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Bright Candidate or Right Candidate? The HR Dilemma We Don’t Talk Enough About

If you’ve ever been in HR (or even sat through  interviews), you’ll know the pain: should we hire the Bright candidate or the Right candidate? Hiring is like marriage. Do you marry the “bright” person who charms the entire wedding hall, or the “right” one who is actually going to bear with your snoring for the next 20 years? Let me […]

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The Power of PEU: A Story of Fear, Dreams, and Urgency That Transformed a woking Team

The office of one of the Mid-size FMCG company , was unusually quiet. Not with focus but with worry. Whispers had begun circulating: a major modern trade chain- contributing 40%  of our volume – isexploring new vendors due to inconsistent supply, missed activations, and poor visibility on shelves. No formal termination yet. Just silence and

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Are we doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes?

Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a mental asylum — home to many individuals undergoing treatment. (Let’s pause and remind ourselves: a madman is someone who repeats the same actions expecting different results… sound familiar in some annual HR reviews?) One fine day, a sharp and inquisitive inspector visited the asylum.

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“We treat everyone well. We pay on time. We never shout. Still… our best people leave.”

A few years ago, I joined a mid-sized, family-run business as Head of HR. On the surface, everything seemed perfect: salaries were on time, the culture was warm, and the promoters were genuinely well-meaning. Yet, people kept leaving, Growth was stagnant And Morale? Quietly slipping. As someone new to the system, I was puzzled –

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