Why should Global HR improve their Cross-Cultural Awareness!

As companies emerge into a new market, especially into a global environment, their ability to manage a global workforce is imperative to the success of their organization.

But when we consider managing a global workforce, more sensitivity should be displayed in handling diverse cultures than in maintaining policies, procedures and labor laws. I don’t deny the fact that policies in managing workforce in your country can be entirely different to that in other countries. (more…)

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HR – Get out of your seat and meet your employees

As much as I love writing about my HR experience I also love going through HR blogs I follow to help me learn from experts and mostly to know what’s on top of their mind every day.

I am amazed to see these story tellers presenting their own perspective and the experiences that they share are deliciously unique. And that’s what makes us different. And every day I am getting more motivated and inspired by these thought leaders through their writings. (more…)

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20 Workplace Resolutions for you from your coworkers

We all make some blunders knowingly and unknowingly at work. Sometimes you can’t think of anything but just work, work & work!! And you don’t even know your colleagues have noticed something odd in you. Sometimes they and your managers may frame your personality based on the blunders/behavior/routine you make.

So I was thinking what could be the resolution that we think others should consider making at workplace! May be resolve to avoid making blunders. When I thought of writing about this the first thing I wanted to do is to reach out to my friends & readers, especially my Facebook friends! They always inspire me with great ideas which I may never imagine. (more…)

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Homesteading the HR Way

This is the Part III of the series ‘What’s next for HR in 2013‘, (Check out Part I & Part II here)! Your HR Buddy is honored to present insights from an awesome thought leader, speaker, blogger & interesting person to connect with – Robin Schooling!  The person who I admire a lot, and I am a big fan of hers! Read on! 

I’ve always been quite fascinated reading about the homesteading lifestyle; the way of living favored by people who aim for total (or near total) self-sufficiency where they do stuff like raise their own livestock, grow and preserve their food and make textiles, soap and candles. Some are hard-core survivalist types living on compounds (“the end of the world is coming!”) there’s a sub group of Christian homesteaders, and others are crunchy-granola types. (more…)

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3 steps for HR to achieve success in 2013

Your HR Buddy is grateful to have the amazing voices in the HR space joining us to share their insights with a new series ‘What’s next for HR in 2013‘! To kick off the 1st part of the series we have Jay Kuhns, who inspires us to make an impact by following 3 steps! Read on!

Happy New Year! 

Fresh starts are so exciting. It’s as if we can reboot our lives and clean out all of the junk that gets in our way. We convince ourselves that now that a page has turned from December to January we have the power to change everything in our lives. Work will be organized, caught up, and progressive. Personal goals will be attained through a renewed sense of enthusiasm and commitment. We will find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow…. (more…)

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