Tag: Productivity
Are your meetings killing your productivity? Here’s how to fix them
For Anna, head-HR at an IT company, setting objectives and even scheduling follow-ups wasn't enough. Meetings still dragged on, leaving participants drained and unproductive.
In...
A third of Indians unsure of ability to learn new skills
Are Indian professionals ready to embrace artificial intelligence (AI)? A PwC survey last year did reveal that professionals in India were expecting the impact...
41% of employees feel their leaders aren’t meaningfully empathetic: Report
We all know that empathy is the ability to understand and share others’ feelings. At the workplace, empathy is the ability to understand colleagues...
Woman loses job after remote work monitoring reveals poor performance
After dedicating 18 years to her job, an Australian woman faced job loss. Her company employed technology to observe how she worked from home....
How to transform the notice period into a productive journey
The period between submitting the resignation and leaving the job can be a unique and valuable opportunity for personal and professional growth. In many...
What is ‘scary hour’ and how is it linked to productivity?
In a world filled with distractions and constant demands for our attention, maintaining productivity can be a significant challenge. However, there's a growing trend...
Inefficient meetings are top productivity disruptors: Report
According to the 'Work Trend Index: Annual Report' by Microsoft, productivity is being hampered primarily due to inefficient meetings.
When asked to rank various factors...
Are employees today struggling to focus on work?
That human attention span has decreased over the past few decades is quite clear. While we all know that there are way too many...
31% business leaders want AI to increase productivity
Amidst all this talk of artificial intelligence set to eat up jobs, here’s a study that reveals how employees and business leaders are keen...
Financial security top concern for 59% working women in India
Working women have many concerns, the top three of which are women’s rights, financial security and mental and physical health. Globally, 59 per cent...
82% hybrid workers confident of efficiency, productivity: Study
According to a mental health study, employees are more likely to flourish (experience optimum mental health) and be in-flow (at the peak of efficiency),...
71% employers expect hiring to increase because of PLI scheme
We all know that production-linked incentive (PLI) is a scheme from the Indian government aimed at boosting the productivity of domestic manufacturing and industrial...
UK employees maintained productivity while enjoying a 4-day work week
In a landmark trial, dozens of British employers experimented with a four-day working week between June and December 2022, with overwhelmingly positive results.
The trial,...
Google CEO does not deny possibility of layoffs
Amidst the layoff season in the technology sector, Googlers are now feeling restless as uncertainty about their future mounts. In September, in an endeavour...
100 British companies sign up for 4-day work week
The ‘4 Day Week Campaign’ started by a group — comprising academics from Oxford and Cambridge, along with experts from Boston College, US —...
Will Google resort to layoffs?
In a bid to make Google 20 per cent more efficient, the tech major may have to resort to job cuts.
Admitting that the pace...
Google expects staff to work harder
With fears of recession and revenue growth slowing down, Google expects its employees to work harder and be more productive.
While several organisations have resorted...
Aussie company takes team on all-expenses-paid holiday to Bali
Employees at Sydney-based marketing firm, Soup Agency, were met with a very pleasant surprise when their employer revealed to them that they would get...
How to keep productivity high during notice period
It is natural for employees to disconnect from work when they are on their notice period. “Why should I bother? I am anyway about...
Twitter to reopen office from March 15
Twitter has decided that it will reopen its offices as the impact and cases of COVID 19 has declined in the last couple of...
Taking a coaching approach to management
The role of managers in modern-day organisations has changed. They manage in complex environments and highly-competitive markets. These are significant pressures on ongoing peak...
5 ways to maximise the impact of L&D programmes in 2021
Employee training and development programmes are crucial to the success of businesses across the world. Since they offer opportunities to the workforce to improve...
Japan’s economic policy recommends 4-day work week
The new economic policy of Japan, released recently, suggests that employers adopt a four-day work week so that employees find time to fulfil their...
Bank of Baroda offers flexibility to staff
Bank of Baroda (BOB) is preparing to offer its staff immense flexibility with the ‘work from anywhere’ and ‘hybrid’ work models being implemented. The...
Amazon’s ‘time off task’ policy under scrutiny
Amazon has decided to extend the period over which the average of ‘time off task’ is calculated. The e-retailer has been using complicated algorithms...
Australian firm resents employee spending too much time in the loo
A firm in Australia has sought advice on Reddit, the social news aggregation and discussion platform, on dealing with an employee who spends too...