A manager at a Mumbai technology firm opens her leave calendar for November. Three team members have requested the same…
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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…
For decades, companies have tried to control what employees say in public. What is new is the attempt to control…
Aerospace manufacturing operates under constraints that would paralyse most industries. Technical precision is non-negotiable—a single defect can cause catastrophic failure.…
As a journalist covering the advertising industry, I knew Piyush Pandey’s reputation long before I met him. Everyone did. His…
Workplace happiness initiatives often follow a predictable pattern: consultants devise frameworks in gleaming conference rooms, HR departments package them into…
That culture forms the core of good governance is a known fact. For only then can vision and values be…
Across Mumbai’s financial districts, Bengaluru’s bustling tech corridors, and Gurugram’s thriving corporate hubs, a profound revolution is underway. Algorithms and…
Three tragic deaths. Three employees from prestigious organisations—EY, HDFC, and Bajaj—succumbed to work-related stress. These aren’t isolated incidents; they’re flashing…
Cynicism can cast a shadow over even the brightest ideas, especially in the workplace. But rather than simply being a…
Organisational cultures are intricate ecosystems, and within them, subcultures naturally emerge. These smaller groups, characterised by distinct norms, values, or…
Picture a company ensnared in the cobwebs of its past, its culture as obsolete as a VHS tape in the…