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September - 2009 - issue > Management
Driving a Startup to Successful Organization through HR & Best Practices
Prashant Honnavar
"A startup is always referred to as a small boat in a big ocean." The journey is not easy in an ocean where you come across high tides, strong blowing winds, well established big ships and uncertainties. When you plan to launch a startup (Boat) what is really required is, "A captain who has proper vision, passion to make it, courage to face the undefined challenges, ability to take calculative risks and team work, without which we sink."
Gone are the days when human resources was just considered to be a back end work. Today human resources at a startup is considered as more of a business partner, advisor and mentor to the management.
If a startup has to reach the peak of success, it is possible only through out of box and innovating thinking and through a well placed human resources and best practices. One has to be egoless and have a sense of ownership ("I am working for my company" attitude) which will ultimately help in leading the way. Many employees who are working in well established reputed companies are looking forward to join startups, not just because of pay packets but for the work culture and the niche, quality of work they get to do.
HRs should always put in their best efforts to accomplish the below listed 5 stages to drive a startup to successful organization. They are:
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