Abhijit Bhaduri’s Blog
I write about careers, skills and the world of work. The cartoons and sketches are mine.
Sabbaticals - a way to stay sane
The pandemic will some day soon just wane
But long hours & stress makes it hard to stay sane
Some now want to go back to work, but some just don't
No childcare is the reason many of 'em just won't
Offer sabbaticals even if it goes against your grain
Is it a mistake to look for charismatic leaders
We tend to equate charisma and leadership qualities. While it takes a charismatic leader to re-energize a team that has given up, the problems of charismatic leaders far outweighs the positives. The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on multiple counts of fraud is a warning for us.
Can you be happy in a job that you hate
Everyone is wishing that you have a have a HAPPY new year. Is it always possible to be happy? What if you work in a job that you hate.
The Impact of Influencers - How Google Measures It
Working with influencers is not a choice. Top creators can give you the kind of reach one can get with a television ad - and get that at a significantly lower cost. How do you measure it? Google did their magic on this and found the answer.
Your Skills & Your Brand - Build These Two in 2022
What is 2022 going to be like, we would all like to predict. I am not going to predict anything. I will tell you what YOU should do. I will limit it to two things you should do in 2022 (that rhymes!!)
Make a Digital Native as Your Reverse Mentor
When You Look for a Mentor, Pick a Digital Native
We are questioning conventional wisdom every day. From media to government to demographics and education, everything is in a spin. Supply chains are choking. Chip shortages are halting auto giants.
When the world is going digital, experienced leaders will do well to pick a mentor who is a digital native. Yes, I am advocating a reverse mentor for everyone above the age of 35.
You need 2 qualities to learn from someone younger. Do you have them?
Alphabetica - a Book Review
This allegorical tale features the letters of the alphabet as ‘characters’ living on the planet ‘Typewriter’ and in a country called ‘Alphabetica’. With the consonants being the majority and vowels the minority, the book takes a deep dive into the majoritarianism of the world.
What 3000 People Want In 2022
More than 200,000 people were asked about what they would want if one wish of theirs could be granted. More than 4000 people responded. More money in the same job was the second choice on their wish list. What did they want more than money, I wondered.
Create opportunities for unbranded talent
Hiring from Tier1/ Tier 2 Colleges is Unfair
If hashtag#diversity of the hashtag#talent pool is a necessary condition for building innovative solutions. The practice of hiring from Tier1/ Tier2 colleges (and paying them a premium) is an unfair practice.
Employees are getting used to working fairly unsupervised: Abhijit Bhaduri
Technology must be viewed as a means to simplify work rather than the employee looking at it as yet another piece of work that gets added
The Workplace in 2021
Technology must be viewed as a means to simplify work rather than the employee looking at it as yet another piece of work that gets added.
Six Signals
Trends and weak signals can give everyone a heads up about the future. Accenture has published six such signals. I found them useful. So I took notes… I mean Sketchnotes.
Well-being at workplaces
Globally, an estimated 264 million people suffer from depression, one of the leading causes of disability. Many of these people suffer from symptoms of anxiety. 48% of employees report experiencing high to extreme stress over the past year
The Great Transition
#TheGreatResignation in 2021 has put millions of professionals into hashtag#newroles and new hashtag#ecosystems. Without the support of a hashtag#transitioncoach most of these new hires will struggle to perform.
How to stay future-relevant in a shape-shifting world
The five forces that I wrote about in my book Dreamers and Unicorns formed the trigger for this podcast. Harish and I spoke about a bunch of ideas. Hope you will enjoy listening to it. If you do, please do share the post
How to build your Talent Brand
3 Steps in Building a hashtag#TalentBrand
Employer brand is what job seekers and employees really think of you. Talent Brand is a subset of that. A strong Talent Brand makes your business-critical talent think of you as their preferred employer.
Influencers - are they just content creators
Influencers make money doing stuff you and I do every day any way. Why do they get paid so much? For one, it is the rise of Intangibles. “The Rock” will charge a million dollars to endorse a product. Others are happy to get a sample. Discover why businesses are reaching out to influencers of all ages.
Not another factor of production
When an employee quits, the manager offers more money. That reinforces exactly what the employees suspected. The relationship is purely transactional. They believe that they are just another factor of production