Senior leadership at any organization is essentially a juggler’s role. At any given point in time, they are constantly prioritizing roles and looking to keep all stakeholders involved happy, engaged, and invested. However, no concern that a CEO’s face holds weight the way employee engagement and mindset do. As countless research and examples have proven, employee morale, engagement, and wellbeing are foundational to the success of any business. No wonder Sir Richard Branson h

If you are an avid reader (I can vouch for it since you are reading this amazing blog), you must have caught yourself at least once reading the novel and completely forgetting the surroundings. Let’s say you started at page no 108 and when you closed the book it was 394! (or even more?) You would hear your siblings/friends/spouse say, “How long did you take!” whereas it just felt like an hour (at the most) to you. WHY? Because “YOU WERE IN YOUR ZONE!” We often observe famous

Lethargic managers breed lethargic employees, ever wondered why? A neurological reason for this is “MIRROR NEURONS” When any action or emotion is observed the mirror neurons inside our brain get activated and the result is mimicry or imitation. “All is Well” the famous line from a Bollywood movie named “3 idiots” was nothing but mirror neurons at work! By saying “All is well” Aamir Khan (the protagonist) was fooling the brain into believing it, mirror neurons get fired up or

All across the world, businesses are built with an extreme laser focus vision; to reap profits off an idea, and create value for shareholders. Business Studies 101 tells us  that a novel idea, combined with a market gap and some investment is the right mix for a successful venture. If you’re thinking something is amiss, you’re spot on.  All other factors assumed, the chances of success of a business are based squarely and undoubtedly, in the passion and engagement of your emp

“Wait but our team has done this too, we thought this was our responsibility”. There’s literally nothing more agonising, more frustrating than hearing this at work. Imagine having toiled for weeks on a particular pitch, or a concept development only to find out another team has been working along simultaneously. Apart from the idea that together, you could have worked faster or better, lack of coordination and clarity has led to a waste of time and resources. It’s a clear ind

We are in the middle of a pandemic, bored and tired of watching Dalgona coffee videos. If you’re an employer you should be even more concerned about this boredom of your employees. Employee engagement is a challenge faced by organisations worldwide. A Gallup survey from 2018 had 87% of respondents from across the world admit that they are not engaged at work. Even in pre-COVID conditions, if you’re a senior leader at a company, this may be impossible to believe. “Bored employ

On a dull Monday morning imagine sitting in your cubicle trying to figure out a problem, your boss has loaded you up with. What do you do? Ask your colleague sitting next to you who you know is good at this, Google it or directly approach your boss? Sounds familiar? Well, the 70:20:10 learning principle addresses exactly that. How do people learn and how to make them better learners? What is the 70-20-10 Learning Principle? Developed in the 1980s by Morgan McCall with the Cen

Susan, a smart and inquisitive 34-year-old works at a well known corporate firm as a marketing head. She recently attended an innovative marketing conference. After returning, Susan convinced her bosses that they should implement the new techniques she had learnt within their organization. Unfortunately, mass implementation was proving to be slow and challenging. Fed up of process delays, Susan decided to teach the colleagues herself. In doing so, answering all their question

Over the last 5 years, companies across the world have displayed a renewed focus on Employee Learning & Development. While some believe productivity has declined and wages have become stagnant, L&D is emerging as a secret tool that can fix a lot of problems, while also directly improve employee engagement and performance. Gallup’s 2019 State of the Workplace report states that “There is someone at work who encourages my development” is one of the best survey questions that se

A well established business tenet is that to get the best results for your organisation, you must hire the best people. However, a major recruitment pain point is the fact that even at the same level in an organisation, all employees are not equally skilled. Peer Learning stands as the most cost-effective, and surprisingly least leveraged way to up-skill the workforce. Peer Learning offers an informal engagement structure, allowing employees multiple opportunities to refresh