When you start a business – you (the promoter / founder) are everything for the business. You are expected to don multiple hats – CEO, CTO, CFO, Receptionist, Runner, Cleaner etc. As you move forward, the concerned responsibilities can be shared across co-founders, founding team members till you are ready to hire dedicated resources for […]
Author: Praveen Mishra
Praveen is the Founder & Principal Consultant of KHEdge, a boutique HR & Business Process Advisory firm. Over last 15 years he has advised & worked with promoters, founders, business leaders, HR leaders in areas of - Business Strategy, HR Strategy, Organisation Design etc.
Some priorities that businesses may need to look at while moving ahead – 1. Communication 2. Organisation Design 3. Cost structure – manpower costs 4. Talent strategy and talent mix 5. Efficient processes 6. Concept of work & workplace
Everyone at a workplace looks forward to regular career progression and growth. While your performance and demonstrated potential at your workplace are important here are some essentials that can help you build a better career irrespective of where you are employed. They are also relevant if you decide to walk away from your job and […]
At times, senior professionals wonder about the hundreds of sales pitches, emails, and meeting requests after attending an event. The whole economy of events and conferences, however, goes beyond the concept of networking and knowledge sharing. These platforms are also about providing a platform and opportunity for businesses to showcase their products and services, to connect with the decision makers who could be a prospective client.
What is Bench Time? “Bench time” refers to the time period when employees in a service or consulting business are not engaged on billable projects. The terminology is normally used in reference to the employees at outsourcing, consulting and IT services companies. During their bench time, the concerned employees – freshly trained talent, IT staff, […]
Job interviews are important. When you are interviewing – it’s not just about getting hired. Of course, getting a job offer is important, especially for ones without a job in hand or for those who want to escape a bad manager or workplace. However, job interviews may be much more than that. Let’s look at […]
These insights are primarily for the functional managers, and HOD’s. At times it’s difficult to find a way out through the various career progression options that may or may not be available for your team. This normally happens considering the limitations that the business ( through the HR & Finance function ) sets for your function […]
Once your startup plans to or has added a few employees, it may be a good time to start thinking about getting the HR policies & process in place. To start with, it helps with your hiring efforts. It helps you and your recruiter address the queries and concerns of prospective employees and job applicants. […]
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Career pivot – some thoughts.
Career pivot from one function to another. We are limiting our discussion to inter functional career pivot. Many amongst us think of career pivot at some point in our careers. Some of us want to move from sales to training, some from HR to business operations, and some from one industry to another. The change […]
Stage 1 – When it’s only the founders. We may normally think that HR comes in only when a business has employees and is somewhat mature. To ensure that a business has a good foundation, it helps startup founders to think HR, even at an inception stage. Of course, you don’t need to hire an […]
Employer branding – simple and practical. Employer branding initiatives help showcase an employer’s value proposition to the prospective employees. The idea is to attract quality talent and tap the available talent pool that normally shy’s away from a concerned employer, or is not sure about the employer. Employer Branding – all that needs to be […]
The role of a Chief Learning Officer is about – providing leadership to organisational capability building, in line with business expectations. The Chief Learning Officer should keep eyes on some of these, in order to add value to the business in an effective manner. The dimensions of these priorities will vary from one organisation to […]
Have you applied for the Joint Secretary position with Government of India ? Last month Indian Government, in a first, allowed candidates from private sector to apply for select Joint Secretary position with its ministries and departments. This has been viewed as a positive move by most, and with suspicion by another set of people. […]
Compensation benchmarking, or salary surveys are exercises conducted to identify levels and boundaries related to pay grades for a set of positions. Ideally a benchmarking exercises should be undertaken keeping a sample of comparable companies in related business or businesses employing similar manpower. Ideally, the business size has to be near similar – but we […]
My last post was also about Future of Work & Workplaces , albeit with a different perspective. I placed some thoughts on changes that have been happening, and some simple questions that emerge, about future workplaces. There may be much more, but it helps to keep life simple and talk about simple visible things. Technology, communication […]