Human Resources Quotes

A single employee, with one message, can succinctly capture the essence of a corporation the same way an iconic photograph captures a moment. Unfortunately, it is usually the negative massages that are published or used in lawsuits.

An email cannot be ignored. You may wish an email was not sent to you, because you learned what you did not want to know, but it must be acted upon because there is now a permanent record linking you to that information.

Every posting, message, or email creates an impression, a public persona, from which other people make judgments. We make judgments about others, but how often do we turn that critical analysis on ourselves?

Resources are hired to give results, not reasons.

Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you.

Emails are viewed as an essential historical record of an organization. A record that cannot be expunged must be created with care or not created at all.

Business is a bed of roses but need to remove thorns all the time

I have more than 6670 employees spread across the length and breadth of the country who live and experience the brand 'Bajaj Allianz' everyday. I'd like to believe that these people are the company's most valued brand ambassadors.

For every opinion, there is an equal and opposite opinion.

Many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of. Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they’re not just lying around on the surface.

Once a message has been sent electronically, the writer has ceded power not just to the recipient, but to whomever the recipient chooses to forward the information. To access electronic communication is to control it. The recipient, not the writer, has power over future dissemination of the writer’s words.

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” Most Americans adults have heard the Miranda rights from countless television and movie crime drams. The first statement of the Miranda rights is a simple but powerful declarative sentence. “You have the right to remain silent.” Not speaking will not be held against you, but the suspect is told that any words spoken “can and will be used against you in a court of law.” U.S. law provides the opportunity for reflection and protection against self-incrimination with the last sentence asking, “Do you wish to speak to me?” Reflect and ask yourself, it is wise to post or send an email containing that information?

Some people today are wandering generalities instead of meaningful specifics because they have failed to discover and mine the wealth of potentials in them.

It is better to deal with unemployment than allowing yourself to be employed and remain unpaid!

Children imitate their parents, employees their managers.

Able hands' are more favorable to business than 'adorable hearts'.

If you fulfill the wishes of your employees, the employees will fulfill your visions.

A damaging email forwarded outside the organization is indicative of problems within the organization.

The reason why employee relations have lost its sheen in aiding productivity, is to be searched for , within the doors of your corporate structure , i.e. your human resource department.

The written word imparts a gravitas the spoken word lacks. The underlying assumption is that time and thought has been expended on what was written, even if that is not the case.

Every day is a training day and every event is a training event.

History was once rewritten by the victors. Now we write our own immutable histories with every email, text, and post.

My men are my money.

An organization's proprietary, internal information is constrained only by an understanding that stake-holders will keep organizational matters within the organization.

Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves.

Humankind is the greatest resources. Don’t lose faith in the people.

The wealth of time is the only wealth that is more valuable than human resources.

EWI: Emailing While Intoxicated

If you don't know the answer to a question, don't guess, don't speculate, don't hypothesize, don't make a joke it by email, tweet, conference call, or at a press conference...Somehow, eventually, the electronic communication surrounding a situation will be made public and clarify and clarify what actually transpired.

Neither inherently good nor evil, electronic communication platforms are 100 percent dependent on user input.

Electronic communication has transmuted conversations into durable and accessible records. Revisionist history has gone the way of the phone booth.

Emails, texts and social media promise the writer the power to be heard…In a society where relinquishing control is viewed as weakness, power is relinquished through every message sent without forethought to the potential consequences.

Without the right succession planning put to play in human resources, we build for the future without a future

People act in ways to maximize their self-interest within a company, so create incentives that align employee's objectives with the organization's mission statement. Reward compliance with core values as much as profitability, especially in the face of competitive pressures.

A car crash at seventy-five miles an hour results in glass and steel strewn about the roadway. Emergency workers attend to the injured drivers, passengers and bystanders, and remove the wreckage. An electronic communication wreck lacks the visual drama, but imparts damage just as real and just as permanent. A momentary lapse in judgment may prove catastrophic for the writer, their family, coworkers, and stakeholders.

We recruit for attitude and train for skill,

It is the sweat of the servants that make their squire look smart.

Most people do not see their words as power.

In the Darwinian environment of business, one's most provocative words are naturally selected by competitors to be hurled back at them at the most inopportune moments. Do not arm your adversaries.

...while extraordinary products and unique services still afford a competitive advantage, the one advantage that stands the test of time...is people.

Human resource is limited to the duration of his/her lifespan while time is unlimited.

The hardest challenge being an HR is that sometimes you have to be the LAWYER, the JUDGE and the HANGMAN.

Providing employment is the best form of social service, as it serves you, others, your country, your world - the entire society.