People
Targeted skilling is necessary to address high attrition in quick commerce: TeamLease’s Dhriti Prasanna Mahanta
Investing in workforce development is a ‘strategic imperative’ for logistics firms, says Dhriti Prasanna Mahanta, Vice-President and Business Head at TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship.
How Zupee is building a more equitable workplace
Zupee, a skill-based gaming platform, is fostering a fairer workplace through inclusive hiring, equal growth opportunities, flexible work policies, pay equity, and a culture of respect. They prioritize employee well-being with various support programs, creating an equitable environment for diverse individuals to thrive.
Changing lives with Think Exam: Using technology to make your hiring bias-free
Recruitment can be a challenging task for HR professionals, with the ratio of candidates to hires often being discouraging. Using Think Exam's AI-based recruitment solutions, one will be able to identify candidates based on skills and personality, resulting in a significant increase in the number of shortlisted CVs and a decrease in the hiring ratio.
How Industry 4.0 is transforming the HR functions
In Industry 4.0, as automation and digitisation have started to upend many manual and routine tasks, HR has been encouraging the workforce to look at acquiring new skills relevant for new roles.
Building resilient workforce: Why prioritizing mental health support, wellness is essential for future-ready MSMEs
It is important to have a sound mental health and well-being in the workplace as these may impact the individual and organisational success.
ET MSME Day 2023: The power of purpose driven work and how MSMEs can retain top talent by aligning their people strategy
There is a boost in the workforce, when organisations align their mission and vision with their people strategy.
How AI and digitalisation are determining the future of workplace experience
AI capabilities have become particularly critical in HR functioning. From planning processes and performance management to maintaining relationships, AI has not only unburdened HRs but is also making them more efficient and accurate in their actions.
Building organizational agility: Lessons from General Moltke on autonomy vs alignment
Fort Eben-Emael, in Belgium, was considered impregnable and housed 1200 soldiers. A German attack team of sub-500 conquered this fort in 32 hours. What is instructive is not the victory itself, but how the well laid out German plan unraveled during the campaign.
Moonlighting: Putting lid on workers' dreams is “bound to fail”: Skill Development Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The minister said there is a big shift in the psychology of the current workforce and the companies must realise it to leverage the shift effectively rather than just being ignorant of that.
Practical ways to beat stress as an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs may always have something or the other, which is going against their wish, which is outside their control, and thus it can cause stress.
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Change in attitude of sailors and society must to put more women on ships: Maersk’s Niels Bruus
The biggest challenge is the perspective of men on board, who are not accustomed to working with women in a ship. To change that Maersk says by 2027, it aims to have equal distribution between women and men in cadet intake from India.
Reimagining the future of education, from personalizing learnings to integrated curriculums
Humans delegating decision-making to technology is only going to increase as we start trusting machine algorithms more than our own minds.
See emergence of work models such as micro-tasks, need new skilling platforms: GenLeap’s Sachin Sandhir
The gig economy is creating new opportunities and integrating an extended workforce in the ecosystem which includes talent from tier 2 and 3 cities.
How 2 best friends beat Amazon
In dismissing and smearing him, the company relied on the hardball tactics that had driven its dominance of the market.
Life skills that employers value in a fast-paced corporate environment
In essence, life skills are a set of cognitive as well as social abilities that can help people develop more positive behaviour, in challenging or dynamic environments.
Dealing with employee moonlighting in the times of remote working
Moonlighting is the practice of working on a second job outside normal business hours of the primary job.
