6 HR Lessons from Movie Dangal

From: Jagan Mohan Reddy <drjaganmohanreddy@gmail.com> on Mon, 09 Jan 2017

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6 HR Lessons from Movie Dangal

The Amir Khan starrer is all set to break the box office records. It has a very beautiful
storyline with some remarkable performances of all the actors. It also has some insightful
message for the HR fraternity.

1.Change Management The society laughs at the Mahavir Singh on his decision of asking
the daughters to be a wrestler.

Perseverance and the repeated sensitization of the changes is the only key to effective Change
Management. The results which follow to your actions will make people understand the
importance of long term result. The HR being the custodians of change management should
keep their focus on the results amidst the misperceptions of our employees.

2.Talent Acquisition and Gender Diversity The Mahavir singh was expecting a baby boy to
complete his dream of international Gold medal. When his hope of baby boy diminished, he
decides to go ahead with existing resources (daughters) and enables them to achieve the
target of winning the international Gold medal.
As a HR professional, we should understand the fact that every time we cannot get that
perfect candidate. We should identify the internal talent first and enable them to achieve the
goals. Yes, Its possible. HR should not reject any candidate for any position based on the
gender. Women are well equipped and well qualified to take up ANY responsibility.

3.Training and Development Mahavir Singh trains his daughters in house and later on sends
them to National Sports Academy for further training.We should believe in utilizing the
internal trainers first before moving ahead to the external training resources. No one knows
about the strengths and weaknesses of our employees better than the qualified internal
trainers. The external training programs are obviously very useful to raise the bar and to
understand the ongoing happenings in the external world.

4.Analytics- Mahavir Singhs studies the past videos of GeetaKumari to understand the
reasons behind her failure in international performance.Effective and Useful Analysis of the
available data is the key to predict and prescribe the future actions. The analysis not only
helps to minimize the mistakes but it helps in driving the most appropriate actions in future.

5.Goal Setting- The national coach sets the goal of Bronze Medal for Geeta, while Mahavir
Singh sets the goal of Gold Medal for Geeta.HR is the facilitator of performance management
process. We should be able to help the managers in setting the right goals for the employees
considering their potential.

Though Geetakumari had a poor performance in her initial international career, she makes a
strong come back with a clearly defined goal by her father. She not only makes it to the
Finals of commonwealth games but also wins the Gold for her nation by defeating the world
champions.
6.Coaching and Mentoring- Mahavir Singh plays the role Coach and Mentor for both Geeta
and Babita throughout their career.Mahavir Singh was seen coaching her daughters alongside
the national coach. Continuous coaching is as vital as the continuous learning. Whatever you
achieve in life, you will still need a coach/mentor to take most appropriate decision.

Happy Learning
Jagan Mohan
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