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For the past 3 years, I have been fortunate to know Stacey Harris, Vice President Sierra Cedar. I have been lucky to contribute my 2 cents to the 22 years long HR Systems Survey. When I look at the survey report I focus on the Asia Pacific in general and India in particular.

Lets begin by answering the first question that comes to mind. What in the world is ‘Equanimity’? It is definitely not ‘treating everyone equally’ as one might be tempted to consider. Rather, think of that little smiling Buddha statue you might have seen somewhere, eyes closed, and that benevolent smile playing on his lips.

Nowadays, Human Capital Management is no longer just a clutch of HR processes held together by multiple, cumbersome software systems that don’t talk to each other. Today’s HCMs are lean, sinewy and incredibly fast. The reason why organizations invest in such technologies is because they want much more than just a return on their capital; they want to be the best place to work at.

There is enough noise in the technology market about various Learning Management Systems offered by multiple companies, but a majority of people are totally unaware of how the perfect LMS can create magic for your employees as well as your firm.

Once you have established the fact that you do need an LMS, the next step would be to go hunting for a company that can offer most, if not all features that you are looking for.

If one were to ask business persons to vote for 2017’s most powerful theme, it would be “AI and Future of Work”. Moving beyond coffee table discussions, there is not only a wider acknowledgement of “Future of Work” in 2018, but the action has also started.

This year’s BT-PeopleStrong “Best Companies to Work For In India” captures perceptions and aspirations like these and bring the key asks of your “born-free” workforce, which is announcing the beginning of the new world of work.