
World Kindness Day 2025: 5 Indians share personal experiences of kindness online
In a time when social media is often labelled a source of negativity, we challenged the narrative to find the digital kindness that genuinely moves people. From supporting grieving strangers to sharing a simple meal, these acts prove that empathy travels quickly, even in the noisiest spaces online. In a

How brands are decoding Gen Z engagement
They scroll fast, judge faster, and spot inauthenticity in a heartbeat. Here’s how brands are learning to keep up with a generation that doesn’t just consume content but co-creates culture. For Gen Z, marketing isn’t something they watch, it’s something they join. They don’t just buy products; they buy into purpose,

Belonging at Work: How inclusion shapes happiness and purpose
October is Global Diversity Awareness Month, a time when many organisations talk about inclusion, run campaigns, or share statistics about diverse workplaces. But sometimes, in the midst of all this, we forget a simple truth: belonging isn’t built on data. It’s built on how we treat each other. When we

End of big workforces? What Amazon’s mass layoff really signals
Amazon’s mass layoffs aren’t about cutting costs; they signal a shift in how work is organised. AI is taking over tasks, but the real battle is about how companies value people. Amazon’s latest plan to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs has renewed debate over whether large workforces are becoming redundant in

The employability crisis: Rethinking collaboration between academia and industry
One of the most persistent puzzles I see in conversations with young graduates, faculty members, and corporate hiring teams is this: why do so many well-qualified students struggle to find roles that match both their expectations and their training? In India, for instance, only about 42.6% of graduates are considered

Global Diversity Awareness Month 2025: The Little Things That Make Workplaces Feel Like Home
What makes cafeterias at offices in India peculiar is neither the wide array of cuisines nor is it the snaking queue of employees. It’s the conversations. The small, almost invisible courtesies that happen in these spaces: someone pausing mid-sentence to ensure a teammate’s mic is unmuted on Zoom, a manager

Here’s How To Bounce Back From Post-Diwali Blues And Start Your Week Strong
Right now, we are all in the spirit of festivities. All set for Diwali and Bhai Dooj! Dresses are ready. Shopping done! The house is decorated. Sweets are ready. Plans are made. Work has taken a backseat. But, deep down, we are all worried about the upcoming Monday, which will

Coffee Culture: Where Gen Z Blends Lifestyle With Deadlines?
A warm cup of coffee over a conversation in a casual setting can create a connection, help solve critical problems and take timely decisions. And that’s a common thread we see in the modern workplace. No long meetings, Bureaucratic hoops and multiple layers of approvals and no time bound coffee

Impacts of layoffs: Calls for transparency, fairness and compassion in AI-era layoffs
The widespread adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), coupled with the global economic downturn, has led to surprise layoffs and forced resignations across sectors. As of 3 October 2025, 91,314 tech employees had been laid off by 208 companies, according to layoffs.fyi. Industry experts describe the trend as an unfortunate

Beyond maternity leave: Reintegration is the real test of inclusion for mothers
When conversations about women representation in the workforce come up, maternity leave and related challenges is always a point of contention. However, the real challenge is not the leave itself, but the noise and clutter around it. Streamlining the entire journey and experience, from pregnancy to reintegration into the workplace,

Empowering young voices: Where curiosity sparks innovation
September 18 was first marked as International Equal Pay Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, following the efforts of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), which is led by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), UN Women, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The idea

From Lattes To Laptops: How Gen Z Redefines Workplace Energy
Imagine the room of a 12th grader a day before exams. A Table, Books, A coffee cup, or an energy drink. The student pouring over the books with headphones on, with music in years playing from the phone. Next to the books is the laptop, where a group chat is

