Tag: Bennett Coleman & Company
Office politics can be constructive too
The term ‘office politics’ is always associated with negativity. Not surprising, since it usually refers to incidents involving one person trying to hurt or...
Manager or employee; who is responsible for a smooth feedback session?
Giving critical feedback to an employee is the most difficult thing to do for any manager. Why? Because as human beings, our big egos...
“Metaverse will be a pillar in the way we work,” Amit...
A big change in 2022
The pandemic presented an opportunity to build a digital workforce. We all know that the biggest barrier for any transformation...
How to train managers to deal with problematic employees
There are occasions when managers have to deal with subordinates or colleagues, who become a cause for concern. The reasons could be many —...
Why the effect of mindfulness changes as we move from Asia...
Mindfulness is an old practice that originated in the Buddhist culture. From a culture point of view, the behaviours and characteristics of people in...
Can humans be fired by a bot?
A Bloomberg report claims that an employee who spent four years delivering packages for Amazon, as a contract driver in Phoenix, suddenly got axed....
Contrary to the belief, managers have gained more importance now
At the beginning of the lockdown, there were several predictions on how the new world of work would drastically change. Among the several predictions...
Hire laid off employees, but with caution
The US State of California, recently passed a new law which makes it mandatory for all companies in the hospitality sector to rehire the...
Location Bias: It matters which part of the town one comes...
A LinkedIn user who is a recruiter, mentioned an experience wherein she got to hear something shocking from her client. She reveals that the...
Why are self-managed teams the need of the hour?
India continues to lurk in a stage where collective technical prowess in a team is a far-fetched idea. This can, however, be overcome. Self-managed...
‘Work from office 4 days a week’: Snapchat to employees
Snapchat has asked its employees to come in to office for 80 per cent of the time, that is, four days a week. The...
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Chinese woman works as grave keeper; enjoys work-life balance
A young Chinese woman, who carries the surname Tan, has taken up a unique job, where she says she enjoys peace, an ideal work...
Casagrand takes 700 employees to Switzerland
Casagrand, the real-estate development firm from South India, is rewarding its employees for their hard work and for helping achieve the sales target last...
Rohit Johar joins Amazon as HR director, India
After a successful decade-long stint with Genpact, Rohit Johar, moves to Amazon as HR director, India. His last-held position at Genpact was that of...
Zaggle announces 12-week fitness challenge for employees
Zaggle, a SaaS fintech company and a pioneer in digitising business spends has announced a 12 week-long fitness challenge for its employees to promote...
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EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton
Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...
