Does one loses to creative thoughts when one has to work in stringent processes?

Process are defined to ease out work or let’s say lot of work. When there are huge teams working around to solve a common goal. I think processes do play a pivotal role when there are overlaps among varied functions in an organization. Processes do play critical role when there is a new entrant on floor where in the newbie can refer to the standard operating processes.

Amid all the back and forth communication among various stake holders are we forgetting to be innovative, creative in the journey or are we really blind folded following the processes.

If innovation stops then maybe we would have still used pigeons to send messages across. Or are we really afraid to be receptive to new, innovative, creative ideas or thoughts around.

This brings me to closer to my function – People say think out of the box, where as I say don’t “Don’t have any box.

                                                                                                                                          ….. TBC

Continuous employer / talent branding?

Continuous employer / talent branding?

Branding is the buzz word!

It’s a continuous process for talent acquisition team to acquire talent 365 days in a year. It’s a continuous and an ongoing process where teams have to leverage their networking skills and build avenues, build relations and engage the professionals.

How to do that?

·         Hackathons – It helps in continuously building relation with the target segment. Good way to build a brand and a good way to hire. By this it is pretty evident who has hands on skill to do the job or otherwise.

·         Internships – Well, I think it is the most important form of branding at the grassroots level. Cost effective, win-win and continuous engagement form of framework.

·         Social media – Just being on social media, liking and sharing post will not yield result. Form groups, communities – engage them with relevant materials, run meetups if possible. It will not straight away give you results but as mentioned earlier it will take its own time to reap the benefits of this framework.

·         Blogging platform for the organization – I think the name itself says it all!  This will give a platform to the people inside the organization to share, learn new technologies, best practice across the domains. This platform should also have access to the outside target segment and this way the outside talent can interact without being part of the organization.

Very effective way to communicate with professionals externally and build a good relation which may yield result at a later stage.

How do we achieve or measure while one leads such kinds of efforts? This is something I aim to learn.

Caveat – My thoughts, my opinion.