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• Why every employee of this company is working in cross-functional teams

  Employees at Meesho are not sitting team-wise; they are sitting POD-wise. Nobody has a cabin here, even the Founders! The company shifted to the POD-based work seat arrangement this January when it moved to the new office. Every employee in the company is mapped to at least one Project-Oriented Development (POD). At present, there would be around 200 to 300 PODs working on that many problem statements. And the interesting fact is that every person's goal and OKR (Objectives and Key Results) within a particular POD will be the same!

  

• Books & People who changed the world of Management & HR forever: Frank Gilbreth, First Lady of Management and Henry Gantt

  The work of Frank Gilbreth, Lillian Gilbreth and Henry Gantt provided foundational concepts that have shaped modern HR practices. Their focus on efficiency, worker wellbeing, and effective planning continues to influence how HR departments approach their roles in organizations today. By understanding the historical context of these pioneers, HR professionals can gain valuable insights into the evolution of their field and the challenges faced by those who came before them.

  

• Should there be a business case for business ethics?

  What is the business case for business ethics? How does a business get benefited by being ethical?

  

• How companies can fight internal bureaucracy

  What are the major challenges in fighting internal bureaucracy and how can companies tackle them? Is it time to revisit the internal rules for employees, bring down the levels of corporate hierarchies, and reduce internal bureaucracy to create an environment where people and their ideas can thrive, and not be stymied by red tape?

  

• Team task harmony: Integrating ideation, production and problem solving effortlessly

  The article elaborates the three types of team tasks -- ideation, production and problem solving and the interrelationships between them. Successful teams are those where these three team tasks are interconnected and through iteration, adapt to come up with creative and winning solutions.

  

• Creating a culture of purpose

  When employees see their organisation working diligently and transparently toward fulfilling its stated purpose, it allows them to reflect on their own purpose and how they add value to the bigger picture. A culture of purpose is served well when all levels of employees develop a ‘leadership’ mindset, when the organisation empowers its people to act as leaders, irrespective of their position.

  

• Tech Mahindra new CEO Joshi revamps organisation structure

  Abhishek Shankar, president of Tech Mahindra's America CME (Communications, Media, and Entertainment) business will be responsible for AT&T, Verizon, cables, and large deals in addition to the communications business. Americas tech and media is headed by president of enterprise tech business Harshul Asnani with responsibilities spanning software/ISV, semicon, digital natives and consumer tech, Microsoft, Google, and large deals among others.

  

• TCS introduces organisational rejig under new CEO

  Under former chief executive and managing director Rajesh Gopinathan, the company in April 2022 adopted a new structure where its clients were organised depending on their respective revenue size. As per some media reports, this structure had led to some unease within the company especially in the higher echelons.

  

• How Hyundai Motor India implemented the role-based organisation structure

  In an exclusive interaction with ETHRWorld, Charles JS Walter, AVP & Vertical Head - Human Resources, Hyundai Motor India, highlighted the process in which this transformation is happening and measures the company is taking up.

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• The Role of HR as an ESG Partner

  HR has the sheer potential to act as a catalyst for change when it comes to ESG.

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• The Role of HR in Digital Transformation and Driving Cultural Change

  Organizations recognize that the integration of digital technologies is no longer limited to a specialized IT department. It now influences the functioning of operational units across businesses.

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