Dear Aloysius
Thanks for your posting.. I agree with your opinion partially.
Every Indian should invariably undergo defence training for a certain period. Really it would teach many things in life. Discipline, patriotism, cutural diversity, etc.
Further I also agree with your example of a soldier risen to the level of Head-HR in a span of ten years. I welcome him and salute.
But my concern is that there are some ex-defence personnel are joining the corporate organizations as Head-HR directly without having minimum footage or in-depth knowledge of the activities what I have mentioned in the above posting dt 29-01-10. HR is a wide arena of various aspects including legal compliance, compensation practices/trends, talent acquisition/management, retension strategies, performance management, HR metrics, engagement initiatives, statutory audits, latest HR trends, and so on. Practices / discipline procedures being followed in the corporate industries would be totally different from the defence services. Legal implications would be different. Handling Unions, Locals, liaision with the government, quasi-govt agencies... getting things done by undue means, etc.... to which the defence seniors may not be acquanited with. People mind-set in private sector would be different. Management in private sector ... their attitudes, attitudinal changes... dynamics... would be different...
Under the above scenario, if the Head-HR (ex-defence person) does not have proper prior experiencce in the relevant industry, what would be the state ? Being a Head-HR, his thought process and line of action may not be compatible to the second-line HR professionals. Because these second-line HR people have worked and grown under different corporate environment. These people may not go along with the new Head (ex-defence).
These ex-defence persons (opting Head-HR positions) shall join the corporate organizations in the second line first and get experience of the new sector to become Heads thereafter. But they are certainly un-warranted, if they become Heads directly, whether he is a soldier or an officer. Because he has to gain some practical experience and cope up with the environment.
Your example of soldier is absolutely right, becoming a Head after gaining experience for about ten years.
Hope you will agree with my views.
Regards
Sure
Thanks for your posting.. I agree with your opinion partially.
Every Indian should invariably undergo defence training for a certain period. Really it would teach many things in life. Discipline, patriotism, cutural diversity, etc.
Further I also agree with your example of a soldier risen to the level of Head-HR in a span of ten years. I welcome him and salute.
But my concern is that there are some ex-defence personnel are joining the corporate organizations as Head-HR directly without having minimum footage or in-depth knowledge of the activities what I have mentioned in the above posting dt 29-01-10. HR is a wide arena of various aspects including legal compliance, compensation practices/trends, talent acquisition/management, retension strategies, performance management, HR metrics, engagement initiatives, statutory audits, latest HR trends, and so on. Practices / discipline procedures being followed in the corporate industries would be totally different from the defence services. Legal implications would be different. Handling Unions, Locals, liaision with the government, quasi-govt agencies... getting things done by undue means, etc.... to which the defence seniors may not be acquanited with. People mind-set in private sector would be different. Management in private sector ... their attitudes, attitudinal changes... dynamics... would be different...
Under the above scenario, if the Head-HR (ex-defence person) does not have proper prior experiencce in the relevant industry, what would be the state ? Being a Head-HR, his thought process and line of action may not be compatible to the second-line HR professionals. Because these second-line HR people have worked and grown under different corporate environment. These people may not go along with the new Head (ex-defence).
These ex-defence persons (opting Head-HR positions) shall join the corporate organizations in the second line first and get experience of the new sector to become Heads thereafter. But they are certainly un-warranted, if they become Heads directly, whether he is a soldier or an officer. Because he has to gain some practical experience and cope up with the environment.
Your example of soldier is absolutely right, becoming a Head after gaining experience for about ten years.
Hope you will agree with my views.
Regards
Sure