In the comment section of a recent story on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one remark cut through the noise: “Those…
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Insights, opinions, and perspectives by Prajjal Saha, editor & publisher HRKatha
A recent social media post defending India’s real money gaming (RMG) industry encapsulates the moral dilemma now confronting policymakers. The…
In India’s offices—from Bengaluru’s tech parks to Mumbai’s financial centres—AI is no longer a boardroom pilot; it’s a desktop reality.…
As India progresses towards its ambition of becoming a $10 trillion economy by 2035, a profound transformation is reshaping its…
The HR profession stands at an inflection point. Digital transformation, evolving workforce expectations, and the rapid pace of organisational change…
Across Mumbai’s financial districts, Bengaluru’s bustling tech corridors, and Gurugram’s thriving corporate hubs, a profound revolution is underway. Algorithms and…
Each May 1st, the world pauses to commemorate Labour Day—a day steeped in history, honouring the sacrifices of workers who…
Many of us have grown up in an era where securing a job was the quintessential path to success. First,…
It’s common to see memes and jokes around HR. I think this is one department or function on which maximum…
In boardrooms across the globe, executives are falling prey to a seductive fallacy: that artificial intelligence represents the pinnacle of…
Elon Musk’s management style has always been a study in contradictions—bold yet rigid, visionary yet controlling. His recent endorsement of…
A whistleblower’s email to the ethics committee of one of India’s largest technology companies, which has been accessed by HRKatha,…
The truth about your HR department is uglier than you think. Behind the carefully crafted emails about employee engagement and…
The global buzz around four-day workweeks has reached a fever pitch, and corporate India’s tepid response reveals a troubling reluctance…
The mask has slipped. These are the moments when corporate leaders inadvertently drop their carefully cultivated public personas and reveal…
The rise of Agentic AI marks a profound and unsettling shift in the narrative of artificial intelligence. While 2024 was…
Power remains a fascinating and complex phenomenon. Over the past two decades, psychologists have consistently demonstrated that power—defined as control…
For decades, the MBA was revered as the holy grail of career advancement—a symbol of elite business acumen and a…
Remote work was heralded as a revolution—a promise of freedom and flexibility, a balancing act between personal lives and professional…
On 29 August, a few weeks after the World Whistleblowers Day, India’s largest IT services company terminated an employee who…
The social media recently had a field day dissecting a blunt, one-liner leave email from a Gen Z employee. To…
Recently, CEO Ravi Kumar shared a remarkable statistic: 13,000 former Cognizant employees from 40 countries have rejoined the company. This…
It’s no longer a hypothetical question. Has AI begun to replace human jobs? Recent headlines suggest that the answer is…
There was a time when being ‘overqualified’ meant having too many degrees for a low-skill job. A glaring example occurred…
The recent misstep by the CEO of a well-known ride-sharing company brought to light a critical issue: mediocre leaders, when…
Three tragic deaths. Three employees from prestigious organisations—EY, HDFC, and Bajaj—succumbed to work-related stress. These aren’t isolated incidents; they’re flashing…