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Updated on: Aug 2021

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Return to Workplace Managing Employee Anxiety in the Workplace

Aug 2, 2021

How Workplace Technology Can Help Return to Work

How Workplace Technology Can Help Return to Work The last year felt like a roller-coaster ride. It e...

Future of Work

Jul 28, 2021

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JK Cement Case Study- Facilitating Safe Return to Workplace

How has JK Cement facilitated employees safe return to Workplace? Youll never change ...

Individual Milestone

Jul 23, 2021

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Critical factors for the Hybrid Workplace

The world would have never been able to cope with the demands of a pandemic had we stayed where we a...

New HR Trends

Jul 21, 2021

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Emerging Labour and Employment Trends post-pandemic

As the dust settles on the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, clarity on the future of work is emerging. In the HR world, hot new trends are being tested against the ‘new normal’ and the road to recovery looks promising with a net estimate of 100 million jobs to be created in […]

Jul 19, 2021

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How to Bring Employees Back to Workplace

Apple asked its employees to come back to workplace. In return, Apple got a long letter explaining why Apple should not ask people to come back to workplace at the rate that they had planned for. Thousands of Apple employees signed the letter of protest. This is not just the case for Apple in particular. […]

Jul 19, 2021

Economic Slowdown

The Role of HR in Economic Slowdown due to pandemic

See-saw sacred own…the downturn certainly doesn’t stay down! As I jogged in the park, my eyes fell on three kids who were playing on the see-saw in a very unique manner. While two kids were going up and down on the see-saw, the third one was precariously trying to balance the two at the same […]

Jun 8, 2021

Future of Work

Remote work is here to stay but what’re some stumbling blocks?

Remote work is here to stay but what’re some stumbling blocks? With the rise of the deadly COVID 19, the entire world came to a standstill. Corporates were forced to change the working modes to ‘Work From Home’ Working from home is the best way to keep employees safe. But it doesn’t come without its […]

May 27, 2021

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How HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times

How HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times In hindsight, surviving 2020 seems like ‘base camp training’ when compared to the ‘Mount Everest-like- challenges’ hurtling at us in 2021. While dealing with uncertainty is tough for any functional leader, this extended phase of the pandemic seems to be a true test of HR mettle. There […]

May 21, 2021

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Adding More Value to HR in Uncertain Times

Adding More Value to HR in Uncertain Times Among the many, our function has its roots in Welfare too. Establishments were required by law to appoint a Welfare Officer. So, if I may build on this for a bit, the key expectations from this role were: Ensuring proper facilities (water, food, restrooms, et al) are […]

May 18, 2021

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How to Increase the Impact of Your Talent Initiatives: Dave Ulrich, Father of Modern HR

How to Increase the Impact of Your Talent Initiatives We know it matters. Some go to war for it. Professional sports teams draft for it. Actors and musicians audition to show they have it. Others consider it the ultimate solution and try to manage it. Agents contract for it. Organizations build plans to leverage it. Some are […]

May 7, 2021

Future of Work

Future of Work Pivoted Around Organizational Culture

Future of Work Pivoted Around Organizational Culture Organizations across the world shifted gears to safeguard employees and move to a new way of working beyond the realm of any business continuity plan. As HR practitioners are grappling with reimagining the future, the role of offices is shifting in a bold way. Newer contexts are coming […]

May 5, 2021

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The Role of Human Resources (HR) as Value Creator

The Role of Human Resources as Value Creator Value Creation by HR is a hot topic these days. Gone are the days when HR as a function used to predominantly add value (due to its larger focus on administrative and transactional activities). The expectation is that, like marketing, sales or research, and development, etc – […]

May 4, 2021

Future of Work

Women Leaders and the Future of Work

Women Leaders and the Future of Work The Future of Work is here! We’ve heard people say this: sometimes, with excitement and positive anticipation; at other times, with a deer in the headlights expression that conveys apprehension and shock. Our own response to that clarion call may be varied but it begs the question: what does it […]

Apr 6, 2021

Blogosphere

The Important Role of HR in Mergers & Acquisitions in 2021

The Important Role of HR in Mergers & Acquisitions in 2021 After a slowdown in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on global economy most experts expect a strong increase of mergers & acquisitions in 2021 in many industries on national and international level. For this reason, it is appropriate to remember […]

Apr 1, 2021

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Craft Your Own Personal Mindfulness Journey

Long ago, a humble Indian prince named Siddhartha walked the path of Dhamma, in search of life’s meaning and bring an antidote to suffering millions. In the process, he became a fully enlightened one, the Buddha. He brought Dhamma back into the lives of millions of ordinary citizens and the elite alike. A lost science, […]

Mar 11, 2021