Can you tell me a bit about your background and your current role?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I head the Global Tech-HR function and Overseas HR for FSS and am part of the HR leadership team at FSS.<\/p>\n Prior to this I have had the opportunity to transform the People Practice for companies like KLA, CG Maersk (technology arm of Maersk), Standard Chartered bank\u2019s technology division (Scope International), Polaris and Tech Mahindra. I consider myself fortunate to be an alumnus of XLRI and the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW).<\/p>\n During the course of my career I have also acquired the following certifications – Certified Leadership Architect from Korn Ferry Lominger (USA), Certified Situational Leadership Coach from Ken Blanchard Institute (San Diego, USA) and a Certified Change Management Expert from PROSCI (Professional Sciences Institute, Colorado, USA)<\/p>\n I am currently involved in transforming the Tech-HR practice for FSS and working to create HR products using Data Science, AI & MI leveraging Agile and Design Thinking<\/p>\n How to transform from HR to Tech HR?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The answer to this might sound simple when I say move from \u201cData\u201d to \u201cInsights\u201d but it is easier said than done. The key lies in understanding the basics of the business you are a part of.<\/p>\n The basics are \u2013 Understand why your organization exists \u2013 \u201cThe Purpose Motive\u201d What kind of people and behaviors do you need for achieving this Purpose? \u2013 Answers to these questions will help you go after data in a way that will help you get the right insights to leverage decision making using Tech HR.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Which are Key Areas to focus in Tech-HR?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The key will be to focus on the \u201cEffort vs Impact\u201d Matrix \u2013 Put Effort on X axis and Impact on Y axis and focus on all the action items that appear in the top left corner \u2013 The \u201cLow Effort, High Impact\u201d quadrant is where you get your \u201cBang for the Buck\u201d and then your top right quadrant for all your long term high impact strategic action items \u201cHigh Effort & High Impact\u201d \u2013 once you figure this out, then you can decide what tools to use, whether it is\u00a0 Data Science, AI, ML or a combination of all three.<\/p>\n Design Thinking vs Product Design framework<\/strong> – <\/strong>from <\/strong>your perspective <\/strong>which is better? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Both Design Thinking and Product Design framework are important and they have interdependencies as well. However, I feel Design Thinking is the key to accelerating positive change. Design thinking is all about the convergence of Feasibility (Can it be done?), Viability (Does it have business value?) and Desirability (Do people really need \/ want it?) \u2013 if you get this right on all three questions, then, you can move to the Product Design framework, so, in essence, the effectiveness and success of your Product Design is dependent on how good you are in your Design Thinking.<\/p>\n Agile Tech-HR<\/strong>. <\/strong>What does this mean and how this can be implemented?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Agile is all about making improvements \u201con the go\u201d without stopping other \u201cmoving parts\u201d and here Tech HR will be key to ensure speed and give you the tools that help you stay agile and keep innovating as you move forward.<\/p>\n To implement this you first need to embrace technology as a partner and not as a \u201cadd-on\u201d \u2013 what I mean by this is that, you need to have Data Scientists and techies in the HR team, techies who can make portals, apps and tools while understanding what HR means to the organisation and not just as a function, and this part is really key because when technology folks are in the HR team, then the possibilities for accelerating change becomes 3X. While you do this, it is also important for traditional HR folks within the team to expose themselves to technology and do tech programs that make them appreciate and understand how techies think and then you can start the transformation to becoming an Agile Tech HR team.<\/p>\n What trends will shape Human Resource departments over the next five years?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In today\u2019s world of rapid technology 5 years is a long time and we can imagine that IOT will be in vogue at our physical and virtual workplaces by then. IOT will leverage, AI, ML and Data Science connecting every part of your organization to monitor behaviors, engagement, performance, potential to share key insights on how your workforce is morphing and also will have the capability to tell you what will be the future workforce based on current trends \u2013 this will help HR and Business leaders to take key decisions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prepared by,<\/p>\n Stanislava Angelova<\/p>\n \/Editor at DiTech Media\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can you tell me a bit about your background and your current role? I head the Global Tech-HR function and Overseas HR for FSS and am part of the HR leadership team at FSS. 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