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After 20 years in the corporate world, where my life was all about meetings, presentations, and endless deadlines, I changed paths. I had the job, the stability, and the respectable career. But deep down, I knew I wasn’t really fulfilled. I had this constant itch to do something that felt more personal, something that actually […]

By Jay Prakash Singh, SVP, Equitas Small Finance Bank For decades, frontline productivity in India was understood in simple terms: more effort meant more output. Longer hours, wider coverage, and deeper personal networks were seen as the primary drivers of performance. But that definition no longer holds. Today, frontline productivity has fundamentally transformed. It is […]

Why the Most ‘Qualified’ Candidates Fail at Work and What We Can Do About It – By Surbhi Dewan, CHRO, Ashiana Housing Limited There’s a moment most managers have experienced but rarely admit. You review a resume, top university, impressive internships, certifications stacked like trophies. On paper, this person looks like the answer to your […]

By, Piya Bose, HR Leader In boardrooms across India, corporate culture is often discussed in the language of frameworks, values, policies, engagement scores, and performance metrics. Yet, step outside those rooms and into the lived experiences of employees, and a different truth emerges: culture in India is far less about what is written and more […]

by Pukhraj Joneja Most organisations fail not because the strategy was wrong, but because the soul of the company had already left the body while still alive. For decades, the corporate playbook read like a grey narrative: maximize shareholder value, optimize the P&L, reset, and repeat. If culture was in the room at all, it […]

By Aakash Thakur, Founder & CEO, HRBP Global: ThinkLab & Solutions There is a silent revolution happening in organisations today, one that doesn’t start in boardrooms or strategy decks, but in hallways, WhatsApp groups, Teams chats, cafeteria corners, and project huddles. Call it what you like, culture shift, engagement movement, employee-first agenda, but at its […]

By Sukrit Dutt, Ex-HR Head, Eastern Region, IndianOil Corporation Limited | Consultant | Visiting Professor to select IIMs and IIFT In an era defined by rapid technological change and shifting global dynamics, the traditional trajectory of professional development is proving obsolete. The rise of economic giants like India, now the 4th largest global economy, aiming […]

By Sanjay Dhar, Executive Director, (HR-L&D), SAIL The power of learning from experience “We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences—good and bad—make us who we are.” — Maya Angelou Leadership is not shaped in classrooms or boardrooms alone; it is most deeply formed in the fires of experience. Significant moments — the […]

Authored by Nilesh Gupta, Group Head – IT Infrastructure and Information Security, TeamLease Services Ltd The global surge in cybercrime underscores the urgent need for stronger defenses. In Canada alone, over 12 billion malicious attempts were recorded recently, while Indian educational institutions faced more than two lakh cyberattacks and nearly four lakh data breaches in […]

By Jhankar Gadkari, Leadership Coach and Keynote speaker Find your ‘Purushartha’ पुर्षार्थ, ‘Ikigai,’ the meaning and purpose to your life that becomes your single engine that propels the other two. Many qualities are explored to understand success, leadership, performance, etc. We often tend to applaud talent, intelligence, and destiny. However, there are two other elements—Grit […]

By Meghna Makkar, POSH Expert and Purpose Life Coach Have you realised that we often operate under a bias? By bias, I mean a preference for one thing over another, and often in ways that are unfair and not based on facts. We make our choices all the while – who we talk to, who […]