Tag: Ravi Mishra
Why internships should be taken seriously
Internships have become a cornerstone of career development in today's competitive job market. These valuable opportunities serve as a bridge between academic learning and...
How many levels of managers do we need?
Organisational structures have been evolving over the years, and it is now time to re-examine the traditional hierarchical model of managers managing managers. As...
Can micro-credentials uplift your resume?
It's important to have a resume that stands out and highlights the candidate's skills and achievements. Today, one way to make anyone's resume stand...
Is generative AI the villain responsible for layoffs?
Is generative AI the villain responsible for the recent spate of layoffs? A complex question indeed. On one hand, there is no doubt that...
Should employees ‘act’ their wage?
When employees ‘act their wage’ at the workplace, it means their behaviour and performance are aligned with the compensation they receive. In other words,...
“Employees will get to choose their salary structure,” Ravi Mishra
2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce
In many organisations employees did not enjoy reasonable growth, either in salary or career, for almost...
How can employees overcome past-experience stigma?
In the fast-growing education technology industry, some companies have worked up a reputation for their toxic work culture, mass layoffs and often brutal firing...
T-shaped vs V-shaped employee: Who has more potential?
Does the shape of an employee matter? It sure does. No, we don’t mean the physical shape of employees here. We are referring to...
Why is employee leasing even more important in this volatile period?
Employee leasing isn’t a new term for the HR fraternity. For the uninitiated, it is a business arrangement wherein a company outsources certain HR functions...
What should employees evaluate before they boomerang to their previous organisation
Getting a call from one’s previous employer is quite flattering. It makes one feel appreciated and needed. However, if one begins to contemplate returning...
Why do we need a chief encouragement officer?
Encouragement at the workplace is the most underrated concept. Is it necessary? Yes, of course.
Is it provided? No, not really. Leaders today also need...
In the age of specialists, how important are transferable skills?
Transferable skills, also known as ‘core skills’ or ‘soft skills’, are developed by people over time. These skills not only add versatility to an...
What’s with the ‘year-end leaves’ in some companies?
In the West and Europe, the year-end period is most special and full of celebration. Christmas, coupled with New Year celebrations makes the end...
Office politics can be constructive too
The term ‘office politics’ is always associated with negativity. Not surprising, since it usually refers to incidents involving one person trying to hurt or...
Who is right — Sandeep or Shreyas?
A very interesting yet intriguing post is doing the rounds on social media, where a candidate and his interviewer are pulling up each other...
Which HR policies are becoming irrelevant?
Times have changed and so have the expectations of the workforce. The needs and requirements of the new generation are way different from that...
Why CXOs fail to collaborate
Gone are the days when people worked in silos within organisations. All employees, including CXOs are now required to collaboratively steer the organisation together,...
How right are organisations to give away super expensive gifts to...
Recently, a software company, Kissflow, awarded BMW cars to five of its employees in appreciation of their loyalty and contribution. Suresh Sambandam, CEO, Kissflow,...
“Ideally, L&D should be overseen by the C-suite instead of the...
A Big Change in 2022
Focus on deliverables with choice of flexibility
A new ecosystem will emerge at the workplace, wherein employees will put their conditions...
Is it too early to retire at 60?
In the private sector, it is not the age of the employee but how much value the individual is able to add to the...
How HR has gone beyond mere personnel management & administration
If we were to trace the evolution of business in India over the years, the results would be more than fascinating. Television shows and...
What subjects should one graduate in for a bright future in...
Clarity regarding the scope of human resources management may be absent in people fresh out of schools or even colleges. Not surprising, since this...
Haryana Job Law: What are the repercussions?
The state of Haryana is home to a variety of industrial set-ups. Primarily regarded as an agricultural state, multiple industries — with automobile, chemicals...
October sees increase in strikes: How to handle them
The month of October 2021 was dubbed by media houses and industry experts alike as ‘Striketober’. As is apparent from the name, October of...
Why DE&I trainings tend to fail
Three years ago, at one of the Starbucks joints in the US, an employee denied a Black man access to the bathroom unless he...
Why are apprentices in demand in the manufacturing and engineering space?
An apprenticeship or internship has been a staple step for those beginning their professional careers, irrespective of the field. While employers benefit because apprentices...