Company Sector – IT Infrastructure
Total Work Experience – 11yrs
Education – MBA
Linkedin Profile link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/piyushlakhote/
Get to know me personally:
1. Favorite quote, something that motivates you to give your best day after day?
Life has no limitations expect the once you make
2. Favorite business book? The Culture Map
Erin Mayer
3. Favorite business leader, why?
Ratan Tata and Peeyoosh Pandey – Because of the level of respect they have achieved in their respective fields
4. Favourite Tech product for your work?
MS Office
5. If you were not an HR professional, what would you be?
Played volleyball back in school maybe that could have been an option
6. One thing you would like to change about how corporations work?
Respect the employees when they are with you and after they have left. Relationship builds greatness.
7. What do you wish you knew when you started your professional career?
Your growth depends on your reactions
8. Leadership, according to you, is:
Respect your colleagues and build something great
9. Something crazy about you which very few people know:
I represented my state in volleyball
Get to know me professionally:
1. Thoughts on the future of HR
Data and analytics with a personal touch is the future. Some people push on taking decisions only based on the data but also need to understand the human face of the scenario they are in.
2. When and why did you pick HR as a profession?
Travel and sports helped me connect with different people which I really liked. HR has helped me to grow that passion and put it at my work.
3. According to you, what is the role of Technology in HR?
The technology has helped us to derive at conclusions using data that can be gathered via tools available.
4. What aspect of your job do you not like at all?
Letting go of people when they are in need of the job. Still try to help them to reach somewhere better
5. Top 3 qualities every HR professional should have.
Patience, listening capabilities, analytical thinking
6. If you could automate only one thing in your job, what would it be?
End to end Recruitment
7. Do you have trouble finding certain JD's?
What kinds of problems do you have to deal with?
Creating JD is always tricky as you need to create something very specific to your organization. I work very closely with the hiring managers to make sure that the details are shared in the JD
8. How do you keep track of the performance of the people you're in charge of?
Engage with them to understand the end to end work and then push how the performance can be improved. Important thing is to how you can assist in making sure they achieve something that you want them to achieve.