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Updated on: May 2020

Industrial Relations

Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra

May 11, 2020

New Leadership Capabilities to Anchor Volatile Moments

We live in the age of the Black-Swans. All organizations are vulnerable to events that are n...

Coronavirus

May 11, 2020

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Trust and Collaboration Like Never Before

The world has become virtual in the last few weeks like never before and this may be the beginning ...

Culture & Behaviour

May 8, 2020

Latest news: Trust and Collaboration Like Never Before - SightsIn Plus

Managing Talent and Culture in Challenging Times

There are two wars being fought right now. We have essential service teams, health workers fighting ...

Culture & Behaviour

May 7, 2020

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Coronavirus

E-Joining in the Era of Social Distancing

Joining a new organisation, irrespective of whether it is the employee’s first job or not is an occasion that brings about a complex mix of emotions, including, but not limited to excitement, anxiety, hope, and trepidation. Therefore, over the years, the corporate world has realized the importance of executing a word-class onboarding program – a program […]

May 5, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Why employees thrive in a purpose-oriented environment

In the recent past, corporate organisations across the world have increasingly given more priority to CSR activities venturing beyond their own talent pool to look for solutions around issues such as education, environment, poverty, human rights, etc. In fact, companies are now viewing CSR activities as essential tools for employee engagement and retention, especially in […]

Apr 27, 2020

Blogosphere

How to Manage Remote Workforce Effectively

With the whole COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is topsy turvy. Jobs are at stake, businesses are wading through troubled waters and livelihoods are being affected. With the onset of this current viral outbreak, the global workforce has been shoved into the realm of remote operations. Strict curfews and lockdowns have resulted in employees working from home (WFH), which is placing organisations […]

Apr 24, 2020

Learning & Development

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indian Education

AI has the promise of leading the education sector in India. We have a young population with over 600 million in the learning age. Unfortunately, our education infrastructure is far from adequate in doing justice to this huge population. Consequently, we stand at the juncture where our education renders only about 46% of our graduates […]

Apr 23, 2020

Blogosphere

You get judged on how you treat people in difficult times

How you treat your employees will determine the FATE of your company. I am saddened to see so many companies quick to terminate employees—companies making profits, who don’t have to terminate staff and still choose to do so. Tough times reveal our true colors. Why not work together to find solutions to keep staff on hand for […]

Apr 22, 2020

Economic Slowdown

Power-Tuning Hiring During Economic Slowdown

Have you ever heard that there is always an opportunity present in the midst of crisis, It is true that at the heart of each crisis lies a tremendous opportunity and that’s exactly what an economic slowdown does. An economic slowdown can be for many reasons. We have sailed through this in the form of […]

Apr 22, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Keeping employees engaged during the recession

Macroeconomic indicators which means production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes, and business profits……….when all of this fall, that’s when the alarm rises! For once, if we look at these indicators, one might question what has it to do with HR? But unfortunately, it does because all […]

Apr 20, 2020

Blogosphere

PM Modi: Life in the era of COVID-19

It has been a topsy-turvy start to the third decade of this century. COVID-19 has brought with it many disruptions. Coronavirus has significantly changed the contours of professional life. These days, home is the new office. The Internet is the new meeting room. For the time being, office breaks with colleagues are history. I have also […]

Apr 19, 2020

Economic Slowdown

Preparing the Workforce during Global Slowdown

The present scenario on physical health across the world is of extreme precaution due to Corona Virus. Similarly, there is a growing concern on the economic health of the global economy due to the cumulative effect of various factors. The issues that continue to weigh down the global economy are trade policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, […]

Apr 14, 2020

Economic Slowdown

HR Challenges & Opportunities in Economic Slowdown

“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” (When the situation becomes difficult, the strong will work harder to meet the challenge.) Today’s most vehemently conversed and the discussed subject is global ‘Economic Slowdown’; right from the security guard to the top bosses of an organization, all seem to have some opinion or other, on […]

Apr 10, 2020

Economic Slowdown

Workforce Management in Recession – HR Strategies

Being ahead with time has become a necessity in the current time. Change is taking place everywhere in our surroundings and the change has been only constant in the business. Recently in my organisation, the name of “HR department” has been changed to “People and Culture department” as we work for people and culture of […]

Apr 8, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Culture determines whether you Sink or Swim in Downturn

“Tom Watson” was the CEO at “EngineersAtWork” a global engineering firm that was facing headwinds in a market downturn. Tom called me for help about how he might need to adjust to meet the demands of the economic decline and a few days later we met in his office where he described how the recent slowdown […]

Apr 7, 2020