What can people managers do to enhance the competencies of average performing team members? How do they deal with downsizing or letting go of staff? How do people managers decide when and how employees must be rewarded or recognized for their work? We connect the dots and build a framework for competencies, rewards, failures, and more in this special episode of our mini People & HR series on Voice of Achievers. Our guest is Mr Suresh Pugalenthi, Head HR, India Operations at Wipro. With 23+ years of experience in HR, he specializes in Organization Development and Employee Relationship management. He has successfully shaped and executed initiatives at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited as the organizational development head in the past. His expertise lies in Organizational Diagnosis, Leadership Development, Reward & Recognition, Competency Building, Knowledge Management, Process improvement, Restructuring, Downsizing, and Change Management. He has published several articles and research papers across National and International journals on transformation initiatives. And he thoroughly enjoys coaching and mentoring upcoming HR startups.   Hear him talk about: (03.00) - The SVP- sustainable value proposition for setting up high performing work culture (04.00) - Vision, value, vistas & 4 Ps- purpose, principle, peak performance, and people for setting up a high-performing work culture (05.30) - Discover, define; design and plan; prioritize and plan; execution and rewarding- Setting up the base for recognition (07.30) - Recognizing for outcomes versus recognizing for values (09.00) - Examples of rewarding behaviour and efforts (11.30) - Bringing out the best in people- fire and the belly & competency vs attitude & willingness (12.45) - Setting up a rewards and recognition function; The WIPRO WINSTAR (Success, Talent, Achievement & recognition) (17.30) – The punishment, profit push and preventive feature for people managers (18.45) - Downsizing as humans with a heart and the relevance of kindness (20.00) - Managing and pushing average performing individuals (Chief Belief & Chief Meaning Officers) (22.00) - Building alignment with team members and employees- role, goal, team, organizational alignment (23.00) - The 7 C model to correct alignment (24.00) - 'You take care of the business and we take care of you', mantra- the whole person paradigm (25.00) - HR from admin function to business function and challenging the status quo (26.00) - Learning how to deal with confrontations as team members (27.30) - The four ticks for a good life as a people manager   Original Music by Joseph Mc Dade Drop us a note on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter @voice_of_achievers Or write in directly to [email protected] We’re listening to you. Don’t forget to follow us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple, Google, JioSaavn, Gaana or wherever you’re listening to us! You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected].   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.