Work Culture News
Work-life balance: Do employees dream of Excel sheets?
A clean split of work and life sounded like a good idea before Apple TV’s dystopian workplace thriller ‘Severance’ showed up to remind us how far we are from work-life harmony. India Inc needs to spare more than a fleeting thought for the scenario we’re in.
3 min read21 Mar 2025Smile or else: The limits of forced joy as a business strategy
Starbucks has issued a diktat aimed at getting cafe employees to spread happiness. Other service sector companies have had similar plans. Forced joy, however, rarely works. Employee cheerfulness and customer satisfaction don’t go by CEO command.
4 min read16 Mar 2025Grey eminence: Senior professionals play a big role in shaping post-pandemic workplaces
The ‘silver generation’ of professionals aged 50 and above may be able to unlock greater profitability and value for firms through their social capital. But we must be cautious about using intuition alone to guide workplace culture.
4 min read14 Mar 2025Manu Joseph: Narayana Murthy, Subrahmanyan and Jamie Dimon miss something simple about work
The passion of workers, unlike of bosses, isn’t work. In fact, work is so dreary that they wouldn’t do it if it didn’t pay. Business leaders often forget this.
5 min read9 Mar 2025London’s Foxtons Vows Action After Allegations of Harassment
Foxtons Group Plc vowed to improve its workplace culture, following a Bloomberg News investigation that revealed allegations of sexual and racial harassment at the company.
1 min read5 Mar 2025Chinese company imposes 2-minute toilet breaks, cites ancient wisdom
The company insisted that the policy is meant to improve efficiency and workplace discipline.
1 min read20 Feb 2025Stress contagion: The silent office epidemic
Stress contagion, or the spread of stress from one person to another, can affect productivity and team dynamics
3 min read10 Feb 2025How Agentic AI is redefining Business with Smarter Decisions, Seamless Collaboration
Agentic AI is revolutionising workplaces by executing complex tasks and making independent decisions. This evolution from predictive to generative AI emphasises operational decision-making, enhancing customer service and automating processes across various industries.
4 min read20 Jan 2025Corporate calls to work overtime take home labour for granted
Advocacy of an extended work-week usually assumes that home chores will be done by someone else. People must rely on either low-paid household workers toiling under harsh conditions or unpaid work—usually done by women. This isn’t sustainable.
2 min read17 Jan 2025Rahul Jacob: Working for women bosses is a privilege one must treasure
Women leaders manage differently and this difference is highly beneficial to employees as well as organizations. Claudia Goldin underplayed how selflessly they create a foundation for so many employees to build careers upon.
4 min read9 Jan 2025Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared