Three Facets Of Managing People In A Startup
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Manners in Which New People Are Brought into the Organization and Managed

 

manners in which employees are brought into the organisation, The initial five to ten people hired in a startup are either family members, friends or reference from these people. “The founders do not need to micro manage such people. They are experienced and well aware of their responsibilities to perform in the organization,” said Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management, IIM-Bangalore. The work starts with the eleventh people that the company hires in terms of training and creating a work culture for their survival. Thus starts the work of the founders to manage their performance and get a feedback, allocation of roles and responsibilities and providing them space for socialization. Thus enters the role of Human Resource Manager to manage the entire activity and functioning of the staff.

 

For example, Superseva, that provides personal and business assistance, believes in choosing the right people at the right time and engaging them to the right work thus creating a second line of leadership with growth phase.  "Being a startup it is important not only to hire an HR after the employee strength increases to over 50, but to check the attrition rate from an early time," adds Prof. Srinivasan.