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The future of work is being shaped by a fundamental rethink of how organisations define sustainability, flexibility and human value.…
Annual performance reviews are carefully constructed things. Documented, calibrated, discussed at length — and often forgotten within days. The feedback…
Hiring in 2026 reflects a deeper recalibration. Educational qualifications still signal learning depth. But as roles evolve rapidly, employability is…
ESG has moved from the sidelines to the operating system of manufacturing. In 2026, organisations will no longer compete only…
The debate over office mandates has become one of the defining workplace conversations of the hybrid era. What began as…
The pattern is familiar enough that it no longer surprises. A senior leader exits. The succession discussion begins. And the…
For years, organisations treated purpose as branding exercise. By 2026, employees will expect evidence. Younger workers, in particular, are becoming…
The image circulated widely: a professional working from a parked car, laptop balanced precariously, joining calls between errands. Another showed…
It is easy to celebrate diversity when it shows up neatly in hiring dashboards. Percentages improve, targets are met and…
A manager at a Mumbai technology firm opens her leave calendar for November. Three team members have requested the same…
On April 12th, 2026, Tata Consultancy Services issued a statement about allegations from its Nashik facility: “TCS has a long-standing…
At a time when employee experience is increasingly shaping business outcomes, Happiest Places to Work has launched the Happiest Places…
Organisations are investing heavily in coaching. Coaches are multiplying rapidly. Employees across levels are being “coached” in some form or…
On Tuesday morning, March 31st, 2026, approximately 30,000 employees of Oracle across the United States, India, Canada and Mexico woke…
AI is being deployed across organisations at speed. But its success will not be determined by technology alone. It will…
Every company declares that retaining talent is a strategic priority. Annual reports emphasise culture and engagement. Leadership speaks of ‘people…
When Sam Altman declared that “listening to old people is the biggest mistake young people make,” the line detonated in…
A manufacturing plant deploys AI-driven quality control. The system performs exactly as designed. Error rates fall by 30 per cent.…
When consulting firms tie promotion to AI usage while threatening to “exit” resisters, they present the policy as capability building.…
Walk into Pernod Ricard India’s offices today as a new employee, and you may find yourself transported somewhere else entirely—standing…
Every knowledge worker recognises the phenomenon. A project sits frozen on a digital task board, its status unchanged for weeks.…
A manager at a Bengaluru tech company noticed something odd. Her Gen Z team routinely questioned her decisions and pushed…
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…
Express logistics operates at brutal velocity. Precision matters, speed is non-negotiable, and reliability shapes customer trust. Behind every package delivered…