The future of work is being shaped by a fundamental rethink of how organisations define sustainability, flexibility and human value.…
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For years, organisations treated purpose as branding exercise. By 2026, employees will expect evidence. Younger workers, in particular, are becoming…
AI is being deployed across organisations at speed. But its success will not be determined by technology alone. It will…
The future of work is often framed in extremes. Skills versus degrees. AI versus human judgement. Agility versus structure. But…
HR has spent the last few years participating in AI conversations. By 2026, it will be expected to lead them.…
For years, organisations have spoken about skills-based hiring. 2026 could be the year it is finally put to the test.…
The workplace is no longer defined by stability. Organisations were long designed around predictability—structured career paths, fixed workplace models and…
Everyone is becoming a contractor, even with “full-time” titles. The modern employment system offers the worst of both worlds: the…
A global chemicals company has seen applications for its core engineering roles fall by 40% in two years. The technical…
Vedanta has set a target to hire more than half its STEM recruits as women starting this year, a sharp…
Sareeta Bhatikar has moved from HDFC Life to jio-bp as chief human resources officer, marking a significant cross-sector transition from…
Hospitality sells experience, not inventory. Rooms can be standardised; service cannot. As Indian hotel chains expand into metros, pilgrimage towns,…
Remember Tata Nano? The Rs 1 lakh car that was supposed to revolutionise Indian mobility? It didn’t fail because the…
In a sunlit ballroom at Delhi’s Aerocity on 31st October 2025, something unusual happened in Indian corporate circles: young HR…
As a journalist covering the advertising industry, I knew Piyush Pandey’s reputation long before I met him. Everyone did. His…
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who revolutionised gene editing, once said she actively avoided being seen as a…
Manufacturing presents a peculiar challenge for human resources: people must be treated as valuable capital whilst simultaneously being managed as…
In a workshop of an EV (electric vehicle) company, a 24-year-old engineer sketches the blueprint for an electric vehicle battery…
SKIL Group, a prominent name in India’s travel solutions sector, has appointed Nazneen Batliwalla as head of human resources. With…
Microland, the Indian digital IT transformation company, has announced the appointment of Ramya Sampath Sharma as chief people officer. An…