A sense of well-being—whatever that means to us—results in a number of benefits with research showing greater efficiency, more effective interpersonal interactions and taking of opportunities, greater motivation, and even greater cognitive flexibility (resulting in better problem solving and creativity).
New tech applications emerging in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) make it possible to leverage sustainable impact at scale, and at the same time, seize exciting market opportunities. Yet businesses have only tapped into a fraction of sustainable technology’s potential.
Improving excellence in sports and steps towards inclusivity add luster to holistic growth of the country.
Influence is ubiquitous and you are using it, well or poorly, in your life whether you are aware of it or not. You have likely been to a powerful workshop or training program where you felt you learned a lot.
No matter how busy you are, you owe it to yourself to take control over how your character is developing by taking a mindful, intelligent, and intentional approach to your life. As your habits change for the better, you too will change for the better—emotionally and even physically.
Across every society, culture, and business, there is a fundamental behaviourist idea that if you reward certain behaviours you will get more of them, and if you punish certain behaviours, you will get less of them. However, according to many recent headlines, rewards do not work nearly as well as people think when it comes to changing behaviour.
With the global realisation and attitude that ‘life is short’, people are putting themselves first more than they were before. How an employee’s values are met within their workplace can be make or break for an organisation. People are now voting with their feet, with staff more likely to jump ship and find new roles that align better with what matters most to them, rather than stick with the traditional stability of an unsatisfying and unrewarding job.
R&D professionals are generally different from others. They are highly qualified and prefer autonomy, freedom, and respect. Millennials have different orientations and expectations. Probably, the above-narrated reflections might be useful to practising managers in managing big R&D projects and talented team members.
Customers are mainly interested in their own challenges. A company’s job is to help the customer with those challenges and provide value – in the current social and financial environment, we need positivity and a positive impact for our businesses more than ever.
The Indian Presidency of G-20 was a memorable event that facilitate exchange of culture, trade, and goodwill.
The ability for leaders and organisations to create and maintain an authentic human connection will play a critical role in whether organisations either thrive or survive in this increasingly VUCA business environment and leaders must navigate the complexities of our workforce with confidence and vision.
Changing business processes creates new organisational rituals, which leads to a changed culture. The exciting result of this approach is to create the ultimate, self-perpetuating business process design.
The speed of new technology disruption seems to be accelerating. Studies have predicted that as many as 375 million jobs may be at risk to automation by 2030. Against this backdrop, you might expect growing enthusiasm to invest in new skills. So why are we not seeing a rush from established professions to become more technology savvy?