‘First Hacks’ breaks new ground
Sri Lanka’s first ever ‘HR Hack’ which was organized by 361° Edge,
saw leading Human Resource professionals from local and multi-national
companies coming together, was held at Café Pascucci recently.
Speaking about the event, Rukmal de Silva, the Chief Visionary
Officer of 361° Edge said the idea of the hack was to hack away at
something old, until we are able to extract a new form. ‘Our intention
with the HR Hack is to create a platform to share uncommon ideas and
uncommon insights.
“The HR Hack is all about innovation. We want the Hackers to tackle
mundane everyday HR issues from a new perspective,” he said.
Lal Chandranath, General Manager of DMS Electronics, who was present
at the HR Hack, said that he hoped the Hack culture would catch on fast.
“The topic that was chosen, the first Hack: Performance Management does
not work, was indeed a controversial one. Whether your belief is that
KPIs stifle people or allow them a framework to grow, it was refreshing
to see so many new ideas being thrown about. Of course, we may not be
able to immediately put all of these ideas into practice, but the HR
Hack is a breeding ground for ideas and that is what is important at the
end of the day.”
Rukmal added that several great ideas were discussed: ‘A fringe idea
we had was the possibility of developing people and then selling or
trading them with other organizations once they reach a certain maturity
level or they’re unable to grow further in the current environment. We
also discussed how any performance management system should be reviewed
in three six month blocks, while being linked to the overall five year
or ten year strategic plans.’
Anushka Ranasinghe, HR Director for Gamma Pizzakraft said that the HR
Hack was an opportunity to broaden one’s thinking scope. “More often
than not, we spend so much time following the routines of our jobs, we
forget that broadening our knowledge in the experimental domain is
equally, if not more important.”
More information could be obtained from ‘361edge.lk/hack’ |