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Is Covid19 the key derailer of women’s careers?

Covid-19 has certainly shaken the world economy. But, given the factors impacting labour market in India, the pandemic is only 1 of the many career derailers affecting women in the workforce. Let us explore a key factor – #skilldifferentials in the Indian workforce. A thread. To bridge the gaps towards greater parity and inclusion, it is critical […]

June 22, 2020

Avtar Announces D&I Reboot 2.O

The unique workshop which focusses on building inclusive conversations and maintaining the D&I curve to stay AHEAD post Pandemic – is to be held for the second time this month. Chennai, June 15, 2020: Following a splendid success of Diversity & Inclusion Reboot V.1, Avtar Group, India’s leading D&I solutions firm announces Reboot V.2, to […]

June 17, 2020

Book Review: Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely

About the author: Dan Ariely is James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. Three of his books, The Upside of Irrationality, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty and Predictably Irrational has been the New York Times bestsellers. He is also the founder of the centre for Advanced Hindsight and a visiting professor at MIT’s Media Lab. […]

June 16, 2020

Taking Pride, Being an ally!

Inclusion – the magical nine letter trait, has the power within to transform individuals and organizations. In a month that celebrates one of the most excluded strands of diversity- LGBTQ+, the pride month, it is important that we discuss, deliberate and affirm our resolve to include, to being an ally! It was in 2018, with […]

June 11, 2020

Book Review: Where will Man Take Us? by Atul Jalan

About the Author: Atul Jalan, a technologist, futurist, and an entrepreneur, is the Founder-CEO of the AI venture, Manthan. His pioneer book is Where Will Man Take Us?, a result of his eternal love for the field of technology. A science storyteller with a vision of the world, Atul captures the confluence of man and science […]

June 2, 2020

Hi Mom, the best-ever Mother’s day gift to You. Affectionately, Covid!

Anita, AVP at a leading FMCG company, celebrated a very special Mother’s Day this year. She was woken up with the aroma of an amazing cup of coffee wafting into her bedroom and was led with a blindfold to the dining table where her favourite breakfast – Paneer burji and toast, made by her 2 […]

May 29, 2020

Solidarity, DI & COVID

Chitra Sharan, Senior Director – Organization Development |Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt. Ltd. with inputs from Lalitha Shetty, Senior Director – Human Resources| Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt. Ltd. Solidarity, Empathy, Kindness – we have heard these words before and more so in this COVID crisis. These words connect to Diversity and Inclusion (DI) directly. […]

May 27, 2020

The ‘Age-old’ walls

I ended up catching the contemporary classic ‘The Intern’ for the nth time on Prime videos, last week. It is amazing that every re-run of this Robert De Niro – Anne Hathaway magic, leaves me with an interesting learning dimension. When I watched it for the first time, what I remember ringing a bell (loud […]

May 11, 2020

Living with Uncertainty – How Emotional Intelligence can help you cope.

It is a well-known fact that we have always lived in the VUCA world – that Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity are part of our environment. But nothing has put it to our plain view like the COVID-19 situation that we are currently going through. The level of VUCA-ness has sky-rocketed to heights that probably […]

May 7, 2020

Inclusion – What does the corporate majority think?

It is 2020! Even amidst the COVID pandemic induced VUCA, as futuristic organizations we have to strive towards a more gender inclusive future. Towards this, while it is important that Voices of Women are heard, it is equally important to understand what the current corporate majority (Men’s) perspective on gender diversity is, what their apprehensions […]

April 27, 2020