Insights & Bpro Talks
Thought leadership on Applied Psychology, Motivation Theory, and HR strategy. Also home to Bpro Talks video content.
Latest Articles on Performance, Learning and Governance
Articles and talks on performance management, learning culture and HR governance for MSMEs. New pieces are published regularly.
SEBI 2025 SME IPO Rules: What Boards Must Do
SEBI moved the decisive SME IPO test three financial years before filing. What that means for an MSME board now.
Why Applied Psychology Belongs in Your PMS
How motivation theory can reshape the way organizations design performance appraisals.
Building a Skill-Up Culture with LMS
Lessons from deploying BPro LMS across MSMEs in manufacturing and services.
What Independent Directors Should Know About HR Risk
A governance lens on people-related risk in growing organizations.
Bpro Talks
Watch Dr. Babu's talks on HR strategy and organizational growth. Latest: How to Scale Your Business — BPro Talk with Dr. Babu B & Hashil K K.
More on performance management
Free: HR Maturity Diagnostic
Seven questions about how your people systems actually run today. Get your maturity level and the one thing worth doing next. Free, in about two minutes.
Case Study: 150-Employee Furniture Manufacturer
From people-dependent management to role clarity, KRA-based review and dashboard visibility. Kerala, 2023 to present.
Performance Management Consulting in Kerala
How a performance system is designed and implemented for a growing organisation, and what an engagement actually involves.
South India, Based in Kochi
The BPro base for South India, with online consulting into UAE and Malaysia - covering retail, logistics, seafood export, IT services and manufacturing.
KRA and KPI Design
The difference between result areas and indicators, with worked examples for production, quality, sales, finance and HR roles.
Free KRA and KPI Template
An eight-sheet Excel workbook with worked result areas for six common roles, plus a blank template. No email required.
Guides on Performance and KRA Design
KRAs for Factory Roles
How to set result areas for welders, fitters, machine operators, inspectors and production supervisors.
Why Appraisals Fail in Indian MSMEs
Five reasons the annual exercise stops working, and the fix for each.
What Does a PMS Consultant Cost in India?
What drives the cost, what a proper engagement includes, and how to judge a quote.
Is the Bell Curve Right for a 100-Person Company?
Forced distribution was built for very large populations. What it does to a smaller firm.
KRAs for HR & Admin Managers
A measurable KRA framework for the role every other department assumes will just work.
KRAs for a Field Sales Executive
How to measure the role beyond the monthly target.
KRA Template Mistakes
The five reasons a KRA sheet gets abandoned by month three, and how to avoid them.
Professionalising a Kerala Family Business
Moving from instinct-run management to documented roles, KRAs and a review rhythm a successor can inherit.
A Training Calendar for Factory Staff
Start from a skill matrix, put compliance items in first, and keep sessions short and shift-wise.