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Updated on: Dec 2025
Krishnaa, Head – People Experience, Adrenalin on Mental Health & Wellbeing Trends
Human Resources

Krishnaa, Head – People Experience, Adrenalin on Mental Health & Wellbeing Trends

With a distinguished career shaping the human capital landscape, Krishnaa Parthasarathy stands as a pivotal figure at Adrenalin. As Head – People Experience, she brings years of dedicated service to the forefront of strategic HR initiatives. Her leadership has been instrumental in cultivating a vibrant organisational culture. Krishnaa’s expertise encompasses the full spectrum of people […]

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How Smart Office Design Heals Burnout and Builds Belonging
Future of Work

How Smart Office Design Heals Burnout and Builds Belonging

India’s office workplaces are undergoing a quiet revolution. With 12.7% of the workforce now remote and 28.2% hybrid, the traditional office model is becoming a thing of the past. By the end of 2025, an estimated 60 to 90 million Indian employees are expected to work remotely or in a hybrid setup. This isn’t just […]

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How Intense Workplaces Reshape Culture & Employer Branding
Culture & Behaviour

How Intense Workplaces Reshape Culture & Employer Branding

Picture a command centre during a critical system migration, a buzzing operations floor on the quarter’s final day, or a project room shaping the culture as a significant product launch approaches. The pace is relentless, conversations are sharp, and every choice carries weight. For many organizations, moments like these aren’t extraordinary—they’re part of daily life. […]

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How Different Generations See Employee Engagement: Gen Z to X
Culture & Behaviour

How Different Generations See Employee Engagement: Gen Z to X

For a long time, people thought employee engagement meant engagement activities or events. While the events play an important role, employee engagement is much more than that. It means how connected and motivated people feel at work. It shows how much they care about their job, the company, and its goals. This idea has changed […]

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Quiet Quitting vs. Quiet Thriving: The New Engagement Spectrum
Culture & Behaviour

Quiet Quitting vs. Quiet Thriving: The New Engagement Spectrum

Something interesting is happening in workplaces around the world. Employees are redefining their relationship with work, not through loud announcements or dramatic declarations, but through subtle shifts in how they show up each day. This quiet recalibration reveals two distinct patterns: quiet quitting and quiet thriving. Understanding this spectrum isn’t just about spotting a trend. […]

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POSH Pendency Grows Despite Rise in Complaint Reporting
Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

POSH Pendency Grows Despite Rise in Complaint Reporting

India’s top 30 listed companies reported a 6.2% rise in POSH complaints in FY25, marking a shift in workplace culture where employees are increasingly confident in reporting misconduct. According to data compiled by Complykaro for The Economic Times, the BSE Sensex firms received 958 complaints under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition […]

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Bots, Apps, Belonging: Can Tech Enhance Employee Experience?
Employee Engagement

Bots, Apps, Belonging: Can Tech Enhance Employee Experience?

Amid the constant digital change, the simple question organizations all over the world are concerned with is: Do bots, apps, and integrated platforms have the ability to really elevate the employee experience and drive belonging at work? With teams increasingly being distributed, work increasingly dynamic, and expectations of meaningful engagement increasing, the response will rest […]

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The Product-Led Shift: Why Employee Experience Needs PMs
Employee Engagement

The Product-Led Shift: Why Employee Experience Needs PMs

At GoKwik, we’ve reached a pivotal realization: employee experience (EX) isn’t a soft HR metric to be measured once a year through generic surveys. It’s a sophisticated product that demands the same rigorous approach we apply to our customer-facing solutions—continuous design, systematic testing, data-driven measurement, and relentless improvement. This shift in perspective isn’t just semantic. […]

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Beating Engagement Survey Fatigue with Empathy & Human Touch
Employee Engagement

Beating Engagement Survey Fatigue with Empathy & Human Touch

“Ping, Survey, Repeat” How to Beat Engagement (Survey) Fatigue with the Human Touch? This article focuses on Engagement Fatigue in the Digital era powered by AI, with a strong emphasis on Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) systems with real-world use cases to illustrate how HR can navigate and humanize tech-driven engagement. As AI tools are soon captivating in-and-around […]

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Is Employee Experience (EX) the New Currency of Engagement?
Employee Engagement

Is Employee Experience (EX) the New Currency of Engagement?

When Gallup Q12 survey was launched in 1990s, it almost became a holy grail claiming that employee experience and engagement was primarily linked to the Manager. The famous adage, “People join companies and leave managers” became the guiding principle for organizations globally. Fast forward today, Employee engagement has transformed and become multi-dimensional with Technology as […]

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Culture by Design: Embed Engagement into DNA of Organisations
Employee Engagement

Culture by Design: Embed Engagement into DNA of Organisations

We often think of culture as something that just happens, organically, over time. But in reality, culture, like strategy or infrastructure, needs to be thoughtfully designed. When we talk about embedding engagement into organisational DNA, we’re creating a living ecosystem where every individual feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute meaningfully. Research consistently shows that […]

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Are We Designing Work for People—Or Just Measuring It Better?
Employee Engagement

Are We Designing Work for People—Or Just Measuring It Better?

Over the past two decades, work and workplaces have undergone a huge transformation. Digital tools, artificial intelligence, hybrid work, and globalized teams have changed how work gets done. In an era of rapid workplace evolution, the relentless advance of analytics, AI-powered feedback systems, and employee experience (EX) metrics promises to optimize every aspect of organizational […]

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