February 7, 2022
Children are spending less time playing. When they do, it is done under the watchful eye of a coach. Playtime has been turned into a time to build the kid's resume. The result is frightening
February 3, 2022
January 28, 2022
The 2022 Pulse of Talent by Ceridian finds 61% employees are a flight risk. The employers have to go beyond money
January 26, 2022
Young has consistently demonstrated the unbridled passion of an artist who understands that self-renewal is the only way to avoid burning out. For this reason, he has remained one of the most significant artists of the rock and roll era.
— Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website
January 26, 2022
Book Review: What the Heck Do I Do with My Life
A number of you have asked me to add book reviews in the newsletter. Here is a review of Ravi Venkatesan's new book. Check out the hashtag#sketchnote on the entrepreneur's mindset.
Ravi is the first guest on Season 4 of my weekly LinkedIn Live called Dreamers and Unicorns. Do let me know the questions you have about tech and talent.
January 24, 2022
The Ceridian report on pulse of talent 2022 says employers have to think beyond money. Here are three big take aways for #employers
January 20, 2022
Culture Building for hashtag#remoteteams
I was invited by LinkedIn News India to join Pallavi Pareek (She/They) and Ankit Vengurlekar (he/him) to discuss this topic. This is a special edition of my hashtag#newsletter
Three Ms That Matter (The other two are explained in the newsletter)
Mental Health: This matters HUGELY in case of a remote work culture. Build the skills of the managers to recognise emotions like grief, stress, burnout etc.
January 16, 2022
"Why can't you focus on doing JUST ONE THING, " is a constant advice you get. You like juggling a number of projects and excelling at all of them.
You teach yourself new skills continuously - even when you could just get by. Sometimes you are better at it than even the people who have studied the subject. Does that sound like you?
You have a great job, but you wish you could do more. You may be craving to follow a Career 3.0 path but stuck in a Career 1.0 job.
January 15, 2022
TikTok is more popular than Google: Chinese-owned video-sharing app clocked up more visits after surge in popularity during pandemic. The app received more visits than Google for the first time, said Cloudflare.
The surge comes after the app became popular during the Covid-19 pandemic