Jasmine, an M.A (English) from Miranda House (Univ. of Delhi), is a freelance writer. She is Founder & Chief Word Crafter at word-craft.in, a content services venture offering content development and translation services. She has earlier worked with NIIT, Rupa publications, and PTI in areas of Instructional Design, Editing, and Journalism.
The pandemic has dramatically changed how, when, and where work gets done. One’s dining table evolved as a conference table and the ironing board became the work desk for many. The new way of working led to productivity increase for some business with employees working remotely, for others it led to challenges of keeping the employees engaged and motivated.
Inclusion and diversity in business has been often spoken about and leading global corporations have also been taking initiatives towards making it happen at their workplaces. There have been initiatives that try and bring in diversity and balanced representation in leadership as well as at board level. Still, a lot more needs to be done.…
Earlier this week, the iconic American department store chain Macy’s announced its plans to shut over 125 stores and cut down over 2000 jobs. The company has shut down its headquarters in Cincinnati and tech offices in San Francisco. These changes are a result of massive restructuring exercise underway at Macy’s to reduce their burden…
Inclusive – may involve providing equal opportunity, respecting diversity – ethnic, gender etc., valuing people and their opinions regardless of their job roles, and perpetually placing an organisation wide effort at doing away with biases while dealing with people. An inclusive work environment where leaders respect and value the opinions of people can lead to higher level of satisfaction, trust and innovation – all of this leading to higher organisational value creation.