Despite being faced with many challenges this year, the gig economy is still alive and thriving in India. It is forcing employers to redefine their approach to human resource management. According to a report from PayPal, India contributes 1 in 4 freelancers. As a thriving tech and startup hub, it comes as no surprise that 60 percent of […]

2020 has been a defining moment in human history, particularly for the world of work. Millions of people are working virtually isolated from their colleagues and many more are working in their usual workplaces but with an unknown fear of catching COVID-19 infection. The fear is significant because one in six people in India are […]

Before the industrial revolution, human skills mattered the most in the world of work. Every product or service was hand-crafted and personalised for each customer or a small group of customers. In the 18th century, humankind started diversifying from agriculture to industrial activities and urbanization started. The inventions around heat engines and electricity started revolutionising […]

Human resources teams play a key role in creating and implementing sustainability strategies for companies, as found in a report entitled Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role by the Society for Human Resource Management. Rather than simply being a ‘feel-good’ or fashionable habit to pursue in offices, sustainability should be part of a company’s strategic framework. HR professionals can play […]

Recent reports show that the gaming industry will reach a revenue of $159.3 billion this year. That’s almost three times the worth of the global entertainment industry and about eight times what the music industry makes. It is a lucrative business that will keep on growing in the years to come. Whether you’re a gaming […]

Among the trillion-dollar economies in the world, India is the fifth-largest ahead of the United Kingdom and France. Majority of our workforce is in agriculture which is low in productivity in its current state of affairs. Hence, our per capita income is low among the top economies in the world, even after adjusting the purchasing power […]

COVID19 locked down large parts of the world; people experimented with alternate methods to keep the sources of their livelihood alive. Some people could continue working remotely and many couldn’t. In the process, all organisations learnt many lessons. Some of the old beliefs turned out to be myths and got busted; new ideas have germinated. […]

Indians spend around 8.1 hours every day at work, longer than most other countries in the developed world. But spending so much time at work means that employees are more exposed to workplace hazards. Even a seemingly safe office can harbour a number of potential dangers, from mould in the walls to breathing in recirculated air. […]

The global leader offering “the best a man can get” has lost market share over the years to upstarts who not only disrupted the market a few years ago but found Billion dollar plus valuations in just a few years of their inception. FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industry is hugely impacted by the consumer preferences […]

COVID19 has created so much pain in our world of work! Millions have lost their jobs and millions are reskilling themselves to stay relevant. Our new world of work calls for leveraging technology in a big way all through the process of value creation and delivery in an organisation. Hence, irrespective of one’s role, one […]

Create A Better Working Environment For Artists In the art world, time spent together and rapport is the glue that binds together creatives and the people who work behind the scenes. People will find that the way most art companies operate is very different from the typical corporate setup, which calls for business formality. While […]

Post COVID-19, we must hope to see an organisation with new norms and practices. We will see changes in the composition of our workforce, the policies and the norms for workplace dynamics. The relationship among colleagues is going to change because practices around delegation and performance management are certainly changing. In this context, tomorrow’s organisation […]