July 15, 2025
Upgrad wishlist 2025

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 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 […]
May 28, 2025

Inequality in India is Not Just in Income — There is a Bigger Gap to be Met

The “Skilling Smarter” report reveals a stark truth: while nearly every organization claims to value learning, only 1 in 4 workplaces has a formal skilling strategy. Half of all professionals received zero training in FY24–25. What we’re seeing isn’t just a learning gap—it’s a strategic failure that could trigger long-term […]
May 21, 2025
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Book Review: Applying AI in L&D by Josh Cavalier

Using AI in L&D For Performance Enablement Applying AI in L&D is a clear and practical guide that helps Learning & Development professionals harness artificial intelligence to improve learning outcomes. Josh Cavalier repositions L&D from course delivery to performance enablement, showing how AI can be used to personalize, measure, and […]
May 20, 2025
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The Disappearing First Job: Why Entry-Level Roles Are Vanishing — And How Gen Z Can Stay Ahead

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
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The Hidden Cost of Gen AI at Work: Losing Motivation

Gen AI Can Boost Your Game—But Don’t Let It Steal the Joy of Playing Read the research published in Harvard Business Review – dt May 15-2025 Think of a tennis player with a world-class coach whispering strategies through an earpiece. The player performs better, anticipates the opponent’s next move, and […]
May 18, 2025
Multigenerational Workforce

The One Habit that Will Keep You Relevant — No Matter Your Age

Where do you see yourself five years from now? It’s a confronting question. Especially in a world where AI writes emails, robots manage warehouses, and quantum computing is just around the corner. But there’s good news too. As I said in the recent Times of India feature on the jobs […]