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”
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”
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”
Shifting from ROI to ROE (Return on Engagement) in Learning Programs
ROIs have long been the standard go-to metric by which training programs are evaluated, but this method of evaluation suffers from certain shortcomings about the quality and other effects on personnel that have been developing. Essentially, you combine Return on Investment (ROI) with Return on Team bonding (ROT) – giving us ROE; a metric thatContinue reading “Shifting from ROI to ROE (Return on Engagement) in Learning Programs”
The Subscription Model for L&D: The Netflix of Employee Training
In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate learning and development (L&D), organizations are under increasing pressure to adapt to the dynamic needs of a modern workforce. Just as Netflix transformed how we consume entertainment, the subscription model for L&D is poised to redefine employee training, making it more accessible, engaging, and personalized. Imagine a world whereContinue reading “The Subscription Model for L&D: The Netflix of Employee Training”
Workplace Flexibility in Manufacturing: Can it work?
In an era of evolving work paradigms, the manufacturing industry, traditionally viewed as hands-on and location-dependent, faces growing pressure to embrace workplace flexibility. Remote and hybrid models have gained traction in white-collar sectors, but their feasibility in manufacturing raises questions about operational efficiency, employee satisfaction, and retention. Can manufacturing—a field centered on physical production—successfully integrateContinue reading “Workplace Flexibility in Manufacturing: Can it work?”
Micro-Internship: Reshaping Talent Acquisition for Millennials and Gen Z
The times they are changing indeed, as the seismic shift in talent acquisition approaches, bringing traditional hiring methods to innovative ways that attract these younger, more purpose-driven candidates. Micro-internships; which are short-term, project-based internships typically lasting from a few days to a few weeks have emerged as a new and transformative tool for engaging MillennialsContinue reading “Micro-Internship: Reshaping Talent Acquisition for Millennials and Gen Z”
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