Most talent strategies don’t fail during execution. They fail much earlier—at the thinking stage. On paper, organisations appear well prepared: hiring plans, learning calendars, succession frameworks, and workforce dashboards. Yet the reality tells another story—high attrition, long ramp-up times, persistent skill gaps, and constant firefighting. The problem isn’t a lack of effort; it’s flawed assumptions. […]

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 India is often described as a country facing a “𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞.”But inside organisations, the reality looks 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬—𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.What’s missing is 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Across industries, companies hire aggressively and still struggle with 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The challenge isn’t access to people. It’s how people are 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝, […]

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫. While businesses move rapidly toward 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐈, 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬, much of our skilling ecosystem remains tied to 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 and slow frameworks. The impact is already visible: companies are hiring, youth are graduating—yet 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 […]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Every few months, the same claim resurfaces: “India doesn’t have enough jobs.”But the real issue is far more uncomfortable—and far more critical. India doesn’t lack jobs.India lacks 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭. Across sectors, roles stay vacant for months while millions of young people remain unemployed. This isn’t a problem of opportunity—it’s a […]

Your Skill Budget Might Be High… But Is Your ROI Low: Any organizations pour significant funds into skilling initiatives—but without visible outcomes, those investments amount to budgeted noise. Especially for CFOs and CHROs, the key question isn’t how much you spend, but what you gain in return. Here’s what recent findings reveal: Only 35% of […]

Why Talent Pipelines Are Failing- Even Before They Start: You’ve likely heard of talent pipelines. But let me ask you:Is your pipeline active… or is it leaking before talent even enters the door? Here’s what’s going wrong in many organizations: Long, Complex Recruitment Funnels:Candidates drop off when hiring takes too long. An ideal process shouldn’t […]

The MSME Opportunity India’s Apprenticeships Miss () How Apprenticeships Can Transform India’s MSMEs: India’s MSMEs—over 64 million strong—employ nearly 23% of the nation’s workforce and contribute about 27% to GDP, 38% of manufacturing output, and 45% of exports. Yet many MSMEs struggle with skilled talent acquisition, leading to low productivity and growth constraints. Apprenticeships, though […]

Skill programs often launch with enthusiasm—but most fizzle before scaling. Why? The issues lie not in effort, but in design, mindset, and alignment. Here’s what holds many programs back: Training Overload & Outcome Blindness (Why Enterprises Skilling Fails Before it Grows): India’s vocational system is increasingly driven by short-term courses, inflated placement metrics, and certificate-churning […]

The Talent Dilemma Facing India’s CEOs What Every CEO Needs to Rethink: As industries adapt to AI, automation, and hybrid work models, CEOs are facing a strategic question: Should we continue hiring for every skill gap—or start building talent internally through structured programs like apprenticeships and WILP? This decision has deep implications—not just for HR […]

Focusing solely on compliance in hiring may seem safe—but it’s a short-sighted strategy. In India’s dynamic talent landscape, compliance is necessary—but incomplete when it comes to fostering growth, innovation, and retention. If your hiring practices are driven by ticking boxes, you’re ignoring the strategic potential of talent. Here’s what organizations are overlooking: Talent Turnover despite […]