Simplicity @ the other side of Complexity

Prasad Oommen Kurian's blog on Human Capital Managment and Organization Development

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Of writing, intellectual DNA and immortality

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This post was triggered by the interaction I have had with friend of mine based on the article he had written on why we want to be ‘liked’ a...
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Sunday, June 19, 2022

Of learning and legitimacy

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Almost all the organizations say that they ‘ value ’ learning. Some of them even claim to be a ‘ learning organization ’.  The trouble start...
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Sunday, June 5, 2022

The many lives of capability building programs

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Technically speaking, ‘capability building programs’ are meant to do exactly that – to build the targeted capabilities. However, after spend...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Do the CEOs get the CHROs they deserve?

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“CEOs get the CHROs they deserve!”, said the Senior HR leader when he was highly frustrated. This was my seventh ‘encounter’ with this gentl...
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Balancing our intellectual pH!

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 "Listening to him for five minutes a day might help you to balance your intellectual pH", I blurted out during a conversation wit...
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Monday, April 11, 2022

Of leaders and 'smiling depression'

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“The ability to suffer in silence is a key requirement for senior leaders, though you will not find it in any leadership competency framewor...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

What 'success' looks like - Exploring the inner world of leaders in transition

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One of my all-time favorite books is ‘ Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ’ by Robert M. Pirsig. This book begins with the lines “And...
Friday, December 24, 2021

Remarkable Encounters – Part 3 : Contented

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It is said that we discover some parts of ourselves only in the context of our interaction with others. Some of these interactions are so en...
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Sunday, August 8, 2021

The paradox of 'manager as coach'

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Coaching the team members is one of the basic responsibilities of a people manager. It is difficult to find an individual development plan t...
Saturday, July 31, 2021

Of trophies and battle-scars

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This post was triggered by the conversations that I have had with Human Resources (HR) leaders who had played a leading role in 'workfor...
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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Life at the intersection of theory and practice. Exploring the paradoxes and possibilities in Human Resources, Organization Development and Personal Effectiveness - using stories, myths and concepts from a wide range of fields
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