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How Digital Transformation Can Power The Great Reset

Technology has the potential to serve as the key enabler of change between digitalising administrative tasks and fostering human connections

The Crypto Meltdown Of 2022

FTX implosion: A setback, but not the end for the crypto market

Govern Pre-IPO Unicorns to Create Value; Not Valuation

Billion-dollar startups always make the headlines. But is there true value behind those eye-catching valuations? How can proper governance be implemented for these much-hyped companies?

On change and change management

The best way to end the year, especially such a disrupted one as 2022, is by laying the groundwork for the year to come. Michelle Yong, Head of Resourcing at Shell, offers some insights on change management to bring us forward into 2023

The Great Reconnection: A paradigmatic moment for employers and employees

This year has not been a good one for employee retention. The Great Resignation, originally thought to be a US phenomenon, has emerged in Asia now. But is there a way to turn it into the Great Reconnection?

Lessons Managing in leadership: a global hybrid team

What takeaways can we draw from the pandemic? Fatima Koning, Chief Commercial Officer at IWG, shares what the last five years have taught her about managing a global sales team across 120 markets in the hybrid model

Eight HR trends that we saw throughout 2022

As companies manage their workforces in a dynamic era, HR departments have continually adapted and adjusted, and never more than this year as digital acceleration and workplace evolutions came together

One way to turn the tide of employee retention

There's a surprising link between skill development opportunities and job satisfaction. Here are some ways of boosting skilling and thereby talent retention

A key focus for L&D going into 2023 should be business alignment

Venkat Subramaniam of Degreed believes that learning is core to business success and organisations need to invest in the right processes and technologies to adapt to continuous change

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CAN BE GAME GHANGER FOR INCLUSIVE FUTURE OF WORK

BREAKING FREE FROM THE STEREOTYPES IN THE INSURANCE SECTOR, PAMELA THOMSON-HALL SHARES HER JOURNEY OF BEING A CHAMPION FOR WOMEN AND BRINGING ABOUT A CHANGE IN A MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY

Instilling a sense of ownership in employees

The most important step in promoting a sense of agency in the workplace is cultivating an ethos of ownership within the company

“PRITAM SINGH: THE ALCHEMIST GURU": A GOOD READ TO UNDERSTAND WHY LEADERSHIP MATTERS

A biography by Asha Bhandarker and Subrat Kumar sheds light on the role of a leader in shaping an organisation

Employee well-being initiatives cannot be * one-size-fits-all

Today, well-being has become an expected component of rewards and benefits. But it is not always implemented or received in a way that bears out its potential impact. How can organisations be in sync with employee sentiments and provide them with initiatives that are both relevant and impactful?

Focus and follow up on your talent, give them opportunities to shine

Rewards don't need to be monetary alone they can include less tangible aspects such as career development and flexibility. In conversation with People Matters, Jorgen Wengel of Sennheiser Electronics dives deep into designing impactful talent practices for the future of work

Does our pay for performance process deserve rewarding?

Pay for performance is a staple of any rewards model, but practitioners often take for granted that it is sound. In fact, a good pay for performance model needs intensive planning and careful design

How to attract and retain top talent at tech companies

Employees in a rapidly changing workplace are not just concerned with salary increases; they are also interested about upskilling to expand their knowledge base and update their hard and soft skills

Agility and adaptability demand better strategic analysis

As CHROs take on a greater strategic role, they need to equip themselves with a wide range of tools and capabilities to drive performance from their unique seat. Here is a practical process for improving performance analysis

Companies are finding ways to truly bring learning to life

Vinay Pradhan of Udemy tells us what trends L&D leaders must capitalise on as they embrace the future of work

Emphasise a learnercentred, applicationbased learning process

John Cherian of enParadigm dives deep into how they support organisations in designing impactful L&D strategies for the future of work

Managers can make or break a company's morale, motivation, and productivity

John Kallelil, CEO and founder, XED, explains why one needs to proactively seek learning and development to be better equipped to face an increasingly uncertain future

ON ENGAGING PEOPLE AND INVESTING IN THEM

BUILDING A WORKFORCE FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE IS BOTH AN ART AND A SCIENCE. IN CONVERSATION WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, TATA COMMUNICATIONS CHRO AADESH GOYAL DESCRIBES AN APPROACH THAT ENCOMPASSES ENGAGING A DIVERSE AND DISTRIBUTED WORKFORCE, WHILE INVESTING IN THEM SUCH THAT THEY AND THE COMPANY CAN INDEPENDENTLY BE FUTURE-READY

What needs to be done before building an inclusive workplace

Inclusion is welcoming, sustaining and strengthening diversity by embracing and respecting differences in the workplace

REIMAGINING SKILLING THROUGH THE METAVERSE

A step up to more intensive and effective forms of learning through emergent technology the metaverse may be a game-changer for skilling in many industries

PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE: CULTURE DESIGN FOR LEARNINGAND FAILING

People say they want compensation and benefits. But it's culture design that truly matters, according to HR leader, author, culture and innovation evangelist and learner at heart Daniel strode

THE GAME CHANGER FOR ORGANISATIONS

Organisations gearing up for unpredictable times ahead must concentrate on their people: they need a diverse group of future-ready leaders and upskilled employees to realise their full potential, says piyush Mehta, CHRO of Genpact

LEADING THE FUTURE OF WORK REQUIRES NEW SKILLS

The future of work is not quite as we had visualised between new technology and new employee expectations, changing environments and evolving workplace cultures, it is imperative for leaders to develop new skills and mindsets to keep up

Quiet quitting: Trendy topic or fun framing?

The phrase Quiet Quitting’ has caught on as it captures the impact of the pandemic on the lives of many people but can it be framed more accurately?

How to escape quiet quitting: Let go of prepandemic workforce norms

The conversations around “quiet quitting” are an alarm ringing about the need for us, as leaders, to re-think our employees’ work experience, says Katherine loranger, Chief People Officer at safeguard Global

What if employers actually talked to employees?

Executives are so surprised when employees quit without notice or when jobseekers don’t show up for the first day of work. smart HR executives will dig into the causal factors behind these recent trends to understand why such surprises are so commonplace today

IS THERE A RIGHT TIME: TO RETIRE IN THE CORPORATE WORLD?

Selecting the time of retirement can be tricky. If you leave young, you havea particular set of risks and challenges that you might face and if you retire late, you might miss other opportunities/passions you always wanted to pursue