Anand ensures growth in the business through their strong human capital base. It is in the core believes of the organization that success in business is 90% people. Thus organizational focus is to develop skills amongst the employees and promote people from within for excellence and growth. There is a deliberate constant effort to groom and develop people so that they can well align with the overall organisations objectives and goals.
HR policies of Anand are well documented, uniform and acceptable to all JV partners. Anand pays as per the market value and the performance and potential of its employees. The HR initiatives for Anand records back in 1975 with introduction of a unique ‘self appraisal’ system which became the buzz word in 90’s for other companies. Other traits of the appraisal system are – 2-way appraisal, 360o, KRA (Key Result Areas) and focus on critical attributes in addition to operative deliverables.
The organisation understands the need for enhancing the skills of their employees through higher education. It company sponsors managers to the top business schools in India for MBA programmes and technical knowledge enhancement at Technical institutes through the Anand Scholar scheme. The Group has a tie-up with Oxford University for an executive programme for development of the senior managers.
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