HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS
Is your promotion a trap? The Peter Principle reveals how employees can rise to a level of incompetence and identity crisis
The Peter Principle asserts that employees are often promoted to their level of incompetence, where their skills no longer align with new responsibilities. This phenomenon leads to inefficiencies and identity crises, as individuals struggle in roles they are unprepared for. Addressing this requires promoting based on leadership potential, not just past success, and providing adequate training.
Battle for brains: The rising warfare for talent in India's GCC sector
Indian GCCs face recruitment challenges due to a talent gap in specialized skills and increased talent mobility towards newer centers offering better packages. The younger workforce seeks purposeful work and dynamic environments, prompting GCCs to adapt their strategies. Remote work's popularity and expansion into Tier-II/III cities further complicate talent acquisition, necessitating innovative, employee-centric approaches to win the talent war.
'Why are Indian interviews so harsh?' Redditor sparks debate on toxic work culture at home vs abroad
A Reddit post criticizing the cold and discourteous approach of Indian interviewers compared to their foreign counterparts has sparked widespread discussion. Users shared experiences highlighting a lack of empathy, professionalism, and sensitivity in Indian corporate culture. The post questions why Indian professionals often treat their own people worse, calling for a shift toward more respectful and humane hiring practices.
NYT Mini Crossword Answers and hints for April 5, 2025: Solve the Saturday challenge with these clues
Whether solving solo or competing with friends, the Mini remains a quick yet satisfying daily puzzle experience for all. Crossword lovers can complete today’s challenge with confidence with these hints.
Frustrated employee warns against working for family-owned firms. 'MBA, experience doesn't matter'
A frustrated employee highlights the challenges of working in family-run businesses, citing rigid hierarchies, limited career growth, poor compensation, and lack of work-life balance. Dominance of family members in decision-making and aversion to technology further hinder innovation and employee satisfaction.
From manager to leader: 4 smart ways to elevate your mid-career role
Transitioning to leadership roles involves strategic thinking, influencing, empowering teams, and driving innovation. Focus on aligning personal and organizational goals, building relationships, and creating an empowering work environment to successfully shift from the role of a manager to a visionary leader.
Harvard study reveals some managers deliberately sabotage subordinates to prevent competition
A recent Harvard-led study exposes a harmful corporate trait where employees undermine colleagues for personal advancement. The research reveals that workplace sabotage is common, driven by competition and self-interest, damaging both careers and organizational integrity. This toxic behavior threatens collaboration, trust, and long-term success in corporate environments.
The Future of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Behaviour
The future of leadership and organizational behavior is being shaped by evolving technologies, changing demographics, and global challenges. Leadership is moving towards distributed, digital, inclusive, and sustainable models. Emotional intelligence, remote leadership, data-driven decision-making, and sustainability are key traits and skills that will shape organizational behavior.
Customized Leadership Programs for Indian Businesses
Customized leadership programs have become crucial in the diverse landscape of Indian businesses. These programs are designed to address the unique needs and challenges faced by Indian companies.
Wealthy countries block COVID-19 drugs rights waiver at WTO: Sources
Supporters of the waiver say existing intellectual property (IP) rules create barriers on access to affordable medicines and vaccines and they want restrictions to be eased, as they were during the AIDS epidemic.
CAMS launches edge360, a comprehensive platform for mutual fund distributors and advisors
The platform’s features are designed to address the need-gaps of distributors in terms of data and reports.
'Daily Scrum In Indian Business' - Ryan Andreas, Quantified Commerce
Scrum is a managerial iterative process that involves quick daily meetings where organized teams announce to the group their pending tasks, what they're work...
The truth about company culture and why founders have to walk the talk to define it
Many founders think company culture is all about setting up a foosball table in the office lobby, throwing a pizza and beer party on Fridays, and unwinding with the office crowd.
Railways ropes in Deloitte to right-size 'top heavy' organisation
Deloitte, which will work in coordination with National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara, will submit its report by March 2016.
Railways to hire audit firm to rationalize staff strength
One of the four private companies shortlisted by the state-run transporter -- Ernst and Young, Deloitte, PWC and KPMG - will be hired for the task.
Let private players run and maintain passenger trains: Bibek Debroy-headed panel
The panel has suggested the scrapping of a separate railway budget, as the railways was just another public sector company.
Arvind Kejriwal’s return lesson in humility for companies
Psephologists and people at large pointed to arrogance of the BJP and its leadership as one of the main reasons for the party's defeat at the hands of a relatively new party in the Delhi polls.
Rail Budget 2014: Set for major rehaul, plan afoot to revive cash-strapped transporter
Sources said the dominant view in the new government is that "business-as-usual" would not help to revamp the state-run transporter.
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