Confucius said, A pretty commonly heard phrase, yet holds so much meaning even over time In today’s world, work or being at the workplace has become a significant part of every individual’s life. Individuals spend a majority of the time at work or engaging themselves with work. Income is not the only factor that employees look out for as other …
Cyberloafing: Help or Harm?
You’re working on something important, but you can’t stop yourself from opening a new browser to read the news, skim through social media or send your co-worker or friend a funny text as a quick break. This act is called cyberloafing, a.k.a cyberslacking. Cyberloafing is the intentional use of Internet technology for personal purposes by employees during work hours. This …
The Turnover Tsunami: A different view to retain employees
An expected turn post the pandemic 4 million people quit their jobs in April 2021, leading to a phase of the Great Resignation (Morgan, 2021).Major companies in the US had expected the Turnover Tsunami to come in (Maurer, 2021). The environmental constraints brought in by the pandemic had restricted employees to move around in the market for almost 2 years. …
Is Technological Advancement Contributing to Organizational Mindfulness?
A growing number of researchers and managers are focusing on how to deal with employee anxiety and distraction while also improving their level of well-being and work engagement. Scholars and organizational managers are increasingly focusing on mindfulness as a solution to these problems. Mindfulness entails paying attention to the present moment with awareness and nonjudgmental processing (Kabat-Zinn, 2005). Mindfulness can …
Employee Well-Being In Corporates: The Know-How Of Prioritizing Employees
Well-being in the workplace is no new concept. It has been observed as a pathway to keep employees engaged in the company and retain talent for longer periods of time. But how do organizations decide what is the most important for their employees and whom to prioritize while offering well-being benefits? How do organizations ensure work productivity is increased while …
Take Care Of Those Who Take Care Of Your Business
We spend most of our time in our workplace during the day. Employees chit chat, take breaks, work extremely hard and give their all to meet targets and achieve organizational success. But what happens when the workplace gets toxic? What happens when the workplace no longer cares about your wellbeing? What happens when you’re pushed to achieve while ignoring your …
On Becoming The Dark Lord
Have you ever scrolled through hundreds and hundreds of job descriptions specifying the need for candidates with “leadership qualities”? Have you ever been employed at an organization that exclusively recruits people with leadership skills, and yet ended up working for a boss who loves to yell? While it may seem appealing and desirable to be in a position of power, …
5 Secrets For Detoxing Your Mental Health At Work!
What does it mean to have a psychologically healthier workplace? Don’t we all want to go to work with a feeling of positivity and excitement? Who doesn’t dream of waking up every day, excited to go to work? A healthy workplace is the one where workers and managers actively contribute to the work environment by promoting and protecting the mental …
Do You Have The Skills To Become A Recruiter Or A Talent Acquisition Specialist?
Recruiters have you ever selected a candidate and it turned out to be a wrong decision ? It doesn’t matter which industry or field you are in, as a recruiter or talent manager, you have spent plenty of time to select a candidate through the traditional process. The traditional method have been remarkably unreliable method. For each of us, it …
Recruitment Dilemma: Employee And Employers
The organizations put out ads for the required job positions on various media outlets and people who believe that they are a right fit for it apply for them. The organization analyses their profiles and picks the ones they believe are suitable for the job in question. Those profiles go through a series of steps for filtering the best one …