Everyone a 10X leader, We Must
I remember discussing with one of my clients about how employees are so committed and gung ho when in college. But somehow their attitudes and demeanor take a beating in the workplace. How can we get our employees out of this floundering and drifting state? Yes, this particular client organization does have great hiring practices […]
Sexiest Job: Data scientist
“Data science – the ability to extract knowledge and insights from large and complex data sets” said DJ Patil, the first ever and current US Chief Data Scientist & Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy If you ask my 12 year-old daughter who is the sexiest person, her answer will be Tiger Shroff. He’s […]
MOOC – A Viable Corporate Learning Alternative
One hundred years ago, we may have called the library a MOOC as the disruptor in the sense that it provided knowledge to so many who wanted “in” – C.J. Westerberg Are you planning to invest valuable resources to build learning systems to enhance your company’s capabilities? You are probably contemplating some sort of online learning […]
Change Leadership in the VUCA World
“Let us forget the past, and think of the present.” – Nelson Mandela, shortly after his release from 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was a great leader. He was able to change and transform not just a society but also the entire nation and possibly the entire African continent. Yet in today’s world of business, companies […]
Simply relevant HR
According to a recent Global Human Capital Trends 2015 by Deloitte, business leaders rate their human resource function a D-plus. No wonder management gurus like Prof. Ram Charan has called for companies to do away with human resource functions by splitting it into two, one being a human resource admin reporting to the CFO and […]
Smart Organizations
In 2011, IBM Watson, an artificial intelligent computer competed on a famous US game show Jeopardy, against 2 former winners and won! The win was remarkable but if you consider how IBM Watson won is even more amazing. IBM Watson is a computer built on a QA technology that takes a question expressed in natural […]
Passionately Engaging
Are you experiencing acute employee turnover among new hires, especially those with less than one year of service? Are you of the opinion that maybe your company is spending too much time and resources on new hires? Are you about to cut orientation and training budgets for new hires? Hold your horses. Why? Because you […]
Human Resources: Age of diversity
Recently, I have been asked to conduct a training course on generational diversity (Babyboomer, Generation X and Generation Y) for a leading Thai company. Then I thought to myself “this will benefit human resources practitioner but will it make a difference to the organization?” The answer was no. So, rather than focusing on just generational […]
Trust Me
“Trust me!” – Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator Human Resources is often seen as operating in the dark side of an organization. Few people know what goes on in that department, and fewer people in senior positions invite HR to join the C-Suite discussions. HR often reinvents themselves with the hopes of gaining a seat […]
Corporate Culture – The Secret Sauce
In my 20+ years of experience, I have been privileged to work in family-owned, professional and multi-national companies. In none of these organizations did the prevailing corporate culture evolve in a planned fashion. It shouldn’t be that way. Culture is too important to be left to chance. It’s an important ingredient to your organization’s success. […]