Simplicity @ the other side of Complexity

This month, 'Simplicity at the other side of complexity' is completing one year. When I started this blog, I wasn't sure about h...

This post is on one of my favorite topics : 'deep-specialist' roles in internal HR. Please see here (Specialist roles in internal HR...

"HR is like gardening", said a senior HR professional when he was completely drunk. "We are not using any functional expertis...

Most organizations have some sort a process for assessing the 'potential' of its employees. This is very much required as the 'f...

A few years ago, I worked with a very 'interesting' boss. He was the head of our group and he used to have 2 Executive Assistants an...

I have spent most of my career so far in specialist roles. I have also handled HR business partner roles (being part of the business leaders...

A few years ago, while I was working with one of my previous employers, I got an opportunity to attend a 'global HR leadership team meet...

Social capital in an organization refers to the collective value of all social networks (connections among the individuals) in that organiza...

Career planning is one of the most interesting rituals in HR. But before we come to career planning let us look at the myth of Sisyphus. We ...

The incident that triggered the thought process behind this post happened when my son was about 3 years old. This was the time when he was t...