Beyond the Basics

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 30, Volume 3

If change is the only constant, why is our company not evolving for employees mental health? Kritika asked this question out of frustration at one of my corporate coaching sessions. Well, I couldn’t answer that to her as an outsource consultant, but it provoked me to do some research regarding what innovation companies can do in counseling, therapies, or training …

Workplace safety and mental health

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 29, Volume 3

Employees and employers benefit from workplace safety. Healthier people come from safer environments. Employees who are in better health perform their jobs more effectively and are generally happier. Work can give you self-assurance, stability, and a sense of purpose. Mental health can be greatly improved by having a regular activity, working with others, and engaging in a skill or interest …

Is fetish behavior a result of disturbed mental state?

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 29, Volume 3

The world is a beautiful place. Everything we do has a purpose, meaning, and an intention behind it. However, things take a crazy turn when our actions are viewed as unconventional just because it contradicts the ordinary or the societal norms. The world and the various systems do not take long to categorize things as normal or abnormal. One can …

Fearlessness is the Key to Success: The Importance of Psychological Safety in Organization

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 29, Volume 3

Modern organizations operate in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. To stay competitive in the market organizations must be high-performing, innovative, experimental, engaged, learning continuously, and so on. This means that one of the important assets of an organization i.e. its employees should showcase these qualities for organizations to be competitive in the market. One of the important …

Bringing change… One step at a time

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 29, Volume 3

“Take risks’ , ‘explore yourself”, ‘ask questions’, ‘think outside the box’- every motivational video will have these one-liners that make us feel like going out of our way to do something new at work. Now, who does not want to be themselves but not everyone in their workplace ‘feels okay’ being these things. Ever wondered why? Abraham Maslow, in 1943, …

Violations Of Internet Privacy

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 28, Volume 3

In today’s digital age, we have information at our fingertips. Whether it is a quick question on our favourite search engine, a tweet, news blogs, and/ or scholarly articles. The consumption of knowledge is more significant than ever before, but what is the trade-off we are making in terms of our privacy? A major concern in our privacy on the …

Using Games To Hire: Moving Beyond Conventional Hiring Practices

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 28, Volume 3

With digitalization shaping the corporate and social contexts, formation of human capital has taken the main stage in the matter of adopting digital recruitment and management practices in organizations. One of the most recent developments we can see in organizations is the use of Game-Based Assessments, or GBAs, in hiring. The hiring process has included and been influenced by behavioral …

You Are Not As Smart As You Think You Are

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 28, Volume 3

You can simply find anything you want to learn over internet today. Obama’s captivating style of presenting, Bill gates way of simplicity in dressing, Elon musk’s way of designing tesla, Ratan Tata’s humility and charitable activities, all of these can be simply known through a simple google search. With clear instructional guidelines we have learned to cook recipes, learn languages …

Withdrawal Behavior: Employee Absenteeism

Team IIBP Anveshan, Issue 27, Volume 3

Absenteeism in Indian enterprises is not another peculiarity. It is a sign of a choice by employees not to present themselves in their work environment when it is arranged by the administration that they ought to be present. Absenteeism turns into an issue for hierarchical administration especially when employees miss from their workplace without giving adequate notification and by supporting …