8/13/2019 Google Voted Best Workplace in India
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Google voted best workplace in India,
followed by Intel and American ExpressBy Rica Bhattacharyya, ET
Bureau | ! "un, #$%, #&'!(A) I*T
)+)BAI -lying in from all corners of t.e country, braving
monsoon rains and traffic /ams in
)umbai, t.e 01 c.iefs and 2E3s of leading companies 4ueued up at
a suburban .otel last
-riday, wit. one 4uestion in mind 0ow .ad t.ey fared in t.e
coveted list5 India6s Best
2ompanies To 7ork -or'
Given t.at India Incis in t.e t.roes of a slowdown, talent
management .as become crucial
as industries mars.al resources against t.e toug. times' *o t.is
year6s T.e Economic Times
and T.eGreat 8lace To 7ork Institutestudy .ad special
importance' -or some years, t.e
study .as provided t.e industry wit. a muc.5needed barometer to
/udge .ow companies fare
on t.e people front'T.e #$% study, one of t.e largest in t.e
world, covered 99# companies spanning
industries, surveying :(,::( employees' *o it was but natural
for t.e 2E3s and some
%## 01 c.iefs to wait wit. bated breat. as t.e list was read
out' In t.e end it was Google
w.ic. once again took t.e top .onour of being t.e best workplace
in India'
And w.y did Google come out tops; 7ell, simply because, 6t.e
9#5billion dollar startup6, as
t.ey like to call t.emselves, .as some unparalleled processes
and non5traditional practices'
-or example, last year, all tec. traveled to )ountain ?iew,
2alifornia
for a central tec. induction@ a program called 6Googler Googler6
=gg> enables t.eemployees to s.are t.eir knowledge wit. peers
t.roug. various media on sub/ects ranging
from tig.trope walking to advanced 8yt.on programming' A few
mont.s ago, every manager
at Google was given a budget, called 6play doug.,6 to spend on a
fun group activity outside
office'
Google is different' 7e .ave an incredibly empowering
environment and let people figure
out .ow t.ey get to t.eir goals, says1a/an Anandan,managing
director,Google India'
7it. growt. numbers sluggis., t.e 01
departments of t.e companies .ave been
walking t.e tig.trope by keeping costs in
c.eck by weeding out low performers, cutting
benefits and doling marginal salary .ikes on
t.e one end w.ile still .aving to attract,
motivate, and retain t.e best talent at t.e
ot.er end' It6s a difficult balancing act given
t.at employee engagement and /ob
satisfaction dips during t.ese toug. times' Insuc. an
environment, t.e 016s role as a
multi5faceted and critical business partner rat.er t.an /ust
being a support function .as
increased'
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And people matters are not /ust t.e domain of 01 folks, today'
Even t.e 2E3s are
increasingly spending more time wit. t.eir 01 teams and on
015related activities' T.e
w.ole aspect of talent management is supercritical' 01 function
is a core component of
leaders.ip team' T.e 4uality of people we .ire directly
translates into business results, says
*an/ay 1is.i, president,American Express'
T.at6s not all' 1epeated studies .ave s.own t.at t.e companies
w.ic. work proactively
towards becoming t.e best workplace, build in a formidable
competitive strengt. vis5a5vis its
competitors' T.e top 9 9# best workplaces .ave not only s.own
significant improvements
over t.e last decade, but also built a formidable entry barrier
to t.is select club says
8rasen/it B.attac.arya, 2E3, T.e Great 8lace to 7ork Institute,
India'
In t.e study, w.ile t.e companies making t.e cut t.is time .ave
focussed on rig.t .iring,
spending more on training and development, coming out wit. good
rewards and recognition
sc.emes, and increasing employee engagement, t.e two t.emes t.at
continue to findmention in every great place to work 01 roster are
a> make t.e workplace more fun and b>
strive for a good work5life balance for employees' If people
don6t en/oy w.at t.ey are doing,
t.ey won6t stay' If t.ey .ave a sense t.ey are .elping
organisations towards ac.ieving goals,
retention becomes less of an issue, says ?ikram 3beroi, c.ief
operating officer and /oint
managing director, T.e 3beroi Group'
7it. a bounding young workforce, t.e companies find t.at career
development initiatives are
a must, even in a slowdown' In a knowledge economy, we can6t
ignore our main assets, our
people, in any situation' T.e need for career development
initiatives for t.e young guys is
muc. more today t.an it was a few years ago, acknowledge ?i/ay C
T.adani, 2E3,
