Tag: Manish Majumdar
Lifting the veil: Workplace gaslighting and strategies for coping
Gaslighting, an insidious form of manipulation, doesn't announce itself with flashing neon lights. It lurks in the corners of the office, whispering doubts and...
Gut feeling or AI — which one can sense when an...
Maintaining a stable workforce and retaining valuable talent is not easy. To succeed in doing so, it is important for organisations to identify the...
If Mondays become ‘Bare Minimum’ which is the maximum day of...
Most of us have dealt with Monday morning blues at some point. As students we’ve felt tired and lazy after a fun weekend and...
Interview paralysis – what it is and how to overcome it
Interview paralysis is a common phenomenon experienced by many job seekers during the interview process. It is the feeling of being overwhelmed and unable...
How different is ‘The Great Attrition’ from ‘The Great Resignation’
Although different terms, ‘attrition’ and ‘resignation’ are similar concepts. Both have a common outcome — loss of talent for the company. Hence, the two...
Realities of gig working
A full-time employee may find working as a freelancer or a gig worker fascinating in many ways. After all, freelancers appear to have all...
Is ‘quiet quitting’ misunderstood?
The term ‘quite quitting’ is trending on social media these days. In fact, there have been numerous articles in the global media about the...
Why some big brands have higher EVP despite their toxic work...
“If given a chance, would you switch to a bigger brand with a toxic culture?” was the question I posed to my friend. His...
Dealing with sexual harassment at the workplace: Lessons from the EY...
One of the world’s leading professional service providers, Ernst and Young (EY), earned heavy criticism, both internally and externally, when it decided to retain...
Is ‘ageism’ rearing its head in the Indian workspace?
India is considered to have one of the youngest workforces in the world. After all, about 62.5 per cent of its working age population...
How about using social-media influencers to attract talent?
Social-media influencers are not just promoting brands on their pages these days, but also jobs. Companies which require talent in bulk, such as BPOs,...
HR should deal with personal biases during inclusive hiring
The year was 2006. Ravi Mishra, now senior VP, Aditya Birla Group, had to hire a site engineer for the Company’s plant in Gawan,...
From ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ – How to transform organisational outlook
Now that we are in the year 2021, we are a little more certain and confident that things are changing, and that too, for...
Do fly-by-the-night courses hold any value?
Online courses have erupted all over the internet because of the huge demand for new skill-sets. Some of these courses are short, over 11...