The modern workplace has quietly entered an era of constant visibility. What began with attendance registers and periodic reviews has…
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Krish Shankar, former Group Head of HR at Infosys and founding mentor at Crossmentors, recently shared a presentation titled There…
Every office has an org chart. Clean boxes, neat lines, official titles that explain who reports to whom and who…
There’s a peculiar theatre that plays out in every organisation when someone resigns. It’s called the exit interview—a carefully choreographed…
Vedanta has set a target to hire more than half its STEM recruits as women starting this year, a sharp…
If aliens ever study corporate life, they’ll be baffled by one thing above all: our complete inability to choose the…
Falling for human depth Looking back at her first HR role, Babita Basak was most surprised by how deeply the…
Somewhere between 1,80,000 tech layoffs globally and the invention of ‘job-hugging’ as a workplace trend, 2025 became the year Indian…
Company: EquiBank (fictitious), one of India’s top private banks with 45,000 employees. Background: EquiBank is under pressure—from regulators, investors, and…
India’s workforce stands at a troubling crossroads. Despite the country’s rapid economic growth and technological advancement, 66 per cent of…
There’s a persistent myth in corporate leadership: the higher you climb, the more you’re supposed to know. The corner office…
Organisations have discovered the perfect business model: demand highly specialised skills from workers whilst accepting zero responsibility for developing them.…
In this powerful excerpt, Sanjeeb Lahiri, Chief Human Resources Officer at GRP Ltd, shares how the company evolved from being…
The HR profession stands at an inflection point. Digital transformation, evolving workforce expectations, and the rapid pace of organisational change…
With nearly four decades of rich HR experience, Sushil Baveja brings valuable insights from his journey across multinational corporations and…
We’re a decade in, and guess what? We’re just getting started! Ten years ago, HRKatha emerged amidst a landscape starved…
2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce It is difficult to predict with utmost certainty what the future…
2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce Over the past two to three years, organisations have experienced a…
2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce The Covid pandemic came as a watershed moment and created a…
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the role of HR professionals has become increasingly critical. Human resource professionals are responsible for…
In 2023, several major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have announced job cuts. According to Layoffs.fyi, a…
In a recent announcement, the government of UAE issued a statement regarding a new policy. Government employees will now be…
Picking a good book requires some effort. From the content quality to the look and feel, we examine everything before…
While talent is upskilling and reskilling to become more talented and eligible for more and better-paying jobs, companies are offering…
Labour reforms have been a hot topic of discussion ever since the Parliament passed the three labour codes. With these…
Happiness@work is a regular series, where HRKatha talks about how companies are ensuring happiness at work. With work stress and…