THOUGHTFUL DEBATE

Does Fitness increase Productivity at work ? Yes!  How is it possible. 1. If you are fit, you are in a motivated state for discussion, meetings and interactions.  2. If you are fit, you are cheerful and social with seniors, peers and subordinates.  3. If you are fit, you are alert for late scheduled calls and efficient in handling queries.  Are the above 3 not good enough reasons to increase productivity at work, for a good work-life balance.  Stay Fit , Stay Happy.

Do Processes Kill Innovation? Innovation is a change in the thought process for doing something or "new stuff that is made useful". Process describes the act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another. When the mankind created Fire, we had no process, which was the first Innovation! Telephone, television, car seat-belt, air-plane, jeans, chewing-gum are just few of the innovative creations which are integral part of our life today. Innovation, by its very definition, violates process. It is almost impossible to change your thinking as long as you are abiding to processes. Process expects following defined set of steps, which guarantees expected outcomes. In a way, process ensures minimal failures or zero risks. Process is outcome of left-hemisphere brain, which drives routine or well rehearsed processing. Innovation is driven by right-hemisphere brain involved in novel si

Would you retain top-talent and star-performers? In times of recession and in good times, retention is neither talked about nor thought of aspect. When everybody starts hiring and the industry starts showing signs of exponential YOY growth, Top talent or Start performers are on everybody’s list. Managers and Recruiters start thinking and planning for them. Let’s first understand what I mean when I say top-talent and star-performers. These are human resources who make a big difference to every small thing that impacts growth and future opportunity. Obviously they are tipping-point for many initiatives. I believe that small and growing organizations must focus on retaining top-talent, since huge knowledge base, expertise and ownership which they posses is not something which is easily replaceable. They also become threat over a period time and become in-dispensable. On the other hand, large organizations can afford to let go star-performers, since they can build