July 1, 2025
Newsletter cover with creative Ratatouille-themed sketches and highlights. Topics: $100 Million bonuses, career shaping ideas, and llamas & alpacas insights.

$100 Million To Say “Yes”; Career Shaping Ideas, Llamas & Alpacas

The internet was full of Sam Altman and Zuck trading allegations. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that Meta had offered his employees bonuses of $100 million to recruit them. This amount is for people working at the cutting edge of AI. Meta paid $14. 3 billion in data-labeling startup Scale AI, […]
June 25, 2025
Grief

Grief is My Friend I Have Not Told Anyone About

Grief isn’t just what we feel when someone dies. It’s the ache of missed opportunities, the sting of status lost, the weight of meaning stripped away when our work world shifts without warning. In the workplace, grief wears many faces—and most go unrecognized. ये दुख काहे खत्म नहीं होता बे… […]
June 16, 2025
Cartoon depicting "The Problem of Too Much Information." Part of the HR for Irrational Humans series focused on solving issues with human behavior insights.

HR for Irrational Humans: Solving Problems with the Science of Human Behavior

This is a new series where I will write about applying well established principles of Behavioral Science to improve employee experiences. What is harder – choosing the glasses or the frame? If you think choosing the eyeglass is hard, then wait till you have to choose a frame that fits […]
May 28, 2025
Collage featuring learning concepts, UpGrad, SHRM Tech logos, Sam Altman bios, and Sovereign AI, highlighting themes like The New Inequality and AI innovation.

The New Inequality, Sovereign AI, SHRM, 2 Bios of Sam Altman

In my WSJ article, I wrote about the invisible forces reshaping careers—not just automation or AI, but access to growth. That idea is no longer abstract. The UpGrad “Skilling Smarter” Report (May 2025) confirms what many of us in the L&D space have long feared: learning inequality is the next […]
May 21, 2025
Cartoon of people using ladders and poles to climb entry level job barriers, humorously depicting how entry level jobs are disappearing.

Entry level jobs are disappearing, what should you do

AI has occupied the first floor of the building Across industries and continents, the first floor of careers is quietly disappearing. For decades, entry-level jobs were the first step on the ladder to success. They offered on-the-job learning, mentoring, and space to make beginner mistakes. But today, that bottom rung […]
May 18, 2025
Digital transformation concept: Human face and AI interface. Explore if every CHRO should become the Chief Digital People Officer in a tech-driven world.

Should Every CHRO Become the Chief Digital People Officer?

Moderna Merge Tech and HR Departments Read the story in Wall Street Journal There are four big factors driving this: AI-Driven Workforce Transformation Moderna’s merger of tech and HR functions is a response to the sweeping influence of AI on workforce planning. The company is optimizing what work gets done […]
May 8, 2025
Cartoon showing low engagement as a social issue, with unhappy employees. Highlights need to redesign work and workplaces for better engagement.

Low engagement is a social issue that can help redesign work and workplaces

Gallup’s 2025 Global Workplace Report reveals a sobering picture: only 21% of employees are engaged at work — a 2-point drop from last year. Meanwhile, 62% remain not engaged and 17% are actively disengaged, up 2 points. The emotional toll is visible, with 40% of workers reporting daily stress, 21% […]