is the founder of IntellSearch, a boutique search firm in existence since 2010. She is an MBA in Human Resources from XISS, with 30-plus years of experience. Anupreeta is a passionate reader, speaker, writer and is known for her passion for social causes.
HR is seen frantically looking for the company's POSH policy. The document is not read for its legal merit. It is frantically skimmed for one specific, life affirming detail: The name of the External Member of the Internal Committee (IC).
Author - Anupreeta Lall
The process is frankly exquisite, a thing of beauty. First, the organisation announces its "bold, new vision" with a press release so saccharine it could give you a cavity. They set an impossible-sounding goal, like "50% leadership to comprise of DEI hires by the end of Q4 2025," which sounds...
People forget they ever participated. Until, weeks later, a town hall is announced. The CEO stands before a colourful slide deck and triumphantly announces: "We are proud to report an engagement score of 74%." The room claps, unsure if that's a cause for celebration or concern. Is that a good score?
HR immediately launches Damage Control Protocol. This includes a mandatory "Professional Conduct Refresher" where they pretend everyone behaves like fully-formed adults and no one is watching their ex across the room waiting for a shark attack.
You can almost hear the internal scream as the HR head clutches the laminated value charter like it's a scroll from Mount Sinai. The struggle, my friends, is real.
Performance reviews leave HR professionals in need of therapy. The time-honoured method of constructive feedback-praise, critique, praise is lost on Gen Z.
The true artistry of the WMDs lies in the other deductions, a beast that devours random, unspecified amounts. These bespoke deductions, nibble away random, unspecified amounts, leaving you scratching your head at the laws of fiscal physics.
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The leadership might decide that the organisation needs a more Zen like philosophy. "We want every department to reflect compassion, calmness and mindfulness in their operations! Start with the Legal Department.
"We shall come back to you" is a rite of passage, a test of endurance, a legend in its own right. This magical incantation, spoken with an air of enigmatic wisdom, has the ability to transport you to a dimension where time stands still; where reality blurs.
