HR Speaks
When we hear the term Human Resource Management, the very first thing that strikes us is leadership and communication. While everyone talks about these terms, their exact meaning is not always defined. While these two terms are shrouded as ambiguous, charismatic and inexplicably different, the demand for them in the corporate world continues to grow. As a junior, our only job is to be good at our job. We are given training—how to use the software, how to sell, how to make a presentation etc. and if we excel at our job, we move up the hierarchy. We get a higher position where we may hold more decision-making power than our earlier colleagues. This is likely to cause a retaliation from them, making it difficult to lead. Although it is unfortunate, it is also true that very few companies actually teach us to lead. The current leadership scenario is such that it is like putting someone in front of a machine and demanding results without showing them how the machine works. The...