by Sam Basu | Mar 19, 2021 | People and Culture
These terms ultimately belittle what the modern day HR leader does. As a result, they cause leaders and employees to devalue the function as a whole. “HR” today encompasses strategy, technology, operations, finance, AND the complexity of people, all in...
by Sam Basu | Feb 11, 2021 | People and Culture
A thriving organization depends so much on its people . And yet, developing a strong people strategy and culture is unfortunately often an afterthought for companies. The issue of finding and developing the right talent is often looked at too simplistically....
by Sam Basu | Jan 12, 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion
Reason #1: The Definition — DEI is More. Today, in spite of all our society has been through, we talk about diversity in a very limited fashion. That’s why it becomes a box to check rather than an actual strategic imperative. Did we hire enough black people? LGBT...
by Sam Basu | Jul 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership, Coaching in the Workplace
The key to organizational effectiveness is alignment: across people, across data, across tools, and across KPIs. And alignment depends on timely, clear, and relevant communication. Problems show up when we rely on the human alone to enable this communication.Why?...
by Sam Basu | Jul 9, 2020 | Diversity and Inclusion
Until this year, I didn’t fully grasp how much racism is enmeshed in our country’s DNA, not somewhere far away in Middle America, but often right under my nose. How practically every public school I have heard of has been named after a slaveowner. And the...