04Jan
By: Suchitra Mishra On: January 4, 2019 In: Communication, Office Etiquette, World of Work Comments: 72

Consider the following situation: Peter is a freelance writer writes to an organization with a well known blog, requesting them to carry his blog on their website. The organization responds with enthusiasm, and wants to take the collaboration ahead. There is no response from Peter for a month. A month...

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11May
By: Suchitra Mishra On: May 11, 2018 In: Social Media, World of Work Comments: 2

Social media today has become intertwined with our very existence in ways more than one. It is really no longer a joke that everything we are doing – what food we’re eating, what music we’re listening to, what our coordinates are, it is all on social media. So how...

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25Apr
By: Suchitra Mishra On: April 25, 2018 In: Artificial Intelligence, World of Work Comments: 2

Some of the biggest challenges in the field of recruitment stem from HR (Human Resources) bias, which impact the crucial aspects of diversity, inclusiveness and equality in the world of work. These issues can be hard to resolve since a lot of times certain prejudices or biases are so...

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16Apr
By: Suchitra Mishra On: April 16, 2018 In: Recruitment, World of Work Comments: 193

In our last post, we spoke about all the reasons why AI can never replace recruiters. While a complete reliance on technology for a human centered job like recruitment spells disaster, one can combine the best of both worlds to revolutionize recruitment as we know it. Here are some...

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10Apr
By: Suchitra Mishra On: April 10, 2018 In: working from home, World of Work Comments: 7

Work from home is becoming an increasingly viable option – for both employees as well as employers. With this development, there is a need for employers to pay more attention to making the “virtual work space” more conducive, and employee friendly. One of the most important aspects which has...

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04Apr
By: Suchitra Mishra On: April 4, 2018 In: Leadership, World of Work Comments: 0

2nd of April is marked as World Autism Awareness week. In solidarity with the movement, this week, we want to speak about the value of workspaces practising the virtue of being inclusive. The only effective way to speak about this is by offering examples of workspaces which are making...

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28Mar
By: Suchitra Mishra On: March 28, 2018 In: Mindfulness and Health, Productivity Comments: 14

In our previous post on Social Media and Screen Addiction, we spoke about just how big the problem of screen addiction is, and how it is related to “propinquity” (the fact that the things that are closest to us in physical space have the biggest effect on our psychological...

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26Mar
By: Suchitra Mishra On: March 26, 2018 In: Mindfulness and Health, World of Work Comments: 0

When Twenty Four Hours isn’t Enough Never enough time to do everything you plan to do in a day? Have you ever wondered that your phone and social media usage might have something to do with this problem? The pull of screens and social media has never been more...

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13Mar
By: Suchitra Mishra On: March 13, 2018 In: Management, Performance Comments: 1

For any business to be successful, it must have three things: a robust overall strategy, exceptional leaders, and engaged employees. This society has moved from an economy driven by the agricultural and manufacturing industries to a service oriented, personally connected economy. One hundred years ago, employees were tasked with...

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13Feb
By: Suchitra Mishra On: February 13, 2018 In: Communication, Communication Skills Comments: 24

Communicate Effectively while Presenting If you have followed our blog, you know we have always stressed on how important excellent communication skills is for a successful career. It is one skill that needs to be part of everyone’s “lifelong learning” lists as one that needs continual investment of time...

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