Work

Does your job excite you? Do you feel enthused to talk about your work? Or, is your job a humdrum affair that you perform to make ends meet? Alas, the third option will resonate with most people. A job, for…

Baby girls tend to speak earlier and use more complex language than boys of the same age. Likewise, little girls tend to be more garrulous than their brothers. In many cultures, women are presumed to chat and gossip more than…

The world of work, being both dynamic and demanding, expects employees to continually learn. Be it upskilling, reskilling or acquiring new content, we need to extend and expand our horizons. Though you may have been an indifferent student in your…

Both employers and employees tend to dread performance appraisals, primarily because humans have a tendency to fixate on bad news over good tidings. Even when the feedback is largely positive, the meetings tend to focus on areas that need improvement…

You smirk as you read your boss’ appraisal letter. He actually used the words “capable and confident” to describe you. Alas, he too hasn’t seen through the facade you have managed to project your whole life.

Nakul has toiled for seven years at his current firm. Just two days ago, he got an award for being a Great Team Leader. However, Nakul is not buoyed by the plaque or the certificate. For all his efforts, he…

During our scholastic years, our responsibilities and goals are clearly delineated. While we progress from one class to the next, we also receive feedback in terms of grades that indicate whether we are on track and meeting expectations.

Even as the pandemic becomes endemic, remote or hybrid work will persist as both employers and employees stand to gain.

Even as children trudge back to school, work from home continues to thrive. As many articles have reported, one of the biggest drawbacks of remote work is the blurring of professional and personal boundaries, with work eating into people’s downtime….