Dealing with the Furlough – What is it?
Have you heard of the word ‘furlough’ yet? Most of you will supposedly say ‘no’. Just the way we did. We have been acquainted with this word very recently, like most of us did not know about quarantine before the COVID-19 pandemic happened. So, a ‘furlough’ is a temporary leave of absence with no pay. […]
Beware of These Slip-ups Post Pandemic
It has been around six months that we are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and are locked down in our homes. The beginning was too challenging as the entire world was thrown into a topsy-turvy that was experienced never. Organizations all over the world were completely baffled when the pandemic hit as no existing business continuity […]
Hiring 2021 – What’s in store?
At a time when disruption is at its peak, organizations are aspiring to get acquainted with the new normal and grow accustomed to it. One facet that has been pushed entirely into uncertainty with the onset of the pandemic is ‘New Recruitment’. Frankly, when hundreds and thousands were losing their jobs, many were waiting for […]
How Constructive Is WFH for a Woman?
Supposedly the pandemic has changed the working scenario for once and for all. Organizations have reportedly recorded heightened work and better work quality from the present ‘work from home’ set-up. Today companies are contemplating taking up remote working even post the pandemic. Drifting a little from aspects like the required leadership in the age of […]
A Little Empathy Never Hurts – Perspectives of Leadership during COVID-19
“Learning to stand in somebody else’s shoes, to see through their eyes, that’s how peace begins. And it is up to you to make that happen.” – Barack Obama And a leader should exactly be like this – empathetic, compassionate, and full of warmth! Especially at times like this when the novel coronavirus has had […]
Leadership During COVID-19: Hitting the Right Notes with Uncertainty Management
Our age-old knowledge and mechanisms for tackling uncertainties have suddenly been challenged by the petrifying pandemic. To date, we had made our ways through the recurrent disturbances, embraced the global tides of digitization, advanced business frameworks, technology makeover, and what not with all our innate as well as acquired skills. Even the businesses had been […]
Transitioning from the Pre-Pandemic to the New Normal: A Leader Perspective
You, who is reading this blog, must have been caught up with sky-high anxiety for your shaky job security in this new age of COVID-19. Even if you are not, you have a family member who is facing the same or know of some similar sufferers. Yes, we are going through a very crucial time, […]
Redefining the ‘War of Talent’ During COVID-19
We are all aware of the fact that it is indeed a difficult task now to predict accurately what the workforce landscape will look like post-COVID 19. The pandemic witnessed the global workforce transition to working from home and adopt a new working environment – specifically in organizations that did not have a strong remote […]
Understanding Stress Before Addressing It
Apart from the fear of the ‘actual’ contagion, we are all adversely affected by a hoard of misinformation circulated across social media, uncertainty, and a terminal fear of the assumed apocalypse! Our coping mechanism has indeed been affected, and the popular mindset has switched from that of living to basic survival. In an article, Michael […]
The Future of Remote Work-Life
Technology – in the form of the mobile that you hold while reading this, the social media channel that got you here, and the network connectivity facilitating our engagement, etc. – has become an integral part of our waking hours. Technology has dramatically improved our lives and is an invaluable resource for everything that you […]