"My manager cares for my well-being" - An oft asked question in employee engagement or manager effectiveness surveys. "What does an employee think of when responding to this question?" asked my troubled friend. His organization had conducted manager effectiveness survey; he had received his manager score card couple of days back. While he scored reasonably well … Continue reading Does my manager care for my well-being?
Category: Musings
Carve out the Middle Path
Every woman has to carve out her own middle path based on her context, preference and needs.
Relationships and their Ecosystem
Ecosystem for relationship is like soil for a plant. It can nourish the plant with its rich nutrients or kill it with its toxic contents. Similarly, the ecosystem can enable a relationship to deepen or turn it superficial or toxic. Last couple of weeks I was lucky to have met several old friends, ex-colleagues and … Continue reading Relationships and their Ecosystem
Air travel in India, a crucible experience
Air travel has taught me what motherhood is supposed to, but failed to teach me- patience! That's right, patience!! In last 2+ years that I have been shuttling between Mumbai and Hyderabad, and to several other cities to add spice.. I have imbibed unbelievable doses of patience. While flight delays remains the major contributor to … Continue reading Air travel in India, a crucible experience
The X Factor in Corporate online social networking
Cooked a new dish at home or dining at a restaurant? Meeting friends or having a get-together? Travelling for work or pleasure? Received an appreciation or won an award? Feeling excited, happy, sad or depressed? Have spoken in a conference or published paper somewhere? These experiences (and many more) seem incomplete without posting on … Continue reading The X Factor in Corporate online social networking
Notwithstanding lay-offs, organizations crave for employee loyalty – Time to evolve
Rarely does a week pass these days without news of a company shutting shop, or restructuring or planning to axe jobs; thus leading to hundreds or thousands of lay-offs. This ‘does not happen in India’ phenomena, even a couple of decades back, has become a new normal today. It is not just limited to start-ups … Continue reading Notwithstanding lay-offs, organizations crave for employee loyalty – Time to evolve
Learning from a chance encounter
Last Friday when I headed for Mumbai airport, like all other Fridays over last two years, litte did I know that I am about to step into one of the most valuable hours of my life. I had a heavy lunch, so instead of going to the food court, I headed to the Jet Airways … Continue reading Learning from a chance encounter
Generous Maternity Benefit is good, but not enough
The Maternity Act in India has doled out some wonderful benefits; a generous 26 weeks leave, compulsory crèche, work from home options and so forth. Many organizations in India are beginning to offer all this and more! No doubt this is a welcome move, but it’s time to take a pause and ponder if it … Continue reading Generous Maternity Benefit is good, but not enough
Employee loyalty is dead; tips for organizations in this new reality
A statement made by a senior HR leader with decades of experience, struck a chord with me. He said that couple of decades back, if a person was changing jobs every few years, he would hesitate to hire that person. However, today if a person has stayed in the same organization for a long time, … Continue reading Employee loyalty is dead; tips for organizations in this new reality
Are the millennials really so different? Or is the difference exaggerated?
Gen Y or the millennials is probably the most studied generation both by consulting firms as well as academia. Several studies have been done on their work preferences; highlighting the significant difference from its previous generation, the Gen X. Most common findings from these studies highlight that millennials: Don’t work for paycheck instead, they work … Continue reading Are the millennials really so different? Or is the difference exaggerated?
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