The disconnect between the near unanimous acceptance of workplace health programmes and their clearly dim results lead to a basic questions -Is the workplace a proper place for health programmes, and, in that case, can it be the best venue? While I concur that many health attempts have been ineffective, invasive, and demoralising along with the abuse of fiscal penalties...
Employees are no longer considered as “workers” or “staff”. They are brand ambassadors for their employers and helping to achieve their vision. Employees need to be treated at par with any important customer. Like any customer, potential employees do their research before even applying for a job. So, it becomes pertinent for employers to give complete, seamless, end-to-end experiences...
With increased participation of women in work and society, the world is witnessing significant social transitions. However, due to the perceived inability of women to deal with real world problems, we are far from optimizing their contribution to the leadership space. The social contexts world over usually judge, question and mistrust capabilities of women. Their contributions are assessed with...
Tata Technologies, a global engineering services provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vidarbha Defence Industries Association (VDIA) at the ‘Made in Vidarbha in Aerospace and Defence’ summit held last week in Nagpur. This partnership will lead to the setting up of a new state-of-the-art aerospace and defence centre in Nagpur. The MoU was signed in the...
Innovativeness is the key of unlocking success today. Not only do companies spend time in R&D to invent newer products and succeed with good marketplace offerings but are also investing in the way leadership behaviors drive the way people accomplish these things.
Neuroscience has proven that when we are unhappy, our brains tend to disengage, effectively decreasing our creativity, critical...
Do you remember when you were a fresh grad and everything was black or white? You were sure of yourself and quick to censure those who fell below your high standards. Then life taught you a thing or two about yourself. That you have defaulted on the very values you were all high and mighty about. And that you...
Last year I started to read the Trilogy of Siva written by Amish Tripathi and then of course his writing style and the logical way of describing our civilization and systems back then inspired me to read his Ram Chandra series as well.
Being an HR professional what particularly drew my attention was the role of the leaders and the...
Wipro, a leading information technology, consulting and business process services company, and Alight Solutions, a leader in technology-enabled health, wealth, HR and finance solutions, today announced a long-term relationship which will reshape the HR services industry by providing Alight’s clients with the breadth and depth of capabilities from the two industry-leading organizations.
According to press release, this strategic partnership will enable...
Have you ever wondered about some habits that seem to plague people repeatedly? Just look away, stop paying attention and lo and behold, you slip back into the same old habits that don’t serve you. ‘Procrastination’ is one such habit that almost everyone has suffered from, at some point in time. Procrastination is a state of inaction, a state...
In an exclusive Interaction, we have Poornima S P, Group Director & Head -Human Resources at Tejas Networks Ltd, a premier telecom product development company based out of Bangalore. Prior to Tejas, she has worked for global companies such as Cisco, Intuit, Yodlee Infotech and had earlier career with CDOT. Poornima comes with a total experience of 20 plus years in...