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Updated on: Dec 2021
Are We Running Behind Fads or Catching the Opportunity?
Culture & Behaviour

Are We Running Behind Fads or Catching the Opportunity?

I recently read the book– Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time’ by James Suzman, an engaging account of how Work has evolved. One of the parts is dedicated to a phenomenon around Talentwhere it talks about how McKinsey & Co. created ‘The War for Talent’ in 1998 to propagate a ‘myth of […]

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How to Keep Top Performers Engaged in the Organization
Employee Engagement

How to Keep Top Performers Engaged in the Organization

The strength of a team is each individual member, yet there are occasions when the team achieves remarkable results due to the exemplary efforts and performance of some of the team members. Every organization has a few employees who invariably stand out due to their performance, irrespective of the job they perform. Assign any task and […]

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Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries on Talent Challenges Right Now
Talent Acquisition

Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries on Talent Challenges Right Now

Digital services have become more important than ever since the pandemic began in early 2020, and that’s meant big business for major technology companies including cognizant. But there’s also a downside to the tech boom. It’s making it more difficult than ever to recruit and retain software developers and other tech workers who can demand […]

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New Hiring’s V/s Retention Rate
Employee Retention

New Hiring’s V/s Retention Rate

The competition nowadays has skyrocketed in every field. Employee retention rates have dropped considerably because of numerous opportunities in the corporate world. With each company offering something or the other, it has become difficult for employers to hire people who will not make the switch pretty early or at all. Every field has a lot […]

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How to Build a Company Culture that impacts Employee Retention
Culture & Behaviour

How to Build a Company Culture that impacts Employee Retention

Appropriate hiring, rewards & recognition, and lucrative employee benefits all play a crucial role in employee retention. But is all this enough to retain your A-players? No, it isn’t as long as you don’t have a positive work culture. Work culture is one of the most overlooked factors when it comes to employee retention. According […]

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Seven Talent Responses to the Great Resignation
Employee Retention

Seven Talent Responses to the Great Resignation

The Great Resignation, or spike in talent mobility, should not be a surprise. Many employees have spent the last 18+ months sequestered, often working alone at home with most work connections through technology. Other employees while physically at work have also been socially isolated with safety protocols limiting personal connection. With more personal time to ponder and […]

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5 ways to achieve People First Culture in current working models
Culture & Behaviour

5 ways to achieve People First Culture in current working models

Few companies that conversed highly about the “CUSTOMER FIRST” approach had to rethink and reframe it to “PEOPLE FIRST” to fight the COVID-19 challenges. From a choice, it became a necessity. In a literal sense, leaders accepted that taking care of people enduringly takes care of everything else. It is enormously complex than it reflects […]

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Employee Wellbeing: A Key Dimension in Rewards and Recognition
Employee Retention

Employee Wellbeing: A Key Dimension in Rewards and Recognition

It has been over a year and the definition of the ‘new normal’ continues to evolve. As people all over the world adjust to these rapidly shifting paradigms, the impact of the ongoing global health crisis on our wellbeing has been undeniable. People have been driven towards prioritizing their health and mental wellbeing over much […]

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Importance of good workplace culture and its impact on employee retention
Culture & Behaviour

Importance of good workplace culture and its impact on employee retention

Good workplace culture but an average salary package or a toxic workplace culture but lucrative salary package- which one do you think is going to attract more people? I think the former one because this is a new age- the age of millennials. Unlike baby boomers who give more preference to a stable job and […]

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Enhancing Quality of Leadership Decision-Making in a Post-COVID World
Leadership

Enhancing Quality of Leadership Decision-Making in a Post-COVID World

Organizations across the world are scrambling to find effective survivability and sustainability options as they strive to stay relevant in a devastated corporate landscape reeling from the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate leaders are increasingly burdened with stark choices that beckon tough decision-making with a strong probability of negative reverberations among the apprehensive workforces. […]

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Team Spirit: A powerful tool to drive organizational growth
Culture & Behaviour

Team Spirit: A powerful tool to drive organizational growth

There is no doubt that the strength of an organization stems from the people who work as a team to contribute to its growth. The concept of Team Spirit as a formula for success has been understood since the dawn of history. When it comes to the growth of organizations, it is crucial for all […]

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Agile Talent Management Strategies for Changing Workplace
New HR Trends

Agile Talent Management Strategies for Changing Workplace

Organizations are always on the edge, striving to have the best competitive advantage. In a fast-changing marketplace, the ones with the most innovative, strategic, and agile offerings succeed. Talent management is the foundation of creating meaningful people practices and in today’s agile environments, it is critical to the performance of a company. The recent pandemic […]

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