About me as Human Resources Practitioner

Mr. Sukumar is an experienced Human Resources practitioner with ample experience in all the strategical functions of HR. His extensive background includes positions as a Personnel Management Specialist and Human Resources Leader for some leading US, UK and French based Organizations. Throughout his career he has performed a significant amount of research, and consulting in HR functions. Sukumar has an MBA from one of the top B-Schools affiliated to the University of Bangalore, specialized in Human Resources & Marketing. He holds some prestigious certifications in CRA,Organizational Behavior, Compensation and Benefits from Carlton University, USA. He is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Saturday, 21 May 2011

Some Interesting Articles: HR, Social Business

Eric Garland thinks HR systems and processes are at odds with the demands of innovation and creative destruction. And I think he's right. HR focusses on how do we hire/promote/develop people based on what has worked in the past. Which could be a huge reason why successful companies fall into the Innovator's dilemma. What do you think? I'm currently with a leading French company in Chennai and started negotiating on how to change the trends followed by them all these years in terms of employee engagement and their sustainability in an Organization. 

Oscar Berg writes how in today's increasingly virtual workplace corporate social networking helps employees build strong personal networks that cut through silos.

McKinsey’s new survey research finds that companies using the Web intensively gain greater market share and higher margins. A new class of company is emerging—one that uses collaborative Web 2.0 technologies intensively to connect the internal efforts of employees and to extend the organization’s reach to customers, partners, and suppliers.

Prasad Kurian asks whether HR should stop worry about being a "strategic partner to business" and instead try and become "Architects of Meaning"

Did you know that the word "dynamic" was the most overused word in Indian job hunters' resumes - according to analytics by Linkedin. See some of the fun facts andother hackneyed phrases here.

And if you've ever worked in a toxic workplace you'll nod at the Gervais principle or recognise the Office according to The Office 

Happy reading!!!

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