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Updated on: May 2026

Learning & Development

Why Skill Visibility Must Come Before Capability Building

May 26, 2026

Reward People Who Make Themselves Unnecessary

Four reasons organisations cant do it and why the future belongs to those who will Here is a medi...

HR Practices

May 6, 2026

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Making Performance Management More Human-Centric

Performance management is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. For decades, organizations...

HR Practices

May 5, 2026

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Next-Gen Performance Evaluation Data-Driven Personalized

The emerging trends and developments over the last few years have significantly influenced the Ws...

Performance Appraisal

Apr 17, 2026

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Diversity & Inclusion

Belonging at Work Drives Real Business Growth: Give to Gain

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” said Aristotle—capturing the idea that synergy, inclusion, and belonging create greater value, connection, and meaning together than individuals can alone. In today’s context, many organizations have made real progress on representation linking diversity in hiring pipelines, gender ratios, employee resource groups (ERGs), and policy upgrades. […]

Mar 26, 2026

Diversity & Inclusion

From Policy to Progress: HR’s Role in Empowering Women Leaders in India Inc

Leadership that excludes women is inherently incomplete—a reality increasingly evident across India Inc, where women leaders are redefining the contours of effective leadership. As organisations accelerate their transformation agendas, the true differentiator is no longer strategy alone, but the depth, strength, and diversity of their leadership pipeline. Today, building a future-ready organisation requires a leadership […]

Mar 19, 2026

Diversity & Inclusion

The Future is Inclusive: HR’s 2026 ‘Give to Gain’ Blueprint

In 2026, we Human Resources, will not be remembered for policies written. It will be remembered for barriers removed. The theme is simple: Give to Gain. The execution, however, requires discipline. Let me start with a small story. The Intern Who Redefined a Process A mid-sized tech firm once onboarded a campus intern from a […]

Mar 11, 2026

HR Practices

The Algorithmic Heartbeat: Balancing Tech and Trust in 2026 Wealth Management

As we navigate 2026, the intersection of Wealth Management and Insurance is no longer just about financial portfolios; it is about talent portfolios. At Bajaj Capital Insurance Broking Limited (BCIBL), we have realized that to protect our clients’ futures, we must first modernize how we build our own. The conversation around AI in HR has […]

Mar 11, 2026

Employer Branding

Ethics: The Silent Force Behind Magnetic Employer Branding

Ethics is the invisible foundation that shapes how organisations are trusted, admired, and remembered. In today’s talent-driven world, companies that embed the following three elements into everyday decisions quietly build employer branding that naturally attracts and retains people: 1. From Image to Integrity: The New Era of Employer Branding The days of a company being […]

Mar 5, 2026

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

SHe-Box Report 2025: 254 Workplace Harassment Complaints Filed on Govt Portal

A total of 254 women filed formal complaints of workplace sexual harassment on the government’s revamped ‘SHe-Box’ portal in 2025, according to data shared by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in Parliament. The portal, which was launched in a new avatar in August 2024, has become a critical digital tool for ensuring the […]

Feb 16, 2026

Wellness & Health

How Mental Wellbeing Initiatives Strengthen Engagement and Boost Productivity

As per a recent McKinsey research paper, since the inception of Covid, almost 42% of global workforce has reported some degree of deterioration in mental health. Employee mental wellbeing is becoming a key focus area for employers considering the challenges of hybrid working, evolving technologies like generative AI endangering jobs & increased burn-out rates at […]

Jan 29, 2026

Learning & Development

Upskilling at the Speed of Change: HR’s Role in GCC Excellence

When Greek philosopher Heraclitus propounded his philosophy of change being the only constant, somewhere around 500 BC, he would scarcely have imagined how his maxim would become the cornerstone of modern industry, especially the Global Capability Centre (GCC) sector, more than two and a half millennia later. As AI, cloud, ML and automation force a […]

Jan 13, 2026

Employee Engagement

The Shift from HR to HX: A New Era of Workforce Engagement

As workplaces become increasingly diverse, dynamic and digital, organisations are moving beyond the traditional domains of Customer Experience (CX) and Employee Experience (EX). A third, and far more transformative, layer is emerging, known as Human Experience (HX). Rather than serving as an additional framework, HX marks a strategic evolution, one that is rapidly becoming a […]

Jan 12, 2026