What does HR do wrong in Exit interviews?!

Your employee decided to quit and sent you the resignation letter, now what?!

Would you have a discussion with him to know what made him to take this decision or will you wait for the manager to approve his resignation so that you can send him the exit interview forms?

Well, I have seen, most of the time HR conducts exit interviews as just a way to check the box and don’t even try to have an actual conversation with the employee unless he is a top performer who you don’t want to quit. (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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Christmas Fun Activities at Office

It’s Christmas time and I know most of you would be planning some festivities and employee fun get together at office!

We all know that this is one of the most pleasant times, with all the happiness and joy, when we would want to be around our family, friends & beloved ones and most importantly thankful for everything we have! So what else could be a better occasion than this time to have a fun activity involving family members of employees at work? Well this is exactly what Archon Group did! (more…)

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Why Reward programs suck! Part II

This is the second part of an ongoing series “Why Rewards aren’t Rewarding“. Click on it to read the part I. Here are some reasons why rewards programs may not always work.

When programs focus on micro instead of macro: Having worked in telecom industry I know the real work pressure that sales employees go through in order to meet their target. (more…)

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5 Rules of Employee Engagement

Come on, an employee doesn’t really care about your struggles to create a fun atmosphere at workplace if the work that he does on a day to day basis is not fascinating to him.

Efforts are always made from the time of inception of an organization to figure out the best practices that could possibly make their employees more engaged. But make sure not to miss the fact that employees care more about their job and their growth within the organization. (more…)

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