April 2, 2018
Engaging guide on building trust at work, highlighting leadership tips and HR strategies to enhance career growth and unlock hidden talent.

Building Trust

Is building trust about doing fun activities together – the kind that often passes off as “team building” in many offsite meetings? If you have been for one of those, then read this… Building Trust He was the new boss. He had just joined the business and was dismayed to […]
March 29, 2018
An inspiring leader and author shares insights on career and work, showcasing HR talent and charisma in a dynamic presentation.

Richard Branson: Decoding His Charisma

It really boils down to what an "experience maker" is. They make you feel stronger. They make you feel optimistic. They make you feel safe because you trust them. Charismatic leaders have the ability to make people feel optimistic and hopeful. They make success look within reach. Just what Branson does. I heard him live at The #AdobeSummit in Vegas. Read on ...

March 26, 2018
Creative sketch paired with bold text asks, “360 degree reviews – do they help?” Exploring career growth, leadership, and HR insights. Friendly chat from a respected author.

360 Degree Review: Does It Help

Rate yourself and four friends on emotional stability, generosity, intelligence, creativity and assertiveness. Then ask your spouse and friends to rate you on the same traits. What you discover may surprise you.Find out which traits are you better off getting feedback from others. Are there some traits you know about yourself better than others? Read this to find out.

March 7, 2018
Vintage taxi in motion with tips on transforming employees into brand ambassadors, focusing on career growth, leadership, and HR talent development.

Turn Employees into Brand Ambassadors

Saying "All tweets are personal" and "retweets do not imply endorsement" may sound impressive but it does not prevent the reader from assuming that the organization shares the same belief as the employee. So employees are representing your brand 24x7 with their social media presence. They are leaving behind digital footprints of your brand anyway. How can organizations leverage the employees to be brand ambassadors?

February 4, 2018
Brand Evangelist for HR image featuring engaging graphics and social media icons. Highlights the importance of new media skills in HR leadership and careers.

HR Brand Evangelist

Jason Levine is an evangelist for Adobe. His tutorials make it easy for users to learn tips and tricks of the range of products that Adobe has. His tutorials on YouTube unlock mysterious features of different products. He is known to his followers as Adobe Jesus. He makes technical training so cool. Imagine if you had someone like him to evangelize your latest L&D offering. We have no problem when companies spend big bucks marketing a soap that costs fifty rupees. But we shy away from evangelizing our training programs that could make the company stay on the cutting edge.

January 14, 2018
CES 2018 graphic humorously highlights event's appeal, weaving in author insights on career, leadership, and talent in HR and work.

CES 2018 was like a sequel

Last year Alexa created a stir with its novelty factor. Since then voice has become bigger and continues to grow. Google has the advantage of passing on its AI power through all its Android devices. But Alexa has had a two-year head start in the market. Plus, Alexa offers 10,000+ “skills”. Google’s marketing department was the clear winner having plastered Google Now everywhere. But this is the space to watch. My take on why CES 2018 was just lukewarm... not hot.

November 15, 2017
Hand-drawn guide on hiring for talent and leadership, focusing on work strategies and HR tips for evaluating strong career skills, even with poor communication.

How To Hire Someone Who Is Not Good at Communicating

Although most of us spend more time communicating online than offline, recruitment methods are still heavily skewed towards analogue or physical communication skills, particularly the job interview. Indeed, interviews favor those who can communicate their ideas fluently and come across as likable. How can we discover talented people who are not good at communicating but are otherwise terrific at delivering top-notch performance?

November 9, 2017
Book cover titled "The Digital Tsunami" highlights career growth, leadership, and talent in a world of digital change, perfect for HR innovators and authors.

The Digital Tsunami: Talent Management

When the entire talent pool consists of a few thousand people in the world, the demand and supply equation does get skewed in favor of the experts. In case of Artificial Intelligence, the talent pool is limited to less than 10,000 people across the world. These people are being tapped by everyone from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft as well as every other industry. The MD of Daimler Benz recently said their competitors are no longer other car companies like Tesla, but Google, Apple, Amazon etc. The same holds true for talent. If Artificial Intelligence is on its way to becoming like electricity, there are not enough electrical engineers being churned out.