Wednesday, January 1, 2020

my new learnings at Meet the Mentor in HRD Network



After a long time I’m like to share my thoughts and feelings. Yesterday I was attended a Program called Meet the Mentor in HRD Network.


There  speaker is a lady, she narrated her life, I mean Life in a real sense, Personal and Professional.. Its touching and inspiring. The kind of troubles she faced and the kind of pains she faced, we may call terrible. but every time she bounced back with more power and agility. The few points she mentioned,


In incase person want to reach some destination and he/she is determined, they will reach but using your inner strength to cross the obstacles makes difference
Conviction and Courage makes difference
People might object initially, we can convince anybody with the conviction and perseverance
What else –We can give more to life makes difference



The above points look normal but the to make it we require to challenge ourselves more than others

I feel most of our limitations we build ourselves are our perceptions and our experiences but we can always can have different experience and we challenge our perception. for that we have to risk ourselves. In another article I’m reading the article says there are only three steps in Personality development, they are


Self Awareness
Accepting as we are
Action to move to next level


For this we have to be clear what we want out of our life.




Friday, March 28, 2014

We are happy to comeback to work on Monday-DO YOU

Recently i seen above words in one  hoarding in the way to HITECH City,Hyderabad.This made me think what really make an employee to come back to work on Monday as an Happy and engaged employee. Here i would like to mention what i mean by Engaged-for me who is engaged to the Organisation is emotionally and intellectually attached to the Company and its Growth and more precise who invest continuously on his/her personal development which in turn will contribute to the organization.


Just coming on Monday morning as duty dont make great difference.But Organisations also have to invest lot of efforts for this Monday effect.The Investment will be

* Investment in Organisation Design and Job Design

Organisationa Desizn

* Organisation Design have to take care in the concern of clarity in the reporting

Structures-Whom he/she reporting-Functionally or Administratively

* Organisation Design have to take care of Span of Control-Min and Max reportees

* Orgainsation Design have to take care of the puprpose of Reporting-I mean what

context Reporting Manager will guide and gepl his Team to achive Goals

Job Design-This can be views different point of views like

Employee,Reporting Manager,Organisation Goals and Culture


* For an Employee point of view Vriety of Skill Sets,Control over work,Relative value

of that kind of role in the Organisation,Challenging tasks,Career Progression for this kind roles and

Market value for the Skills job Demanding-but all these also have relative

point.Sometimes in my career i seen different kind of employee who are very

comfortable to work in very limited Skill sets or very routine work,limited control

over his work.What i feel Individual Orientatons towrads career make a lot of

Contribution to the Job Design.

* For an Reporting Manager point of view Job Design have to be simple to

monitor,Quantifible tasks and Obersvable quality contributions,Significant Value

Contribution in the Team Members Performance

* For an Organisation point of view its very critical because this is foundation for the

Organisation Performance.The organisation have to see in the way requirment for the

Skill variety,employee efforts in the work completion ( i mean Man Vs Mechine

Contribution in the Work delivery ).employee motivation effects and reuirement of

Creativity and Innovation contributions required by the employee for Organisation

Performance


Investment in Recrruitment in Selection

* Recruitment channels have to generate the right kind of poole whom we can select for the employment.Recruitment Communication should clearly spell about Organisation Vision and the Job Spesification and Career Progression in the Organisation for this particular job.In the same time we better communicate for any limitation in the Job

* Selection-This is very critical stage.We have to understand the significant importance of Person -Organisation fitment besides Person - Job fitment.I feel HR person in the selection panel plays major role.For this he have understand Organisation Culture and sub culture factors in the Department/Unit the candidate job is places and Organisation Life Cycle.What i mean if incase Organisation in the stabalising Phase not much into Growth phase,if the candidate is vary ambitious and agressive,may be organisation mighe be not in a position to give opportinity for the growth the candidate is expecting.Another important factor all Members of Selection Board have to be trained in Selection Selection,that will increase the fitment ratio.


Induction and on the Job Training

* Induction plays major role in the employees first impression .HR have to play vital role in giving information on Orgainisational Plocies and little insight in Organisational Values and Culture.In the same time its a good practise the employee will be given an Orientation of all other functions in the Organisation

* Through On the Job Training,the employee feel ease to get in to Job and deliver reults


Performance Management System


* The Performance Management system in the Orginsation should

* Very Simple and Clear to all the Members

* It have to be transperent

* Its always good practice PMS will built on Quantitative Measurments

* Clearly have to spell whats your expectations in the contect of performance and

can be expected Reward System

*Another major point is Appraisal Education.














































Sunday, August 21, 2011

My new Learnings

After a long time I’m like to share my thoughts and feelings. Yesterday I was attended a Program called Meet the Mentor in HRD Network. There are two speakers talked about topics - Life Changing Challenges and Learning Contribution to Business.


There first speaker is a lady, she narrated her life, I mean Life in a real sense, Personal and Professional.. Its touching and inspiring. The kind of troubles she faced and the kind of pains she faced, we may call terrible. but every time she bounced back with more power and agility. The few points she mentioned,

In incase person want to reach some destination and he/she is determined, they will reach but using your inner strength to cross the obstacles makes difference
Conviction and Courage makes difference
People might object initially, we can convince anybody with the conviction and perseverance
What else –We can give more to life makes difference



The above points look normal but the to make it we require to challenge ourselves more than others

I feel most of our limitations we build ourselves are our perceptions and our experiences but we can always can have different experience and we challenge our perception. for that we have to risk ourselves. In another article I’m reading the article says there are only three steps in Personality development, they are


Self Awareness
Accepting as we are
Action to move to next level


For this we have to be clear what we want out of our life.


The second speaker delivered the Learning impacts on Organizations, the points are


Aligning Learning Goals to Organization Goals
Acceptance and involvement of C Level executives
Innovative Training Methodologies
Measuring Business impact of Learning
Need for Leadership Development Initiatives in an Organization


The presentation was very though provoking and given guidance about what Leaning can give to Organization and he said in today s fast changing Business Environment, continuous learning is need for Organization to survive.

He is mentioning about ASTD Awards. www.astd.org


Friday, March 4, 2011

Life in Technology – carry’s all emotions of life

Recently one of the Engineering College invited me to address their final year student on Life in Technology Industry.I presented follwing:

New Product Idea – Enthusiasm and Excitement
Technology feasibility – un certainty and optimism
Proto typing – touchy feeling and Anxiety
Design Development – Attachment and stress
Testing – tension and defensive
Product Delivery – happy and joy
Support – Irritation and Delight

HOW TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD

Passionate **
Learn ,unlearn and re learn
Sharing and caring – team, boss and yourself
Enjoy life as it comes

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Fresh Graduate Trainee Selection - What I see

Now a days I’ m in the Process of recruiting fresh Engineering Graduates for my Product Development, Business Development ( Domestic and International ).These Graduates are expected to take up Lead Positions in the future for Organizational Business requirements ( We take them as Management Trainees )

I’m just thinking what I really see in fresh graduates, Following points in to my mind,

Clarity of Thought

Clarity of thought in why they done Engineering
Clarity of thought what they want to do in future, why they want to do that
Clarity of thought in what job they want
What is their past achievements and failures

Learning Orientation

o What is their learning Orientation ( I try to analyze through Learning Styles Model of – VAK - this is a simple model )

Their learning drive in the subject they studies
What is the motive for the Learning
In a given situation what is the speed of their learning

Achievement Orientation

What is their Highest Goals on life and why
Why they set their Goals
Whom they benchmark and why
What is their achievement in the areas they attempted in their life ( It can be Education, Sports, Cultural and Social activities, Leadership (even some times Street Leadership )

Self Awareness and Self Esteem

What they know and feel about themselves
What areas they like about themselves and what they don’t like about themselves
What activity make them excited and happy & what activity make them tense and dull
How they receive and react compliments and comments
How they handle emotional hurts
About their Relationship with their parents and closed circuit relationships





Team Member Orientation

How comfortable and their experience in working in Teams
How they handle Communication with their Team Members
What is their experience handling Conflicts when they worked in Team
How they react and handle with Team Leaders in different situations


How I assess above points are I will ask different situational questions, I encourage them to narrate their life incidents and express their feelings. This is some form of BEI – Behavioral Event Interview
Now a days I’ m in the Process of recruiting fresh Engineering Graduates for my Product Development, Business Development ( Domestic and International ).These are the Graduates are expected to take up Lead Positions in the future for Organizational Business requirements ( We take them as Management Trainees )

I’m just thinking what I really see in fresh graduates, Following points in to my mind,

Clarity of Thought

Clarity of thought in why they done Engineering
Clarity of thought what they want to do in future, why they want to do that
Clarity of thought in what job they want
What is their past achievements and failures

Learning Orientation

o What is their learning Orientation ( I try to analyze through Learning Styles Model of – VAK - this is a simple model )

Their learning drive in the subject they studies
What is the motive for the Learning
In a given situation what is the speed of their learning

Achievement Orientation

What is their Highest Goals on life and why
Why they set their Goals
Whom they benchmark and why
What is their achievement in the areas they attempted in their life ( It can be Education, Sports, Cultural and Social activities, Leadership (even some times Street Leadership )

Self Awareness and Self Esteem

What they know and feel about themselves
What areas they like about themselves and what they don’t like about themselves
What activity make them excited and happy & what activity make them tense and dull
How they receive and react compliments and comments
How they handle emotional hurts
About their Relationship with their parents and closed circuit relationships





Team Member Orientation

How comfortable and their experience in working in Teams
How they handle Communication with their Team Members
What is their experience handling Conflicts when they worked in Team
How they react and handle with Team Leaders in different situations


How I assess above points are I will ask different situational questions, I encourage them to narrate their life incidents and express their feelings. This is some form of BEI – Behavioral Event Interview

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Introduction note on T Group Training

History
In 1947, the National Training Laboratories Institute began in Bethel, ME. They pioneered the use of T-groups (Laboratory Training) in which the learners use here and now experience in the group, feedback among participants and theory on human behavior to explore group process and gain insights into themselves and others. The goal is to offer people options for their behavior in groups. The T-group was a great training innovation which provided the base for what we now know about team building. This was a new method that would help leaders and managers create a more humanistic, people serving system and allow leaders and managers to see how their behavior actually affected others. There was a strong value of concern for people and a desire to create systems that took people's needs and feelings seriously.
Objectives of T-Group Learning
The T-Group is intended to provide you the opportunity to:Increase your understanding of group development and dynamics. Gaining a better understanding of the underlying social processes at work within a group (looking under the tip of the iceberg) Increase your skill in facilitating group effectiveness. Increase interpersonal skills Experiment with changes in your behavior Increase your awareness of your own feelings in the moment; and offer you the opportunity to accept responsibility for your feelings. Increase your understanding of the impact of your behavior on others. Increase your sensitivity to others' feelings. Increase your ability to give and receive feedback. Increase your ability to learn from your own and a group's experience. Increase your ability to manage and utilize conflict. In India Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Sceience -ISABS- www.isabs.org is one of the instition conduct this kind of Labs
Shiva