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    The people even your CEO won’t mess with

    Friday Features February 19, 2026

    Every organisation has a tidy org chart. The CEO at the top. Leadership below. Managers in the middle. It’s neat, logical, and completely irrelevant. Because real power doesn’t sit in the corner office. It lives in the server room, the…

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    herSTORY: Simantika Mukherjee, group CHRO, Tribeca Developers

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    When mentoring becomes a liability

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    The first time you mentor someone, it rarely feels strategic. It feels…

    MOVEMENT

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    Movement February 18, 2026

    SMIFS Financial Services elevates Pankaj Adhav as head-HR

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    SMIFS Financial Services has named Pankaj Adhav as head-human resources, reinforcing its…

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    HR CONNECT

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    As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work gets done, a quieter but…

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    COVER STORY

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