Mind and Matters

Organizations profit and loss statements are dependent on their revenues and in turn on their performance. Performance in the simplest terms can be defined as the execution of work of all kinds that exist in the organization. If the execution is carried out well then there is a rise in the performance and vice versa, so the need to measure performance becomes highly critical. Having given the theoretical explanation, the psychological explanation goes as follows. As humans, we all expect feedback for the work we do. This holds good for any scenario. When associated with an organization, we expect to hear from the experts that we are on the right or wrong path, the next course of action if any, on the associated perks or rewards. In this bargain, the organization also gets to identify the high, medium and low performances. This helps create hierarchy and balance in the system. The need for a performance management is thus very high in any organization/any context. Though there are ...

She was kind yet powerful; She was gentle yet strong in her own ways; Her touch cured the needy; her smile lifted the spirits of many; She gave all what she had with no demands of any; She raised a hand and silenced many She was: A Woman of substance; A woman to learn from; A Woman who took the world by storm; A Woman whom I worship; Mother Teresa – I salute you!

In this era where organizations are having a war for talent, it becomes obvious that only by giving a hike in compensation, finding the right talent may not be easy. On the other hand, candidates, specifically with experience when looking out for a new opportunity outside their current organization weigh a lot of options before accepting an offer. As a person who shifted her job just a month ago, my decision was   based on various factors like the company’s performance over past years , of course compensation but above all, the role , variety of   work and people that I would be surrounded with. Having two options in hand, I, for all the right reasons chose the offer which gave me much more meat in the role that I would play. As mentioned by experts, compensation becomes a part of the package and not the package alone! People by nature want to see themselves grow, acquiring deeper knowledge, playing a variety of roles. Every month getting a fat pay might boost the ...

Organizations have come a long way from having HR as just a pair of hands, now is an era where HR has become a voice so strong. HR has evolved beautifully over years which is seen and heard from the many success stories from the organizations .Saying all of this, The HR department needs to constantly keep abreast with the changing times. The question that arises in our minds many times is Does HR as a process needs revamping or just re-tuning? There is a difference in both; revamping means is to change something from the very beginning. On the other hand, re-tuning is for the constant change that I spoke about earlier which should come from a constant vigilance and need for improvement within the HR team. Departmentalizing HR into various functions is a methodology that may organizations are following ( HR business Partner , Learning and Development , HR operations , Staffing and Compensation and benefits) but the integration between them also matters to a high degree for the o...

The definition of stress for every individual is very different , though the effect it has goes deep into ones mind. With all of us who work spending 10-12 hours in our organization , combating with stress becomes crucial for both our personal and professional success. The first important task is to realise and accept that one is undergoing stress that is affecting our day to day activities. This becomes important because there are types of stress that is good to have too. Can one just pick out one effective way to curb stress at work? - not easy at all. Being a part of the HR community ,there are couple of things that I would like to list down which might help relieve stress at our work. a) If the stress is due to a bad relationship at office ( your boss, peer or sub-ordinate) , make sure to step back and think the reason for which things have turned sour. This will give one a clear path as to how do we deal it going forward .It also helps in talking to the concerned person a...

How many days would I have longed to get the attention the so called ‘STAR ‘gets ... Who is this STAR... Man made difference between people- That is how I would like to put it...Through the growing years, my dusky colour has raised a lot of questions within me – again, to correct that is how the world wanted me to question. I won some battles, lost some and in the bargain earned a lot of strength from within. To this day, I can remain calm and quiet when the world outside me is trembling or for that matter is trying to shake me up. There is a strong voice that I hear every time i feel like breaking down in pain... and it only says... if you can’t face this situation then who else. I have started believing that there is a child and devil inside you who at the given opportunity strikes and guide your emotions even though you don’t want it... This I am talking is apart from the various personalities that the ‘YOU’ carries. My recent past has witnessed some huge highs and lows... I have...

India, for the first time is going to host the CommonWealth Games- This was the frontline news a few months ago and it made every Indian beam with pride. Delhi , The Capital of India was chosen as ' THE PLACE' for it to be conducted and from then there was no looking back. Every top official in India got involved in it in one way or the other, a team of so called efficient people were given the responsibility to look into this important event and the rest took a back seat or actually forgot about it. Delhi was being remade in the true sense, I had an opportunity to visit the city in the interim and the place looked 'broken'- yes I mean it . All I could see was debris , dust and wide cracked roads. Though the sight was not great , I made myself understand that this is all for an International cause and I too forgot about it. As the date was nearing , Our media woke up one fine day and as it should be , broken Delhi was BREAKING NEWS.. it still is.It is amazing to note th...