March 23, 2019
Discover four essential skills for a high-paying hybrid job. Perfect for boosting your career, leadership, and talent in the evolving work landscape.

Want a High Paying Hybrid Job – 4 Skills You Will Need

The future belongs to experts. Build deep expertise in your field whether you are a data scientist, security analyst, product manager, marketing manager or UI designer. Bring skills from other disciplines like design, data analysis and  business acumen to your field of expertise. Those are the jobs that are harder to automate. You can automate say the data crunching, but it is harder to automate the role of a Data Scientist who is a brilliant designer and storyteller. They are "hybrid jobs".

February 4, 2019
Cozy table setup for an alumni gathering, highlighting leadership, career growth, and networking. Ideal for authors and HR experts to showcase talent connections.

How to stay connected to your alumni

The corporate alumni portals are usually all about transactions. How to get your dues settled faster. How to get the pension fund contributions transferred to the new employer etc. The news is usually all about the company - not the alumni. It is hard to have a conversation with someone who only wants to speak about himself or herself constantly. Universities understand this.

January 25, 2019
Sketches and notes with a pen on fashion designs highlight an HR-Tech Story about V-Mart, showcasing leadership and talent in retail innovation.

HR-Tech Stories: V-Mart the multi-brand value retailer

Technology is a tool to solve the business vision. Start by asking why you are doing this. If the discussion is about features and costs, then the project is about cost saving and not employee experience. Ask yourself what are you trying to achieve. Why are you doing this. Having that clarity within the sponsor team or CEO/CHRO is a good sign.

December 3, 2018
Tips for giving better advice, focusing on understanding the advisee's needs. Perfect for enhancing work relationships and leadership skills.

How to be better at giving advice

Three tips to better at giving advice1. ASK WHY: Find out why the advise thought of reaching out to you in the first place.2. MODEL THE BEHAVIOR: When leaders give speeches to employees about Learning Agility it rings hollow if the employees have never seen the leader struggle to learn something new.There is third piece of advice that matters even more.

December 2, 2018
Colorful album cover featuring the title "Raga Based Gems - SD Burman," showcasing a creative depiction of the artist. A blend of talent and musical leadership.

Raga Based Gems from SD Burman

The legendary musician KC Dey was the first musical guru for SD Burman. He also learned from Bhishmadev Chattopadhyay and Ustad Allauddin Khan. SD Burman was a very successful composer and singer in Bengali cinema when he decided to move to Bombay to try his luck as a composer for Hindi films - a language he barely knew. He brought in the sound of folk music of the East to Bollywood. Today I want to showcase 5 gems from SD which are raga based.

September 6, 2018
Cartoon highlighting how bosses waste employees' time with casual remarks, misdirecting resources. A playful take on leadership and HR challenges in work.

Getting Distracted by Shiny Objects

You want to look for information, you will get it - lots of it. There will an equally large number of journals that will tell you that "research shows..." that you ought to be doing something. There will be an equally powerful publication that will tell you that what you just spent time learning and telling your team to implement is the equivalent of "fake news" in the world of management. You want to get on with your ever-growing To-Do list but these shiny objects keep distracting you. You are not alone.

September 2, 2018
Learn how to be an AI superpower! Unlock talent, boost career, and enhance leadership skills with insights from a trusted author in HR.

How to be an AI Superpower

Artificial Intelligence will be the next electricity. Take healthcare. The market for healthcare artificial intelligence tools is expected to surpass $34 billion in the next 18 months. AI will drive $8.6 billion in annual revenue by 2025, contributing to the $34 billion total in software, hardware and consulting. To win this race you have to craft a 3 pronged approach: Data, Tools and Talent.

August 23, 2018
Digital transformation graphic highlighting leadership's role in career growth and talent development. Insights for authors, HR, and work enthusiasts.

Digital Transformation – The Leaders Role

Digital transformations enable the organization to reimagine the business model. It helps them to reimagine the customer experience, as well as the employee experience. The ability to scale up across geographical borders and sectors is the biggest reason to undertake digital transformation. It is an opportunity to reimagine the business. A company like Netflix has become the best example of redefining a business model because of technology. Netflix currently has a market cap that has exceeded Disney.