Coffee and Competency Mapping
My association with Mr. Amit Karandikar dates back to 2004.He invited me to address on Business Etiquette at AC Nielson ORG MARG . It was the base of introduction and we connected instantly. Ever since it is a friendship of knowledge sharing, (I admit being on receiving end mostly).To me, he is a good HR professional who is now Head – HR, Admin. & IT Services with Elitecore Technologies Ltd.
Last evening when I spent sometime with him, a new window opened up.Amit has done fantastic work in his current organization on Competency Mapping. To HR professionals, nothing new in this term but the way it has been done and systematic implementation of the same has great impact on business strategies of any organization.Therefore, I got curious about his experiences and sharing began.
Right from his terminology of “Corporate Jungle” for students, I walked with him the archives of memories.A settlement process of Reliance or Arvind’s one of the plant at Kolhapur, Amit has enough material to write a best seller.
My request to HR professionals like him and to him specially, it is worth sharing your efforts with others. Most of the time organizations do not realize what contribution Human Resource and Industrial Relations Dept makes, as it does not come under quantifying business.Organizational growth thrives on people management and without good HR practice, it is not possible. Strategic HR deals hand in hand with Business Development of any organization.
Once, a veteran HR professional had mentioned,” We are poor marketers with great execution”. Time for a change may be…
February 4th, 2010 at 7:29 am
it feels great to read and know about someone in hr initiating such practices which is the real hour need..perhaps yes mr.amit himself could be a good one to throw some insights…and yes i personally believe every hr individual be it in operations or strategic should necessarily be exposed to the market realities and spend some time in sales.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Very well written & a real appreciation for all the HR’s.
Can’t comment much on roles of HR’s but great strategies often falter on poor execution.
February 9th, 2010 at 5:32 am
I agree with Mitesh’s apprehension regarding execution of the best laid startegies. However, it depends on planning & strength of startegy. I generally follow cycle of Dream – Plan – Strategise & Implement. This has helped me execute most of my HR initiatives.