The intersection between individual and organisational expectations is where happiness lies. The greater the area of the intersection, the greater is the space for satisfaction and happiness.
How do you evaluate the contribution and relevance of HR function in present Business scenario? Is it staying ahead or lagging behind?
SN HR is going through a period of massive change and restructuring now. On the business front, there are several different waves intersecting now :
- The expectations of Gen Z from the workplace. The demands of mass customising the workplace to meet the needs of the generation that is numerically the largest today are occupying center stage. Themes like mobile work, remote work, flexitime arrangements are salient. There are also the challenging expectations of reintegration of returning workforce (people who come back from sabbaticals, maternity, etc).
- At the same time, there are five different generations in the workplace now – unprecedented in the history of work since World War 2 – and each has differing needs in terms of security, flexibility, loyalty, commitment, etc. Organisations have to move quickly and by very flexible and accommodative to meet these...
