Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Candle in the Grind – Burnout at work

Amit Bhagria — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:49:45 +0000

Burnout at work is for real, say experts. Look for these warning signs and how to fix each of them. Do you get to work early and leave when the shutters are going down? Are you the first to skip weekend plans with friends, preferring to head to work instead? You have no desire to [...]

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What is Human Resource Management?

Amit Bhagria — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:57:48 +0000

The terms Human Resource Management or HRM, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Personnel mangement are widely used by many experts. Upon hearing such terms you must be thinking or visualizing an efficient work environment, with high employee productivity and competent HR Managers. Is it really the case or HRM is beyond this. Let us understand the concept [...]

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Talent Management – Has Your Company “Got Talent?” Part 3

Amit Bhagria — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:02:19 +0000

A Culture of Recognition and Rewards Alright, this post is the third and final in a series about attracting and retaining top talent. The first post gave you some killer tips to sift through applicants and only hiring the best of the best. The second installment aimed to make sure that once you got people [...]

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Talent Management – Has your Company “Got Talent?” Part 2

Amit Bhagria — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:00:44 +0000

Master the Art of Employee Engagement to Reduce Attrition In my last post, I gave some key strategies for hiring rock star employees. You know the kind that recruiters and hiring managers fight over? If you didn’t read that article, check it out here. Once you’ve ingested those golden nuggets, it’s time to move on to part [...]

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Talent Management (Part I) – Has Your Company “Got Talent”?

Amit Bhagria — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:51:27 +0000

It’s time to talk staff. With the New Year coming up quickly, HR professionals are busy developing budgets, forecasting staffing needs for the next year and thinking about reviews and merit increases. Of course, we know that the lifeblood of a company is the staff. But do we put enough time and planning into getting [...]

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Innovative Practices in HR by Young HR Professionals

Amit Bhagria — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:51:04 +0000

Wow!!! What an event it was!!! 18th Dec 2012, I will call my lucky day, when I was fortunate enough to meet 3 amazing HR professionals from the industry. Delhi & NCR Chapter of National HRD Network organized a Special Event titled “Innovative Practices in HR presented by Young HR Professionals”. The Delhi & NCR Chapter’s monthly [...]

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HR Terms and Definitions Personified

Amit Bhagria — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:07:40 +0000

HR Terminology - HR Terms and definitions that have become a part of the daily workplace dictionary. Let us understand the real meaning behind the many corporate lingos that have become the part of our daily lives. Equal opportunity: Requirement that workplaces be free from discrimination i.e. giving all individuals a fair chance to succeed regardless of [...]

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Making Human Resource Management Software More Effective

Amit Bhagria — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:46:11 +0000

Effective human resource management software is integral to the success of any business. It will provide the approaches and frameworks for working to get the best out of employees, improve employee engagement and ensure talent is nurtured and managed well. Getting human resources right Human resources should play a pivotal role in determining what employees [...]

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What is Project Management Software?

Amit Bhagria — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:30:44 +0000

Project management software is a term used to signify many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, decision-making, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects. Tasks or activities of project management software - Scheduling One [...]

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HR Manager – Role in Stress Management

Amit Bhagria — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:52:51 +0000

HR manager and stress management – does it sound to be linked in any way?? While it may not be to the layman, managing work related stress in employees and role of an HR manager are intrinsically correlated. Well organized and effectively managed work helps in promoting and maintaining the well-being and health of an [...]

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Engagement Reviews, The new FAD?

Amit Bhagria — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:32:19 +0000

I read a recent article on engagement reviews and thought of sharing it with you. I am writing my views on the topic which will be followed by the main article. Will like to have your views on this subject. Please post your comments after the article. Do you think engagement reviews will ever replace performance [...]

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How can Women get back into their Careers?

Amit Bhagria — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:29:31 +0000

Sometime back I got a question from one of my subscriber’s on the Young HR Manager list, on a similar issue. I wrote a reply on the HR Helpline which can be read here. I read an article in Times of India addressing the similar concern and thought of sharing it with my readers. Hope it throws [...]

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Why You Need a Talent Strategy?

Amit Bhagria — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:47:57 +0000

Talent leaders can’t change global work trends or today’s economic reality, but they can change people strategies to respond to those trends and position a company to gear up for growth. Led by the senior leadership team, organizations must apply the same rigor they use to create an overall business strategy to create workforce [...]

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HR in Transition Mode?

Amit Bhagria — Sun, 06 May 2012 11:52:10 +0000

Once there was the fear that the role of HR was becoming obsolete, but today, companies are realising its value at the core of their strategies. Let us find out how the priorities of HR are getting redefined? Over time, the role of HR has evolved into being an integral part of the business strategy. [...]

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Quitting could BOOST your Salary!!!

Amit Bhagria — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:03:23 +0000

Finding a new job may be the only way to get a big pay raise, according to a new research. The study also revealed companies with held employees’ promotion in favour of someone from outside the organisation – who often gets paid more. But it turns out that external hires don’t do nearly as good [...]

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