Engaging employees the right way
This post first appeared in DNA India on August 24th, 2017. If you are working or have ever worked for a large organisation, you know the familiar scenario with employee …
Should Google have fired the employee?
This post first appeared in DNA India on August 10th, 2017. The recent diversity issue at Google has created a buzz around the world. For those who haven’t heard, a …
Don’t get into HR if you lack empathy
This post first appeared in DNA India on 13th July, 2017. Last week, Twitter was abuzz with a viral audio clip from an employee of Tech Mahindra. The audio clip …
GST is a classic example of change management
This article first appeared in DNA India on 6th July, 2017. Last week, we saw the introduction of one of the biggest reforms of independent India. Of course, I am …
Who owns employee experience?
This article first appeared in DNA India on June 29th, 2017. I was part of a panel discussion on employee experience in the recently concluded Confluence conference in Bangalore. One …
Cutting through managerial biases using data
This article first appeared in DNA India on 15th June, 2017. Laszlo Bock, the former SVP of People Operations at Google, wrote a wonderful book called “Work Rules” which is …
Process Eats Individuality For Breakfast
This article first appeared in DNA India on 8th June, 2017. Two recent news reports were the genesis for this week’s article. The first was an interview I read with …
Are we an ethically deficient nation?
This article first appeared in DNA India on June 1st, 2016. The best definition of integrity I have read is: Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is …
What works: Pat on back or money?
This post first appeared in DNA India on 25th May, 2017. Most organisations have some sort of a rewards and recognitions programme. Often these two programmes are linked with recognitions …
How to beat the layoff blues
This article first appeared in DNA India on May 18th 2017. My last column asked freshers to make an informed choice, early on in their careers between high-paying but “low-learning” …