Simplicity @ the other side of Complexity

"My team is not happy with me. They have told me that I am not a good team player", said the young engineer. The latter part of hi...

The more interesting part of the title comes from 'Through the Looking -Glass' (by Lewis Carroll). The other (related !) part - impo...

"But I don't need HR systems", said the senior business manager. I had gone to this gentleman to seek his buy-in (and sponsors...

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...