Cedar on Unlocking Human Capital
Cedar on Unlocking Human Capital examines how organizations can maximize the value of their people in an era of rapid change. This channel explores workforce strategy, leadership, culture, talent transformation, and performance management—connecting human capital decisions to enterprise strategy and results. Conversations focus on building agile, aligned, and future-ready organizations.
Episodes
16 episodes
The Architect’s Guide to Surgical Restructuring
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I describe corporate restructuring as the equivalent of open-heart surgery for a business — high stakes,...
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17:12
Strategic Alignment and the Architecture of Modern Management
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I speak about how organisational structure can quietly become an obstacle to performance. I often descri...
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15:27
The CEO's Strategic Guide to Organizational Leadership
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I share five critical pillars that I believe every CEO must personally lead when shaping their organisat...
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16:50
The Executive Compass, Mastering the Work-Life Equilibrium
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I speak candidly about the challenge of work–life balance for senior executives. Over the years, I have ...
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16:40
Escaping the CEO Trap: Restoring Strategic HR Functionality
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I outline the critical HR priorities that I believe every CEO must personally lead. First, organisationa...
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12:52
The Board’s Mandate in Human Capital Management
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn this episode, I speak about the evolving role of Boards of Directors in human capital management. In my view, boards c...
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17:47
Increasing importance of HR for Middle East businesses
Human capital is critical to business success, yet many Middle East organizations historically underinvested in HR due to reliance on transient expatriate labor and a focus on basic personnel administration. This has led to weak people developm...
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14:39
Competing in a New World
The COVID-19 crisis has forced organizations to rethink talent decisions, highlighting a critical question: what if employees stay but are not upskilled? Survival in a disrupted world depends on employees’ ability to adapt, making competency de...
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10:48
The human capital octagon
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalSuccessful bank mergers depend heavily on effective integration, with Human Capital Strategy providing a critical competi...
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15:21
Designing a successful ESOP program
Organizations are increasingly using Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) to retain talent, reward performance, and align employee interests with long-term business success, especially in services-driven and GCC markets. ESOPs offer employees th...
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13:56
Why digital speed is killing bank strategy
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalIn a world obsessed with rapid digital transformation, many banks have lost sight of their core purpose. While innovation...
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9:39
Comprehension Is Harder Than Execution Three Levels
The article explores how organizations can effectively manage change by first understanding its nature and impact. Change typically occurs at three levels: unit-level, business-unit-level, and enterprise-level. Unit-level changes are short-term...
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9:03
Paying Directors for Long Term Commitment
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalBoard compensation and performance have come under increasing scrutiny, especially where pay appears disconnected from co...
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13:47
HR Scorecard Measures Department Value and Growth
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting InternationalAn HR Scorecard, based on the Balanced Scorecard framework, helps make the HR function more valuable, focused, and perfor...
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7:50
The HR Scorecard - How to Finally Prove HRs Strategic Value
The HR Scorecard, built on the principles of the Balanced Scorecard, provides a structured, performance-oriented framework to enhance the effectiveness and credibility of the HR function. It offers a cockpit view of HR by defining 20–25 clear o...
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