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Giridhar (Giri) is the Executive Vice President – Global Human Resources at HGS. In his role, he is responsible for managing the entire employee life-cycle in the organisation, crafting HR strategies to drive business outcomes, driving a strong culture and Leadership succession planning, to support the business objectives of HGS.

Is keeping pace with the future of work incompatible with using purpose to guide the organization? Unilever is stretching its well-known commitment to the purpose for a new and daunting challenge—the transformation of its workforce of more than 149,000 employees. 

It’s common knowledge that businesses had to make certain decisions about modifications to their business model and team structure when the pandemic started. One such characteristic is simple in concept, yet rather challenging in terms of execution: team flexibility.

Our employees will treat customers based on the way we treat them. I call this the Employee Golden Rule. My formal description of this rule is similar to the familiar adage, “Do unto others as you would want done unto you.” My spin on it is this: Do unto our employees as we want done unto the customer. (And maybe even better.)

Is your business making a digital transformation? Research shows that 91 percent of organizations have or will have a digital-first business model. By adopting the power of modern technology and the internet, organizations can enhance their business processes and obtain better efficiencies. However, your business may not be ready if you haven’t established clear goals for digital transformation.

Mindfulness in the workplace has clear benefits. But to successfully implement these programs, you need leaders that are committed. In her new book, Mindfully Wise Leadership, Keren Tsuk, Ph.D., shares five essential qualities of a mindful leader.

It has long been a matter of concern for policymakers, governments, and economists that India's overall female workforce participation rates continue to hover around 20 percent of the total workforce. At the same time, another challenge that has to be addressed is the shortage of women in leadership roles.

The pandemic has been the great disruptor, forcing companies of all sizes across the public and private sector to respond quickly to keep their businesses up and running. As part of a recent CIO roundtable, IT leaders discussed how they pivoted, what’s important to their organizations now, and how their learnings have shaped their path forward.

A career is a marathon, not a sprint, and yours will benefit from a good strategy. Here are four smart choices you can make now that will help you reach success in the future. Choices you make in your early 20s can impact your job paths in the longer term.

Companies are now competing outside their industry for new hires, and many are unequipped to do so effectively. The author Jon Bostock Operating Partner and CEO in Residence at Gridiron Capital and the Best-Selling Author of The Elephant’s Dilemma shares three commonalities that span hiring, training and culture. Let’s dive into each one.