V.D. Wadhwa (MD & CEO, Timex Group India Ltd)

HR leaders who accomplish these directives are visionaries, innovators, influential and advocates. Every company requires HR professionals who are enthusiastic, have a strong presence among peers, are professionally compatible with top executives, and are down to earth. One expects HR to be a revenue-centric division too. I expect my team to build the organisation’s systems, processes, and methods extremely competitive and would like to see a ‘balanced report card’ on how the organisation attends to employee satisfaction and retention. We are working on a system that identifies high potential talent and potential successors.

For organisations to succeed, CEOs need to exemplify courageous leadership — they must be open to both giving and receiving difficult feedback and must regularly check the pulse of the organisation and act accordingly. HR leaders are expected to provide an independent, balanced perspective, make tough decisions and set clear priorities in an otherwise crowded agenda.

Organisational health is another critical aspect where for a CEO, the HR should be the window to the organisation and act as a sounding board. This helps to ensure we address the right issues and build the right culture.

To reinforce, HR needs to excel and deliver on core business competencies such as: business savvy; strategy development and execution; should have an open and global mindset; maximising organisational capacity; proficiency in organisational design and development; optimising both internal and external resources for influential decision-making; and building positive and collaborative relationships, both internally and externally. Click here to read more...

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