Welcome to VHR Labs | Work Reimagined with AI

VHR Labs | Work Reimagined with AI explores how artificial intelligence, digital HR, and emerging technologies are transforming work, leadership, and organizations. This channel focuses on practical, human-centered perspectives on AI at the workplace, the future of work, leadership in the age of AI, skills evolution, employee experience, and organizational change—cutting through hype to offer […]

AI Is Changing Work Faster Than People Are Changing Themselves

AI is changing work faster than people are changing themselves, and this growing gap is becoming one of the most critical challenges facing organisations today. While companies accelerate the adoption of generative AI and automation, people, skills, and leadership systems are struggling to keep pace. This imbalance between technological speed and human readiness is no […]

AI Disruption in HR Is a Human Problem

AI Disruption Is Not a Technology Problem. It’s a Human One Introduction: The Wrong Question We’re Asking Everywhere you look, leaders are asking the same question: “How do we adopt AI faster?” But that question itself reveals the problem. AI disruption is not primarily a technology challenge. It is a human, organisational, and leadership challenge. […]

Human-Machine Collaboration: The Future of the HR Operating Model

Is HR truly keeping pace with the breakneck speed of global digital transformation, or are we still trapped in the tyranny of the transactional? The digital revolution has fundamentally reshaped every business function, from automated logistics in supply chains to predictive analytics in finance. Yet, in many organizations, Human Resources remains viewed as a cost […]

Will Artificial Intelligence replace Recruiters

On 22nd August 2025, BHIVE in partnership with GHRC hosted an engaging CHRO Event at BHIVE Platinum Address Maker, Indiranagar. The theme—“Redefining Recruitment: How AI is Reshaping Talent Acquisition”—sparked some of the most thought-provoking discussions on the future of HR. The distinguished panel included: Highlights from the Discussion Can HR trust AI in hiring? The […]

Leading Without Losing Yourself

Lessons on Coping with Stress and Finding Balance Recently, I had a mentoring conversation with a young Vice President from a leading multinational bank in Europe. An engineer by background and an AI specialist by profession, he had just been promoted to the role of CTO — a remarkable achievement, especially considering he’s not yet […]

Why India Has Not Yet Produced Breakthrough Global Tech Innovations

A Deep Dive Into Culture, Education, Mindset, and Entrepreneurial Risk Setting the Context India today stands at a remarkable inflection point. We are the world’s fastest-growing major economy, the world’s largest talent pool in STEM, and a global hub for IT delivery, outsourcing, and digital infrastructure. Yet, despite this enormous potential, India has still not […]

War for Talent or Auction ?

A recent hiring case reported by a leading HR consultancy run by my friend Rucchi Awasthi has sparked conversations across the industry—and for the right reasons. A candidate accepted an offer at 8:00 AM. By 11:00 AM, he rejected it. Not because the role changed. Not because the organisation didn’t align with his goals. But […]