Managing a Global Workforce

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Managing a Global Workforce

• Rahul Varma

NASSCOM HR Summit - July 2007
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Some emerging trends in the Global workforce

• Where are the people??
• The electronic immigrant
• Virtually there
• Mind your language!

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These trends have impacted the composition of
Indias workforce

• Our workforce is getting younger
• People demand variety
• Flexibility
• And is rapidly globalising

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Could this be a sneak preview of Indias
workforce 2020!!

• Completely Diverse
• Invisible but Always On
• Nomadic
• Entrepreneurial

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So what are the challenges? Are India HR
professionals ready to.

• Partner with 30 year old leaders?
• Acquire and develop a truly diverse workforce?
• Help create the next Bangalorein Ranchi, Dalian
  and San Antonio?
• Run HR like a business?

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• The future is already with us, its just
  unevenly distributed.
• - William Gibson