The word ‘Glocal’, a portmanteau of global and local, has long fascinated me. Emerging from the Japanese word ‘Dochakuka’, it simply refers to global localization. Another origin of the term comes from the saying, “Think Global, Act Local.”

No local strategy is purposely old-fashioned, as some modern thinkers might believe. When local teams are encouraged to adopt any new shift, you will immediately sense uncertainty around it. Evidently, any change driven by a global strategy can lead to differing views in the workplace.

However, Glocal HR retains its geographical, local roots that cannot be ignored. An organisation and its HR functions must be global in scale but local in implementation. Read more