Tag: Nihar Ghosh
Why leaders don’t always have to be heroes
Leaders are expected to be unflappable figures, fearless and always in control. They are seen as heroes, possessing exceptional intelligence and brains erupting with...
Who would like to join Twitter now?
Post Twitter’s acquisition by Elon Musk, the social-media company has been on a layoff spree. Not only did the Company fired many people from...
Why global HR practices do not work in India
What is people management all about? It is about dealing with humans, that is, the people who make businesses successful. Therefore, no matter how...
Following ‘capsule wardrobe’ like Jobs or Zuckerberg doesn’t prove anything
Are you also a fan of the ‘capsule wardrobe’ like many others across the world? Do you also believe in maintaining a collection of...
Should companies consider scrapping the non-compete clause?’
The ‘Non-Compete Clause’, which many companies have as part of their employment contract, is not a rarity. In fact, it is used to safeguard...
How are ‘engaged’ employees different from ‘involved’ employees?
There are two kinds of employees in an organisation who excel at work in different ways — the ones who are ‘engaged’ and the...
How HR can build business skills
A study by a global recruiting and HR solutions firm — where more than 200 chief human resource officers (CHROs) from around the world...
How managers have evolved through the pandemic
Just two years ago, the role of team managers used to be a lot simpler. They had to lead their teams to accomplish a...
How ‘work from anywhere’ can become a problem for employers
When the second wave of the pandemic spread panic worldwide, companies woke up to the fact that they would not be able to bring...
Nihar Ghosh to retire as CHRO, Emami; Tuhin Biswas steps in
After spending over three decades in the HR domain, Nihar Ghosh is set to retire from his current role as the CHRO of Emami....
‘One company, one culture’ is a myth
Many organisation boast about having ‘one company one culture’. Big conglomerates with diverse businesses have often said that even if they have diverse businesses,...
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....
Who’s finding it difficult in the new hybrid world of work:...
The world of work has changed since March 2020, and in the last 14 months, people have adapted to remote working or hybrid working...
Has crisis given rise to the need for cross-functional learning?
When the lockdown was announced, people and organisations had no clue as to what hit them. The sudden crisis changed everything overnight. All signs...
Why companies are relying on internal hiring now
Back in January 2020, a LinkedIn report revealed that 96 per cent HR professionals in India prefer internal recruitment as compared to 81 per...
Hiring your boss: HR’s role in recruiting CEOs
During one of our tea break conversations in the office, a very interesting query arose in our minds. Who hires the CEO of a...
What’re the HR software for small businesses, SMEs and startups?
Human resources (HR) software have come to be indispensable tools for businesses of all sizes, including small businesses, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and...
What’s inside this cloud company’s in-house happiness portal
ESDS Software Solutions, a cloud services and data centre solutions company, has innovatively embraced the notion of employee satisfaction through a unique survey platform,...
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Future of talent acquisition in the age of generative AI
If you've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the buzz surrounding generative AI, you're not alone. Let us face it, our industry is evolving,...
Innovation in insurance recruitment: Tata AIA’s journey towards high volume, top talent acquisition
Tata AIA Life is a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd and AIA Group. The venture merges Tata's leadership in India with AIA's...
EY UK faces job cuts amidst industry challenges
The Big Four firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC) are facing challenges such as increasing costs and less demand. EY in the UK is...
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Has leak by employee’s son ruined 1st reveal of video game?
Rockstar Games, the American video game firm, had created quite the hype with its intention to release the first trailer of the Grand Theft...
Indians can now renew certain H1B visas in the US itself
The US is launching a pilot programme in December to allow Indian tech professionals to renew certain categories of H-1B visas in the US...
NSDL Payments Bank gets IndusInd’s Vasundhra Paruelekar as head-HR
The NSDL Payments Bank, a branch of National Securities Depository (NSDL), has appointed Vasundhra Paruelekar as its new head-human resources, effective immediately. She will...
EY UK faces job cuts amidst industry challenges
The Big Four firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC) are facing challenges such as increasing costs and less demand. EY in the UK is...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
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....
