Preface

It has been almost two decades since I wrote HRD Missionary. The book was written for a National HRD Network conference on the theme of the HRD manager and was subsequently used as a text and reference work by many institutions. Several individuals personally acknowledged to me how much it shaped their thinking and careers.

A lot has changed since then. We now live in a very different India. Everything is now measured in monetary terms. Relationships, loyalty, trust, openness and commitment are increasingly being thrust aside in favour of profits, professionalism, flexibility, strategy, speed and ROI. There are two sides to this change. On the positive side, we are doing many more things and doing them faster than ever before: acquiring ...

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