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Updated on: Sep 2022
S.V. Nathan on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market
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S.V. Nathan on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market

In Conversation with S.V. Nathan, Partner, and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte India on Impact of US Recession on Indian Job Market S.V. Nathan has over three decades of experience in HR management, across diverse industries including Manufacturing, Hospitality, IT, Telecom, and Professional Services. He is a respected voice of the HR profession in India, […]

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Leading in a Slowing Economy
Economic Slowdown

Leading in a Slowing Economy

As per the World Economic Outlook published by IMF, the global growth is projected to slow down from an estimated 6.1 percent in 2021 to 3.6 percent in 2022 and 2023 and the trend is expected to follow in the medium term. After more than two years of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and […]

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Role of CHROs in Economic Downturn
Economic Slowdown

Role of CHROs in Economic Downturn

The chief human resources officer (CHRO) and other HR professionals now play a more important role in helping CEOs manage workers now more than ever because of the issues of the pandemic and the economic downturn that has impacted businesses. This has given the perfect storm of cultural change, employee stress, business problem, and opportunity. […]

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Accelerating the Future of Work
Future of Work

Accelerating the Future of Work

Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”. How far are you from creating the future? Everybody from the board to the sales delivery executive working on the street is now interested to know what the Future is of Work. Well, I must say that as organizations we […]

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Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces
Future of Work

Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces

Paving the Way to Thrive in the Future Workspaces The pandemic has fundamentally altered how businesses operate by getting everyone to adapt to remote working. With digital adoptions and structural transformations in the traditional work models, organizations evolved, as the pandemic taught firms to focus on the resource that matters the most; “PEOPLE”. Adopting a […]

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Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends
New HR Trends

Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends

According to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, nearly 41 percent of people are considering quitting their jobs or changing their profession. The gradual layoff rate in India has increased by 23 percent. Generation Z is plagued by digital burnout, middle-aged professionals are prioritizing their personal life, and the paradigm shift for ‘hustle culture’ has […]

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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives at TCS: A lifestyle change means behaviour change and a behaviour change means more mindful choices. Therefore, when associates are encouraged to choose, the onus is on the organization to provide interesting, sustainable, and viable options for enabling healthier lifestyle choices. Employees spend a large proportion of their day-to-day life in the […]

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Top HR Trends for 2022
New HR Trends

Top HR Trends for 2022

The ongoing pandemic and the subsequent hybrid work model has brought in significant disruption in the way the HR function operates. As we enter 2022, the HR function would need to significantly reimagine and reinvent itself to keep pace with the changing time and needs of people. The critical asks in front of the HR […]

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Top HR Challenges in 2022
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Top HR Challenges in 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a seminal event in many ways. But its corollary has created enormous challenges for the HR fraternity. In 2021 HR function succeeded in helping the employee adapt to the changing market scenario but in 2022, the professionals are tasked with maintaining a vibrant employee pipeline for the business’s success while […]

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Top 5 Workplace Challenges and Trends in 2022
New HR Trends

Top 5 Workplace Challenges and Trends in 2022

While we hope that the “turbulence” of the pandemic shall witness a downtrend, the unquestionable need of the hour is “transformation” in order to stay ahead of the curve. Whether it is progressing to a digital enterprise, or a shift to skills from experience, or the exponential focus on employee experience or development of new […]

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Top Priorities for HR Leaders in 2022
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Top Priorities for HR Leaders in 2022

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin This quote best summarizes the last twenty months for any organization and more so for the HR function. The pandemic came outside the syllabus. There was no ready manual to navigate this situation. It made the environment more unpredictable […]

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HR & Future of Work Predictions 2022 and Beyond
Future of Work

HR & Future of Work Predictions 2022 and Beyond

HR & Future of Work Predictions 2022 and Beyond Don’t just focus on replicating work experiences digitally, focus on replicating the human experience at work – As the battle for talent rages on, employers must be as purposeful about replicating the human experience digitally as they are about replicating the work digitally. VR and the […]

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