Amit Arora - Your Culture Can Be a Reflection (Or a Betrayal) Of Your Company’s Core Values (AVP Fusion Microfinance)

You must understand what does and does not motivate your employees. Motivation is not about just offering incentives – it is about creating sustainable reasons to maintain a quality of work and to foster employees’ belief in the organization’s cause and their team.

Tell us about your background, upbringing and journey.

I am an HR professional with 13 years of experience in Banking & financial service. I did Ensure & Increased HR, Business efficiency for company like Fusion Microfinance & Acuite Rating & Research. I also have an Expertise into HR Business patterning, Talent Acquisition Employee Engagement & in Talent Management


When & how did you narrow down on what you wanted to do?


I narrowed down my career choice when I was preparing for my MBA entrance exam and picked a career that aligns with my personal vision and values. I had ask question from myself

What I want to do in my life, how do I want to live my life, then I decided to choose my career in HR.


What is the most important quality one must have in order to be a successful HR person?


Ability to motivate others.


The only effective workforce is a motivated one. You must understand what does and does not motivate your employees. Motivation is not about just offering incentives – it is about creating sustainable reasons to maintain a quality of work and to foster employees’ belief in the organization’s cause and their team.

In particular, you must be able to successfully motivate your managers, who in turn, will motivate the employees under them & Ethics.

HR professionals are responsible for keeping that information under lock and key to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.

Successful HR managers understand and embrace their role as the conscience of their organizations. HR professionals must exhibit complete honesty and discretion when working with every member of their organization.

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What according to you is the role of ESOPs in building a large and an impactful venture?

ESOPs are long term and equitable wealth creation tools. It ensures that employees can be assured that their long term commitment is valued by the organization and the resultant sense of ownership is infact monetized in a recognizable fashion. Performance viewed through lens of tenure can also act as a motivator for employees to aspire for ESOP as a part of rewards structure


How do you communicate the value of your ESOPs with your employees today?

Value of ESOPs have to be communicated in different manner to audience depending on their ability to understand

A) Bedrock of this is a fair and transparent policy accessible to all employees

B) ESOP statement etc employee can access at anytime

C) A quarterly detail session explaining ESOP basic terms, Grant Price, vesting time, Exit right, Year share valuation

How important is building a culture in an organization and what is your view on hybrid working?

Your culture can be a reflection (or a betrayal) of your company’s core values. The ways in which you conduct business, manage workflow, interact as a team, and treat your customers all add up to an experience that should represent who you are as an organization and how you believe a company should be run. In short, your culture is the sum of your company’s beliefs in action.


In this pandemic we all are witness to Hybrid model success, this helps to give better work life balance to employees. Finding balance is easier in a flexible work arrangement. When employees have more control of their work


Which is your favourite book and why?


Book called “Humble Leadership” by Edgar H.Schein Peter Schein. This book is one of my favorite book. This book taught me that Effective leadership is all about building trust and relationships. With Humble Leadership, This is a must read for reflective leaders at all levels seeking to enhance their effectiveness and execution in pursuit of their organizational mission and vision.”


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