I am not trying to take dramatic liberties here, but how talent in companies will be managed hereafter, may change FOREVER! The post outbreak HR function will (need to) be different from before the lockdown & social distancing epoch!
Usually, around this time, there is a flurry of activity at our end. Clients buzzing with discussions and debate on performance appraisals, new KPIs, increments & bonuses, L&D initiatives, HR budgets etc. That has been silenced for now. However, once we are back at the workplace (and we all will be soon), it’s not just the conversations, but even the mindset that will need a complete transformation.
These are challenging days for most companies, leadership teams and all stakeholders in general. The aftermath of the pandemic will not leave us with easy answers. Naturally, large cost cutting initiatives or bulk layoffs are extreme solutions and HR leaders will deal with a whole new set of issues, delicately balancing between the COVID...
