Time to Challenge Outdated NormsÂ
While video games remain a taboo subject to touch upon, Havard Business Review claims that playing video games fosters team collaboration, improves emotional intelligence, and more. However, managers often reject them as an activity that hampers productivity and discipline. It is still popularly believed that the time spent on games is time wasted. But recent…
Suryansh
Modernising Customer Experience in Banking
As of 2024, more than 84% of customers use online banking, and 72% use it to reach their primary bank. With these growing numbers in online banking, creating a modern customer banking experience has become a necessity rather than a luxury. The modern customer expects personalised, seamless, and efficient services that align with the convenience…
Shipra Prajapati
Bridging Industries: Transforming the World With Cross-Sector Collaborations
In 2019, a Swedish furniture company, Ikea, and an international organisation focused on child welfare, UNICEF, joined forces in a monumental collaboration. The question naturally arises: what could a company known for making furniture and an organisation for children’s welfare possibly have in common? Their collaboration, on a scale never seen before, led to an…
Breaking The Silence Once And For All: The Persistent Challenge of Workplace Sexual Harassment in Asia
In 2017, Uber, one of Asia’s largest companies, faced a global outrage when then-CEO Travis Kalanick was forced to resign following widespread sexual harassment allegations. In a detailed blog post, Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer, described Uber as a workplace where sexual harassment was rampant, complaints were ignored, and HR failed to respond. The…
Vipin
Workplace Interactions, A Lost Culture
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Microsoft faced a critical challenge that was becoming all too familiar in the corporate world. While their transition to remote work was largely seamless regarding operational continuity, the company’s leadership noticed a disturbing shift. Despite having robust digital tools in place, employee engagement levels were dropping, and…
Vikas
A Cautionary Tale: Why HR Managers Should Be Sceptical About Self Promoters?Â
In 2016, Yahoo hired a senior executive, Henrique De Castro, alongside then-CEO Marissa Mayer to revitalise the company. With a solid reputation at Google, De Castro presented himself as a leader capable of turning things around, and his track record proved this. But little did Yahoo know that Castro is an extreme case of self-promotion….
abhinav singh
Problem for Some, Opportunity for Others: Navigating the Noise Distraction in the Office and the New Business Opportunities it Offers
Employees today face a very peculiar challenge. Despite the companies’ open-office concept designed for collaboration, workers are distracted by the atmosphere that boosts creativity. Conversations, phone calls, and even the clatter of keyboards form a constant cacophony of noises, making focusing on work nearly impossible. The solution wasn’t as simple as moving to a quieter…
Back to Basics: Rediscovering the Power of Simplicity
In 2020, like many HR leaders worldwide, Jeff Ostermann, the Chief people officer at SweetWater, had ambitious plans to revolutionise his company’s HR Strategy. However, the COVID-19 pandemic threw his plans off course, and he was left wondering. Faced with an unexpected crisis, Jeff soon realised that most ‘innovative’ HR strategies aren’t about creating something…
Embracing Flexibility and Family Values: Balancing Work with Family In Asia
In 2017, a Japanese father, Hiroshi Fujiwara, became the face of a growing movement when he sued his employer for workplace discrimination. Fujiwara, a government employee, had requested paternity leave to care for his newborn, a decision that was met with resistance. Despite laws guaranteeing such leave, societal expectations in Japan, a country where only…
Crossing Borders, Building Futures: Talent Mobility in Asia’s Fast-Growing Economies
In 2019, a Singaporean tech startup, Grab, faced a troubling crisis. After expanding its operations across South Asia, Grab had a significant shortage of talented individuals. With its business expanding in regions like Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, Grab needed people who were technologically literate and understood the local markets. To tackle this, Grab collaborated with…
ABHYUDAYA MITTAL