Business
People Matters
Factor Analysis - Managing Expectations A CEO-CHRO Saga
Although much has been written and spoken about CHROs and their capabilities to be strategic business partners, there is usually no communication between the CEO and the CHRO on many things. CEOs expect HR leaders to be partners, but they are frustrated by how far HR leaders are from becoming actual business partners; on the other side, these very expectations have proven to be the top challenges that the CHROs face today
6 min |
People Matters - May 2018
People Matters
To Shape An Innovation Culture, Start With A ‘Problem Bank'
Much against the widely held belief that innovations start with great ideas, they, in fact, start with ‘well identified problems’
3 min |
People Matters - May 2018
People Matters
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.
4 min |
October 2017
People Matters
In A World Of Connected Devices And Disconnected People
Is accelerated automation and artificial intelligence stripping up away what’s intimately human?
2 min |
October 2017
People Matters
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
2 min |
October 2017
People Matters
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.
3 min |
People Matters - April 2018
People Matters
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.
3 min |
People Matters - April 2018
People Matters
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.
2 min |
People Matters - April 2018
People Matters
Capability Building For HR
HR’s value lies in its power to leverage technology, employee insights, creativity, data, diverse perspectives, and new ways of working to close the gaps between what employees expect and what we actually deliver
3 min |
People Matters - April 2018
People Matters
Artificial Intelligence: Control It Or Go With The Flow
Will it be organizations that can reconcile their AI push with a consumer-controlled pull that will enjoy a sustainable future?
10 min |
October 2018
People Matters
At A Fast Pace - India Inc's Bullish Hiring Outlook
As employment numbers have been growing on dodgy terms, new reports indicate a prospective rise in hiring. But as technological transformation becomes a mainstay, what does the future hold?
5 min |
October 2018
People Matters
A Growth Leader
In an exclusive interview with People Matters, Peta Latimer, CEO of Mercer, Singapore, shares her insights and perspective on the evolving SEA talent landscape, growth markets, future of work, leadership and navigating structural shifts, regulatory policies, and volatility in the changing marketplace.
10+ min |
October 2018
People Matters
Decoding The Power Of Disruptive Innovation
In a candid interview with People Matters, Whitney Johnson, thinker, speaker, author, adviser and an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption talks about the nuances of personal disruption, learning curves, hiring for potential than proficiency, and treating human resources as raw materials than finished products.
6 min |
October 2018
People Matters
Designing Hubs For Collaboration, Creativity, And Productivity
In an uncontrived interaction with People Matters, Shailender Kumar, Regional Managing Director, Oracle India talks about Oracle digital hubs, and how working environment and workplace design helps in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees.
6 min |
October 2018
People Matters
Holding The Reins
In an open and frank conversation with People Matters, Archana Singh, EVP and Chief Human Resource Officer at Wiley shares her outlook on change and transformation at Wiley, getting the right talent on board, leveraging the strength of a people-centric culture, and culture and brand as the two sides of the same coin.
5 min |
October 2018
People Matters
L&D Is Still Out Of Sync With How People Learn
Are skilling programs sufficient to address the scale at which the mismatch between skill development, employability, and job creation is?
3 min |
October 2018
People Matters
Cyrus Mistry – the Mysterious Sacking of an Industrialist
In 2012, Cyrus Mistry was chosen to lead one the largest global conglomerates, the TATA group, and take it to greater heights. Four years down the line, his mysterious exit has the entire nation speculating.
2 min |
November 2016
People Matters
Probing the White Collar Crimes
To counter corporate fraud and other threats, the demand for forensic talent & investment in forensic data analytics is surging.
2 min |
November 2016
People Matters
Starting The Journey - The AI Revolution And The Leadership Challenge
During these times of disruption, the most crucial question that many leaders ask pertains to adapting to the AI revolution and facilitating the adoption of AI at the workplace. But what are the habits that can help leaders get started?
4 min |
April 2019
People Matters
A Focus On Purpose
In an exclusive interview with People Matters, Willy Saelan, Vice President – Human Resources, PT Unilever Indonesia, shares how Unilever is leveraging technology to support diversity and inclusion, the importance of self-learning, and his thoughts on the future of work.
4 min |
March 2019
People Matters
How Much Work Is Too Much Work?
What is the ‘996’ work schedule and why has it stirred a heated debate in China? Are there any other work schedule models that are gaining momentum elsewhere? Let’s find out
4 min |
June 2019
People Matters
Shaking Things Up - Blockchain And HR
From making talent search more efficient, candidate verification effortless, customer and employee data security foolproof, increasing workforce productivity, and managing the emerging gig economy, Blockchain can assist the leaders of today, and the future, in several business-critical challenges. A look at how this relatively new technology can serve as a linchpin for HR leaders to solve business critical challenges of the present and the future
5 min |
January 2019
People Matters
The Story Of HR Tech And Its Changing Nature
The story of HR tech has been one of evolution. We take a look at how the domain of HR tech has evolved along with the funding and acquisitions in the HR tech space that the year 2018 saw
5 min |
January 2019
People Matters
Of Strategic Change And Action
2019 could be the year of action and strategic change for HR but HR will have to stop thinking of itself as an ‘enabling function’ and pick up the responsibility to act
4 min |
January 2019
People Matters
Tech Is Not Enough!
While technology plays a crucial role in digital transformation, it is only an enabler. The real change happens when organizations make the internal shift and enable the creation of a culture that facilitates a growth mindset for employees for sustainable success. A look at why and how a growth mindset is the real spark that generates success for organizations.
10+ min |
January 2019
People Matters
Give Up The Delusion That Burnout Is The Inevitable Cost Of Success
In a compelling interview with People Matters, ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, Founder & CEO of Thrive Global, and the co-founder, former president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, shares her thoughts about ensuring wellbeing in the digital age, the importance of going beyond physical wellbeing, and recalibrating our relationship with technology.
8 min |
February 2019
People Matters
Exposing Biases - Google's Ideological Echo Chamber
Although many have come out supporting and at the same time denouncing the memo, the real question is whether Google should reconsider its diversity programs and that if its “ideological echo chambers” really instigate “moral biases” against women?
1 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Getting On The AI Wagon
KPMG recently published ‘Robocalypse: Now? What the Fourth Industrial revolution means for retail’, aims to understand how robots and AI will change the world of retail.
6 min |
September 2017
People Matters
Build Organizational Capacity To Make Orbit-Shifts
Organizations need to not just reskill or upskill their workforce; they have to fundamentally repurpose them.
5 min |
September 2017
People Matters
The Curious Tale Of The Indian IT Sector
Over the past two years, the IT sector has undergone several changes, the effects of which were best reflected in its talent decisions. But with many now adjusting to such market changes, what is the future of IT talent?
5 min |