 Hi there, welcome to the very first episode of Notice Board. In this HR Katha and I are partnering together to bring to you some of the interesting things that have happened during this week. And I want to start by first talking about a little feature that I read on HR Katha and my interest was peaked in it because it really debated this whole question. Is it a good idea to change jobs often? Because to begin with it also gets you a salary jump each time you change because when you get a regular increment you might get a 5-10% increase whereas when you change a job it might give you a significant hike. So is that a good idea? My belief is that you know whenever I change jobs and I have done quite a few, one of the things that I kept in mind was was I changing either the role or the industry. So you know either I was doing a generalist role in one and doing a specialist role in the other or it was giving me a chance to head the function and above all if it was a completely different kind of an industry. So that gave me a chance to work in technology, FMCG or even in advertising or the core sector like steel manufacturing etc. So this is one of the things that I advise that you should be looking at building something which is going to really add to your skill set. The benefit that you get by changing jobs in terms of a financial difference, yes that's an incidental but don't let that be the reason to do it unless you are really terribly underpaid compared to the market. So that's the very first story that I wanted to talk to you about. The second story is really around the visit of Jeff Bezos. The kind of press coverage that Bezos got, it really is something that I've only seen being reserved for the head of a state visiting India but then think about it. He's the head of a trillion dollar company and they are also investing potentially in some of the jobs. The kind of things that they do is also going to impact the retail sector everywhere. So it was only important that the newspapers really highlight that but what I want to talk to you about is the Amazon's leadership principles. They have 14 leadership principles which they use to guide every form of behavior. So if I had to pick one that I really like which is that when they expect their leaders to be right more often which means that they are really saying before you take a decision do your homework. Talk to people. See if you are wrong somewhere. Maybe your logic is wrong. Maybe your data is not updated but do all the things that you can possibly do to make sure that there is no loophole which is left. And once you are sure that you've done all the homework, jump in and experiment. So it is a kind of a great way to innovate. Think about it. It's not that you're saying don't try out anything different but you're really saying before you do the thing do a deep dive. I do really thorough homework so that there is nothing which takes you by surprise. That I think is a great way in which organizations can leverage their ability to innovate. The third story that I want to talk to you about is the interesting thing that happened was I went across to XLR at Jamshedpur my alma mater and I got a chance to be a part of a panel which was discussing whether the gig economy is something that is a fad or is it here to stay. It had actually the CHRO of Titan, it had the CHRO of Tata Steel and then it had representatives from Infosys and Reliance and the CHRO of ITC was also there and then it had two gig workers. It had Gautam Khosh and me representing the gig economy. The theme was pretty straightforward is the gig economy something that is going to continue to be a part of our lives and the answer to that is definitely yes. It is a part of the business, it's a part of the workforce that is growing the most. So expect to see more of that but what I want to really talk to you about is this really neat policy that Tata Steel has created to encourage gig workers which is that you know now for example in maintenance the machines break down less often. So what do the maintenance engineers do with that spared downtime. What Tata Steel has done is it is telling them don't spend that time just twiddling your thumbs there just go across go and talk to other people and maybe do work outside help out somebody in a project even if it is outside of Tata Steel. So the differentiation is not just the fact that they are asking them to limit themselves to projects inside the company which of course there's a great opportunity to but maybe build their skills as entrepreneurs step outside. This was a great way in which the company is really encouraging people to build skills for the future that tagline is we also make tomorrow. You remember that Tata Steel line that they had a beautiful lad which said we also make steel so they are now saying we also make tomorrow and this is a terrific way to live up to that particular tagline. So that was really what was there for notice board this week. But before I go I just want to share with you one last thing which is that there's a print edition of HR Katha which has got the views of 42 industry experts talking to you about what we expect in 2020 and beyond. What are some of the trends what are some of the fads so don't miss it and look forward to hearing from you about what you thought of this episode. And I'm going to be back next week with a different episode of the notice board. 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