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
Category: Musings
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?
Pathways to success
It happened almost two decades back, but I vividly remember the emotions as if it happened yesterday: sense of failure and melancholy. I was facilitating a session on Key Account Management for the first time, I had prepared for it for days. But, by lunch time, the participants were walking out of the room! They … Continue reading Pathways to success
Employee engagement is not enough
Organizations constantly strive to enhance employee engagement. What does an engaged employee look like? Let’s consider the example of Cyrus, an employee working with an organization for a decade. He is loyal, speaks highly about the company, is committed, comes to work every day, does not complain, works hard and puts in efforts to do … Continue reading Employee engagement is not enough
Afraid of being a narcissist? Temper it with humility.
Being labeled a narcissist would rarely be considered a compliment. Narcissism is an inflated sense of self, extreme self-focus and self-importance. The word originates from Greek mythology where a young Narcissus fell in love with his own image. Think of a leader with high sense of entitlement, constantly craving for admiration, considering himself the best … Continue reading Afraid of being a narcissist? Temper it with humility.
Ekla cholo re – “If no one responds to your call, then dare to tread the path alone”
These are opening words of a song composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Last couple of years, I saw this song come alive right in front of my eyes. Here’s the story. There used to be more than 500 lakes in Hyderabad. Most are dead today, encroached by the ever-growing human population. I mutely witnessed … Continue reading Ekla cholo re – “If no one responds to your call, then dare to tread the path alone”
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