IndiGo is widely regarded as a benchmark for operational excellence in Indian aviation. Its dominance in market share, low-cost efficiency, and punctuality have often been studied as a business success story. However, the recent staffing crisis involving pilots calling in sick, large scale flight disruptions, regulatory scrutiny, and intense media attentionbrought IndiGo into the spotlight for veryContinue reading “Managing Conflict, Image, and People: HR Lessons from IndiGo”
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The New Deal at Work: Rewriting the Psychological Contract
For decades, work ran on an unspoken agreement. You show up, stay loyal, work hard, and play by the rules. In return, the organisation gives you stability, steady growth, and a sense of security. No one signed this deal, but everyone understood it. This was the psychological contract at work. That contract is now broken.Continue reading “The New Deal at Work: Rewriting the Psychological Contract”
Leadership in the Age of AI: IQ – EQ – DQ
For decades, leadership rested on a simple formula:IQ got you in the door. EQ helped you lead the room. But today, AI has shattered that equilibrium. Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty put it best:“AI won’t replace humans, but those who use AI will replace those who don’t.” Microsoft’s Satya Nadella calls AI “the defining technologyContinue reading “Leadership in the Age of AI: IQ – EQ – DQ”
Unretire to Thrive: Leveraging the Expertise Gap
The modern economy is facing a critical demographic challenge. The accelerating exit of Baby Boomers from the workforce has created a substantial Expertise Gap, a profound loss of institutional knowledge, specialized skills, and crucial leadership experience that threatens business continuity and innovation. Yet, this challenge contains its own solution: The Unretirement Movement. As experienced professionalsContinue reading “Unretire to Thrive: Leveraging the Expertise Gap”
Burnout Is Not Ambition: Rethinking Workplace Expectations
For years, workplaces have glorified the grind. We’ve been told that working late into the night, answering emails on weekends, and sacrificing personal life for professional growth are signs of dedication. Somewhere along the way, this hustle culture blurred the line between ambition and burnout. But let’s be clear here, burnout is not ambition. It’sContinue reading “Burnout Is Not Ambition: Rethinking Workplace Expectations”
Career Lattices vs. Career Ladders: Rethinking Growth Plans
For decades, the corporate world has viewed career development as a ladder—a clear, upward path where each rung represents a promotion, a title, or a bigger corner office. Success was measured by how high one could climb. But today’s fast-changing workplaces demand a different approach. This is where the career lattice emerges: a model thatContinue reading “Career Lattices vs. Career Ladders: Rethinking Growth Plans”
Neurodiversity at Work: Designing Inclusive Workplaces
Workplaces today are more diverse than ever. We talk about gender diversity, cultural diversity, and generational diversity, but one important form of diversity is often overlooked: neurodiversity. The term refers to the natural variations in how human brains function, process information, and experience the world. People with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s syndrome, and otherContinue reading “Neurodiversity at Work: Designing Inclusive Workplaces”
Human Cloud: The Fourth Workforce Beyond Permanent, Contractual & Gig
Great Talent, Borderless Opportunities, Infinite Possibilities Picture this:A product manager in Bangalore logs into an online marketplace and, within hours, assembles a team of a designer from Argentina, a coder from Poland, and a digital marketer from Kenya. They’ve never met in person. They may never work together again after this project. Yet, in thatContinue reading “Human Cloud: The Fourth Workforce Beyond Permanent, Contractual & Gig”
Gamification of HR: Turning work into Play
Picture walking into the office and thinking you’re going to level up in a game. You’ve got a quest, you’re accumulating points, and each minor victory brings you closer to your next badge. That’s not make-believe, that’s what gamification in HR is working to achieve. Gamification in HR involves applying game design elements to workContinue reading “Gamification of HR: Turning work into Play”
The ‘Boomerang Employee’ Trend: Why Alumni Are Returning to Workplaces
The corporate world has been at a major revolution in recent times: the advent of the “boomerang employee.” Those are erstwhile employees who have left an organization only to return to their former employers at some point down the road with new skills, perspectives, and enthusiasm. An interesting development indeed, the boom in “boomerang” employeesContinue reading “The ‘Boomerang Employee’ Trend: Why Alumni Are Returning to Workplaces”
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