September 2, 2025
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Why Your Company Needs a Chief Learning Officer (And How to Know If You’re Ready)

Companies die—quietly, in their sleep. Because skills age like milk, not wine. When medieval European mapmakers encountered blank spaces on their maps – areas they knew existed but had little concrete knowledge about – they would often populate these unknown regions with drawings of fantastical beasts, sea monsters to show […]
August 11, 2025
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Indian IT Outsourcing Industry Will Do It Once Again

Indian IT outsourcing is under threat as the sector contends with shrinking market share, automation of lower-skill jobs, increased global competition, and a critical need to reinvent both talent pipelines and business models. The evidence from 2025 shows momentum shifting toward specialized skills, AI-driven operational models, and a requirement for […]
July 15, 2025
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UpGrad: What Professionals Want

Half of India’s workforce didn’t participate in formal skilling last year—not due to lack of interest, but due to poor access (66%) and irrelevant content (34%). upGrad Enterprise’s latest report, ‘Skilling Smarter: A strategic guide to training across generations,’ unpacks what’s broken in current workplace training strategies, drawing insights from […]
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
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HR for Irrational Humans Ep 4: Dashboards Focus on Metrics – Not Behavior Change

The Fitbit Fiasco The company launched a wellness program. Everyone got a shiny Fitbit to help them track their 10,000 steps. The goal: Employees who walk together. The dashboard shows leaderboards. Prizes await the winners. Week one looks promising. Step counts soar. The C-suite celebrates. By week three, the real […]
June 8, 2025
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The AI Revolution: What Mary Meeker’s 2025 Report Means for Your Future

The AI Revolution: What Mary Meeker’s 2025 Report Means for Jobs & Skills Speed of Adoption Beyond Comprehension Perhaps the most startling finding is the sheer velocity of AI adoption compared to previous technologies. ChatGPT reached 90% of its current international user base in just 3 years, while the internet […]