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Responsibility

Responsibility is something which is very much in the air ...look at the statements of President Elect Obama on auto companies CEO's to walk the talk and cut costs was a prime example of taking ownership and taking responsibility. I believe admitting your accountability and recognizing your influence and the role you play is key to being responsible.

there are some individuals who are intent on making a difference like Navi Radjou from Harvard who writes about bridging the suitability of the workforce in india where he stresses that people are looking at eligibility enhancement (soft skills enhancement, technical skills enhancement) and not enough at suitability (aptitude, moral compass, values, ethics). He also talks about social entreprenuership as well.

Some key individuals like Emmanuel Justus in the HR community have also been taking responsibility and questioning the task of preparedness of our workforce, do we as human resource professionals prepare individuals for failure ? OR do we focus only on the bright side and be fair weather friends ?

I think the responsibility is on both sides but end of the day, we need to take responsibility for what we do .... 

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