tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post4723001513360827677..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: In defence of HRRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-15211205363389838002009-08-21T10:15:11.427+05:302009-08-21T10:15:11.427+05:30@ Rads - yesh - love them or hate them, you can...@ Rads - yesh - love them or hate them, you can't ignore HR. Will pick up the tag over the weekend.<br /><br />@Srivats - ThanksRameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-67274859833324732812009-08-20T14:57:34.140+05:302009-08-20T14:57:34.140+05:30Oh cant agree more!Oh cant agree more!srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163300976131007175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-43575088599164105332009-08-19T22:39:35.210+05:302009-08-19T22:39:35.210+05:30Hmm I myself have hated HR policies at many of my ...Hmm I myself have hated HR policies at many of my client locations, but I guess that's their job n a tough one too...nice post...btw u've been tagged..chk my blogRikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985152186939344611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-21194506970209908522009-08-19T17:55:32.861+05:302009-08-19T17:55:32.861+05:30Thanks Gaurav for visiting and for your nice comme...Thanks Gaurav for visiting and for your nice comment. Thanks especially for your suggestions. I won't venture into the investment area as I am no expert and that's a dangerous area anyway, but I see your point on smaller businesses.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-27322678418079550492009-08-19T12:56:26.274+05:302009-08-19T12:56:26.274+05:30Hello Ramesh, your post has been as usual a great ...Hello Ramesh, your post has been as usual a great read. I would like to put forward a request forposts on certain topics that have excited me of late. I hope I am not crossing my borders as a mere regular reader of your posts.<br /><br />Most of your post have been about the corporate world and have no doubt been great. However I would love to read on topic like entrepreneurs or the small business man, perhaps sole proprietor is a better word. For this is the class that majority of the indians fall under.<br /><br />Also your idea about investment of surplus money or rather savings by a common man ignorant of the equity market besides the mutual funds. real estate? gold? fixed deposits? What do you prefer.Gaurav Jainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-24583163992599613682009-08-18T04:52:24.728+05:302009-08-18T04:52:24.728+05:30@thoughtful train - Yes HR does face a credibility...@thoughtful train - Yes HR does face a credibility problem and they must "earn" respect instead of "commanding" it.<br /><br />@Ajay - Wow - you sure are in a combative mood. poor HR guys in your company !!<br /><br />@Aleem - Yes. actually HR must "look after" the ordinary guy. The senior managers can take care of themselves.<br /><br />@Mahesh - Nice comment. Thanks. Hope life back in India is as exciting as it was in South Africa.<br /><br />@kiwi - completely agree; as usual you put it in better words than me. If they stuck to the basics, they would be much more effective.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-16944349725193780022009-08-17T23:36:17.989+05:302009-08-17T23:36:17.989+05:30Nice defence of HR but then you are just trying to...Nice defence of HR but then you are just trying to be fair! HR folks are not descended from some far planet in the Pi Sector of the Andromeda galaxy. They are paid folks like you and me. However what ails HR in most companies I have seen (5 in total so far) is that they are inundated with forms, models, DISC profiles etc. In the pretext of jazzing up their work with tools/tech/models, they have forgotten the basic principle that these tools are just a means to an end, the end being getting better performing, happier people. However our obsession with tools/models gets the better of us.kiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-52385263967013271762009-08-17T21:13:02.992+05:302009-08-17T21:13:02.992+05:30Hi Ramesh,
Absolutely correct. I can feel it as I...Hi Ramesh,<br /><br />Absolutely correct. I can feel it as I just experienced a move back home and have seen how HR handles people and it leaves a lot to be desired.<br /><br />In SA one of the guys in my team had told me that if he doesn't get paid for HR it is an incident log an incident no and get back to the life, it will get sorted out but for that employee it might be his kids school fee or his wifes medicine expenses.<br /><br />Like you said HR needs to show a little empathy to people and get out of their chair and talk to people.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MaheshUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878492503680554454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-76203904398621971452009-08-17T20:51:51.938+05:302009-08-17T20:51:51.938+05:30I am yet to meet a person like Mr. Gopalakrishnan ...I am yet to meet a person like Mr. Gopalakrishnan who knows you by your name. HR in a big company takes care of only Senior Manages & they assume everything is fine. Only the person who goes through the ordeal will come know the fact.<br />HR guys don't do anything extra, just do it right & beleive me sufficient.Syed Aleemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-34081664858375532502009-08-17T17:27:57.520+05:302009-08-17T17:27:57.520+05:30Hahahahahha. LOL :P
You started off this post with...Hahahahahha. LOL :P<br />You started off this post with a few nice words for the HR function and I was a little surprised. I really couldn't think of much that would get the function any praise (at least from me). And then you ended the post on a similar note, yet again. I guess those guys really have it coming. One of these days there's going to be the French revolution in the Indian corporate world and the aristocracy (read HR people) are going to be put to the guillotine :)<br />These violent thoughts of revolutions and uprisings are coming to my mind because I have just almost finished reading The White Tiger this weekend :)Ajayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647172666763982533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-82643487502411959602009-08-17T09:26:19.454+05:302009-08-17T09:26:19.454+05:30Trust you to be fair! Yes, one thing that most emp...Trust you to be fair! Yes, one thing that most employees feel about the HR people is that they are far cut from reality. They try hard but they are tethered to some lame HR policies.<br /><br />Getting out of that chair is one good way to start! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com