September 27, 2018
Colorful illustration on creating local role models for a Silicon Valley-like ecosystem, inspiring career guidance and leadership insights from an author.

How to Build Your Own Silicon Valley

Medha works in the first stage to build the self-confidence of students. This is done by helping them build their sift skills like public speaking, working in teams, negotiating and influencing others. These are all vital skills that every employer looks for. The next phase is where Medha builds the digital literacy among the students. In the final stage, the Medha volunteers coach the students on how to appear for job interviews, how to write a resume and also help them find internships.

September 14, 2018
Elegant 70th birthday cake alongside uplifting message on a happy, long life. Perfect for celebrating milestones in career, leadership, and talent.

How to have a “Happy Long Life”

Ever noticed how in most organizations the leaders rarely join workshops and training events. They will sit at the back, doing their email. That signals to the team that they do not need to learn all this, but they are joining the workshop just to encourage the team. This is patronizing and tells the participants, the new ideas will not be implemented because the leaders have not accepted their own need to learn and accept new ideas.Even now, in most organizations, the learning opportunities are segmented by hierarchy rather than learning needs. The seniors feel embarrassed to attend the same workshop that their team members are attending. It’s a sign of an antiquated mindset when leaders project themselves to be “beyond learning”. They will not be the role models employees need to stay curious and humble — two qualities that help a person to learn.

August 16, 2018
Casino scene with players at a poker table under the words "hot streaks." Engage in this lively career moment exploring talent and leadership.

How to Experience “Hot Streaks” in Your Career

If you want to be an Algorithm Mechanic for a bank, who will tweak the logic behind algorithms, you will need “skills in risk management, service design, and financial literacy, rather than technological proficiency.” Problems are becoming too complex to be solved by one individual or one discipline. That may provide a clue to what can trigger "hot streaks" in any career - especially in a world of algorithms.

August 4, 2018
Tech HR18 event poster exploring the future of work, leadership, and talent with insights from HR experts and authors.

Future of Work: Human Innovations or Systems Intelligence

Work, Working, and Workers are all changing. If we look at work, it is severely impacted by machines; when you look at the nature of jobs, there’s a huge amount of upscaling; the where, how and what of working are also changing; who is a worker has also changed – gig workers, digital migrants. Everything is getting reconfigured now. So must HR.

July 4, 2018
Cartoon illustrating workplace digital divide challenges, highlighting career growth, leadership, and HR talent development in a modern work environment.

The Digital Divide in the Workplace

As the workers get more connected in their life outside the organization, they get used to better apps, faster connectivity and delightful experience. Most of the apps where the people spend time like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc have been designed by the best User Experience designers of the world. Coming into the workplace can feel like a serious downgrade...

June 29, 2018
3 factors influencing careers in 2030, focusing on leadership, talent, and HR trends. Perfect for those keen on future-proofing their work journey!

3 Factors Shaping Your Career

Creating low end jobs is not going to be sustainable. Machines will outperform us every time. It may be hard to build the capability at scale to build techies with deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence. As machines take over from humans, all that is left is creativity and the ability to manage human relationships. That is what India excels at. Instead, India needs to leverage the strengths that it has. It is a culture where relations matter. This is not to take away from the need to build deep tech skills, but to supplement it with something that we may have an advantage in. How do we handle the impact of the 3 factors? Read on...