Thanks to my colleagues & friends who shared their thoughts on my last post Is quitting an easier option for women, I feel encouraged to launch this online qualitative study. Women do not vanish from workforce suddenly. They slowly trickle out, drop by drop, across management levels (including senior). Worldwide, organizations are focusing on enhancing … Continue reading Seek your inputs on ‘how to re-wire women and retain in workforce’
Category: Musings
Is quitting an easier option for women?
It's disheartening to see professionally qualified women drop out of workforce, specially after pursuing career for decades. Why do they quit? Is it lack of grit, determination, adaptability? Or is it something else? I spoke to few women who left workforce after reaching mid or senior level. These women did not quit for personal reasons … Continue reading Is quitting an easier option for women?
Four tips to succeed in ambiguity
“Gosh! This project is driving me nuts” cried Sonia. “Things seem to be constantly changing, I rarely have information to make a sane decision. Even my boss doesn’t have answers to most of my questions. What do I do?” For most people, ambiguity is not just frustrating, it is deeply frightening. What is ambiguity? In … Continue reading Four tips to succeed in ambiguity
Can employees shift corporate culture?
“I don’t agree, this is not the best way to solve the problem” “I know you want me to do it, but I don’t want to because ....” These are snippets of my conversation with my son. This is not unique! Similar conversations are happening between parents and children across families in India. There is … Continue reading Can employees shift corporate culture?
Why leaders can’t stop sharing?
How often have you sat in an informal get-together with your colleagues and ended up listening to your boss’s stories? Stories about his or her travel, family, pets, life incidents etc etc. If the boss is good at communication, the stories are entertaining. Still they run the risk of irritation after a while. It gets … Continue reading Why leaders can’t stop sharing?
When Everything is a Priority
"Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters" Margaret Peters It feels great returning to social media after 3 weeks of forced hiatus. I was so occupied with other things that social media and blogging became a distant dream. During these 3 week, I often wished for few more hours to fill … Continue reading When Everything is a Priority
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in me
I recently got to know that an ex-colleague, who had made my life miserable few years back, is going through a rough phase in career. I gleefully thought, “serves him right, he is tasting what he had dished to others!” Few minutes later, a small inner voice cautioned, “Come on Padma, let bygones be bygones, … Continue reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in me
#Organization culture
Organization culture exists whether intentionally developed or not. Question for leaders to reflect, "Is the existing culture creating desired experience for the most important stakeholders - customers and employees?"
Comfort and Learning are not best of friends
Indeed, learning happens only once we step out of our comfort zone. I still remember the day I stepped on a podium, for the first time, to present to 500+ audience. I was scared and worried that I would stutter; or worse still completely forget what I had to say. I practiced and practiced, but … Continue reading Comfort and Learning are not best of friends
Go beyond the obvious
Early morning scene at airport security check: “I travel every week; no one has ever stopped me”; screams the agitated passenger. “I have been working for years, I know my job”; says the CISF person sternly. Argument continues! The passenger gets angrier with every passing second; he refuses to budge. This goes on, much to … Continue reading Go beyond the obvious
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