“I took it up as the future looked full of opportunities. I had the chance to go to the top 20 and be a part of the board from the 6 or 7,000 employees. This marked the beginning of Dr. Bhide’s successful career in HR.
Reminiscing his initial days, he says: “I still remember I used to prepare questionnaires and go to HR Heads of organisations such as Phillips and HUL, and ask them to share their views.” Later, to supplement practical knowledge, Dr. Bhide did his doctorate in HR. Talk of all the years he had spent in HR, Dr. Bhide believes men are more complex than machines. “This field has taught me that there are different people with different aspirations and so are their issues. Also, people behave differently as individuals as compared to when in a group. So handling HR is a much challenging job.
Linking HR to business, Dr. Bhide emphasises on the contribution of HR to business. “Today, the first thing I see is that my HR group contributes to business.” It is important to love your business first. HR should have equally good understanding of other functions like marketing and finance. In other words, they should have a good commercial and and financial sense, and should not be confined to HR. If one wants to understand the challenges, one has to have in-depth knowledge about business and general issues, the economy, land acquisition and other related issues. HR people are perceived as theoreticians and not practical. One has to be practical; for this you may not have to be rigid on everything. You have to see what works. Read more..
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