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The Power of Transformational Leadership: Inspiring Change Within Organizations

Transformational leadership has emerged as a powerful approach to leadership that inspires and motivates individuals to reach their full potential and achieve remarkable results. In today's rapidly changing business landscape, organizations need leaders who can navigate uncertainty, inspire innovation, and drive positive change. This article explores the concept of transformational leadership, its key characteristics, and how it can empower organizations to thrive in the face of evolving challenges. Understanding Transformational Leadership:  Transformational leadership is a leadership style that focuses on inspiring and motivating followers to achieve exceptional performance and surpass their own expectations. Unlike traditional leadership styles that rely on authority and control, transformational leaders encourage creativity, empower their team members, and foster a sense of shared vision and purpose. By tapping into the intrinsic motivations of individuals, transformational lea...

Job satisfaction at the time of COVID-19

  Introduction Researchers have given multiple approaches to Job Satisfaction. Riggio (2000) mentioned that job satisfaction are the feelings and attitude which an individual has about his job, and in the words of Arnold and Feldman(1986),job satisfaction is the amount of positive impact that individuals have for their jobs. The most prominent theories about job satisfaction include Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory, it is one of the oldest theories of job satisfaction, and was first described by Herzberg (Herzberg et al.,1959). He stressed on the motivator-hygiene factors that would determine the job satisfaction level. Overall effects of these factors would lead to the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of an individual in a working place. Job satisfaction and positive mindset at work is an extremely important factor in the management of today’s organizations. The enhancement of positive mental health and job satisfaction enables the improvement of the working atmosphere and is co...

Upskilling and reskilling key in shaping the future of Learning and development

  Introduction As stated in the Cambridge dictionary,  upskilling   is “the process of learning new skills or of teaching workers new skills,” while  reskilling  is   “the process of learning new skills so you can do a different job, or of training people to do a different job.” Need of upskilling and reskilling Digitalization has entered all the areas of organizations. As the digitalization was implemented by the employees digitalization is incomplete without transforming the human resources. Organization requires their employees to have the relevant knowledge and capabilities to perform their job role. So it is important to upskill and reskill the current workforce to avoid any adverse effects to avoid the sense of job loss. According to (Meena, Ganesan, 2020) “upskilling is the process of upgrading the current skill set of the employees in a related role to become even more valuable in their current role.” While “Reskilling is an act of equi...

Mobile Friendly Recruitment Strategy

  Introduction R ecruitment through the use of a mobile device is mobile recruitment. A well-functioning and easy to use mobile experience helps candidates to find and apply for jobs. This mobile experience covers the entire process, from job postings to the actual application process, including the mandatory document upload; all of these are mobile-friendly. Böhm (2013) defines mobile recruitment as “any organizational information provided for or delivered to a mobile device in order to attract and hire potential applicants” Technology has changed the world entirely. It affects almost every aspect of our daily lives. People are looking for jobs  online , but it’s not enough anymore to just have a website with a list of job postings and a contact email. So the mobile recruitment is a latest trend in HRM. The recruitment procedure consists of different activities, some of these activities are not crucially affect by smart mobile device. Organizational information can ...

Outsourcing Human Resources

  Introduction Outsourcing is obtaining work previously done by employees inside the organization from sources outside the organization. People are the most important asset of an organization . Many organizations around the globe are taking more strategic approach to managing their human resources. Human Resource Outsourcing is a process in which an organization uses the services of the outside force to take care of its HR functions.   The growth in outsourcing, in particular human resource (HR) outsourcing, has been triggered by the enduring efforts of organizations to reduce costs, to focus on strategic issues, and to improve services to the employees (Chiang & Shih, 2011)                             Source: Slideplayer website    The needs of HR Outsourcing   i.              ...

Revamping the remote onboarding process for 2021- Virtual onboarding

  Introduction “Onboarding is the process of helping new hires adjust to social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly” (Bauer, 2013, p. 1) After successful recruitment and selection, Next most important procedure that organizations can increase the effectiveness of their talent management systems is through the strategic use of onboarding. This is crucial for HR department. This pandemic has forced HR professionals to reinvent operations.so they had to navigate the onboarding the most critical part of the employee life cycle remotely. The benefits of onboarding can’t be overstated. Because workers now rely on technology to do their jobs, employers must consider how onboarding is impacted by this trend and how they can use technology to positively change their onboarding procedures (Flanigan & Waldeck, 2004). Virtual onboarding is a prominent approach to complete new hiring documents, learn office policies, participate in team and colleague prese...