of value, and reinventing the role of the CHRO for the future.
5 min |
October 2018
People Matters
There Is An Elephant In The Room - And The Blind Men Of Indostan Can't See It
By closing our eyes to the most underprivileged quartile of our population, the Dalits and Tribals, are we depriving ourselves of a major opportunity to expand our potential pool of talent and laying ourselves open to the threat of crude legislative action that will hamstring India’s private sector for decades?
10 min |
October 2018
People Matters
Can India Be An AI Powerhouse?
With AI alone generating over 2.3 million jobs worldwide by 2020, India's ambition to carve a niche for itself in an increasingly AI-driven world is becoming a reality. Let’s take a closer look at how AI revolution is impacting Indian jobs and the workforce.
4 min |
October 2018
People Matters
The Road From Strategy To Implementation
In an exclusive interaction with People Matters, RICARDO VIANA VARGAS, Executive Director of the Brightline Initiative™, talks about bridging the gap between strategy development and implementation, and about transforming the future.
9 min |
December 2018
People Matters
Jobs Of The Future: Where Are They Headed?
Governments and organizations have started waking up to the reality that jobs are going to change in the future. So what exactly is the future of our jobs? And more importantly, are we prepared for it?
4 min |
December 2018
People Matters
Picking Up The Pace
After a challenging 2017, the Indian IT Industry has scripted an impressive turnaround this year. Every objective parameter indicates that the sector is growing and is expected to continue on this trajectory in the near future.
5 min |
December 2018
People Matters
Tech Or Touch Pick One...Or Both!
No matter how much technology you have in your arsenal, you can’t replace the power of human touch! And as technology’s ceaseless onslaught creates unfathomed opportunities for both the employers and the workers, the importance of the human element has never been clearer. Robots will take jobs away, but in the foreseeable future, humans will most definitely make the crucial decisions about talent. So what does it take to strike the perfect balance between HR tech and a human-based experience?
10+ min |
People Matters - August 2018
People Matters
The Real Labor Cost & Burden Of Benefits
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017 brought in some sweeping changes to what companies are now liable to provide to their female employees. But are companies prepared to face and bear such changes?
5 min |
People Matters - August 2018
People Matters
The Cost Chaos!
Mercer’s 2018 Cost of Living Survey rankings demonstrate how increasing cost of living in various parts of the world is affecting organizations in terms of deploying talent and is also impacting the cost of doing business in various cities around the world.
4 min |
August 2018
People Matters
A Quintessential Capability-Led Transformation
In an exclusive interaction with People Matters, Lee Yan Hong, CHRO of DBS Bank shares the fundamentals of DBS’s journey of digital transformation, differentiating in a dynamic industry, putting customers at the center of everything, and keeping employees at the heart of banking
6 min |
August 2018
People Matters
A Subtle Interplay - The Digital Mind & Analog Thinking
Digital technology has moved from being an optional chapter in physics to a compulsory section in life called ‘earning a livelihood’. But do we still need to have an analog mind to find new things?
4 min |
August 2018
People Matters
Email, As Cold As The Cold War
Allowing for greater touch in computer-mediated communication can extend to people management instruments to attract better talent into business and to dissolve the current high-tech vs. high-touch paradox.
3 min |
August 2018
people matters
cautious optimism ensuring rewards optimization
institutionalizing a process to evaluate the efficacy of the reward system through a set of robust rewards metrics is crucial in organizations today.
5 min |
january 2017
people matters
are you in the list 2016 winners
in 2012, people matters embarked on a journey to recognize & commend the future hr leaders with are you in the list awards. today, the awards have become synonymous with excellence, perfection and a benchmark for the hr fraternity.
4 min |
january 2017
People Matters
In Need Of A Jump Start! - 'The Start-Up India' Program
Two years after its launch, we take a look at how Start-Up India Action Plan has fared, what has been done right and what needs to be done.
4 min |
January 2018
People Matters
Hiring In The Gig Economy
Gig economy has proved to be a silver bullet for many startups. But in reality, getting the job done through freelancers and consultants is riddled with challenges
3 min |
January 2018
People Matters
The Zeal To Excel & A Zest For Change
The winners of the ‘Are You In The List?’ Awards are declared. This feature presents the emerging HR Leaders of a new age people function — people leaders who will bring innovation and transformation to the new age HR!
1 min |
January 2018
People Matters
Leadership Is All About Context
In a candid conversation with People Matters, John R. Ryan, President & CEO of Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) shares CCL’s future focus, nuances of leadership, and integrating leadership with talent management practices.
4 min |
January 2018
People Matters
Groucho In The Cubicle
There are times at workplace when the lack of humor, the sheer inanity and banality can make a rock wince
2 min |
January 2018
People Matters
The New Social for the ‘Workplace'
Facebook, the social networking giant recently announced the launch of ‘Workplace’ — a dedicated secure space for companies to connect, collaborate and communicate.
2 min |
November 2016
People Matters
Quality of Hire Is Incredibly Subjective
Sue Campbell, Managing Director, Asia at Korn Ferry Futurestep on quality of hire, innovation in the Talent Acquisition space, Brexit and its impact on APAC, and the competitive business landscape of India
7 min |
November 2016
People Matters
Go Beyond Performance Management To Create Emotional Investments
How do you find valuable members for an organization and ensure that every person is able to find their passion, performance reward, and allegiance?
6 min |
April 2019
People Matters
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
5 min |
People Matters - June 2018
People Matters
Measure Performance, When And Where It Happens
The intent of the Performance Management program should scream “development”. But is that the case?
5 min |
April 2019
People Matters
Treading The Talent Tightrope The Case Of The Indian Auto Industry
India is expected to emerge as the world’s third-largest passenger-vehicle market by 2021. However, to propel this growth, organizations in the automobile sector will have to reimagine their investments in talent. In a round table hosted by Lee Hecht Harrison under the “LEAGUE OF LEADERS” initiative, industry leaders from the sector shared their insights on the many talent challenges besetting the automobile industry in India and the ways to overcome them.
6 min |