Ever since a Mumbai based agency declared Period Leave, everyone and their aunt have been talking about it. Feminists, Anti Feminists and non feminists have been airing their views on social media. There were the debates calling this move regressive. So many women cited instances of doing important meeting and stuff in their period or …
The Monsoon season has arrived with a bang… actually with a splash! If you have been following the news then you know that reports of flooding have come in from Rajasthan to Imphal. Once the romanticism of rains, the chai-pakora fetish wears off, we will gravitate to mundane issues like what to wear to office …
Picture this. It is 8.50 am and you have just entered office for a 9.00 am meeting. Before heading into the meeting room, you want to pop into the pantry for a quick cup of coffee. You have a long day ahead of you and already thoughts about your meeting and the long to-do list …
As someone who has travelled a fair bit for work in the last few years, I have had my share of learning from each stay. The hotel you choose is extremely important and yet, we do not look at the little things that can make the stay uneventful. Trust me, during business travel, an uneventful …
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There is a huge difference between customer satisfaction and customer delight. In any industry, this is what separates the players from the leaders. Customer delight can be achieved by the smallest of things, provided the team has the right attitude. So how exactly is customer satisfaction different from customer delight, let me illustrate by way …
This morning I was wondering about what to write for my regular Monday post. I had no life updates to give, have been incessantly talking beauty for the last week and have reviewed the books I read too. Suman Kher solved that problem for me when she shared this tweet.. Do you look pretty in your …
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It was December 2012 and we were in the town of Pelling in Sikkim. Just a day to go doe new year’s eve and the small hotel we were in was surprisingly empty. The manager of the hotel brought his little girl to work with him. She had the entire staff running about. What an …
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Now I am not talking about photography here. When I say Zoom in the corporate reference, I mean perspective. The ability to look at things from a macro lens sometimes and a wide angle lens sometimes. Oops! Another photography reference 🙂 In our personal life as well, we are sometimes needed to focus on smaller …
Friday Dressing is a Western concept. Organisations that have a formal dress code require their employees to wear suits, dress pants, button down shirts and conservative ties. The colours and fabrics are restricted too. I read on smallbusiness.chron.com that less than 9% office goers in the west dress in this sort of attire anymore. In India for …
For the past few decades, women have been achieving more and more in the corporate world. We hear of women CEOs and don’t bat an eyelid. For several organisations, being led by a woman becomes a statement to be made in their favour. There is no doubt that are tremendous opportunities for women today. However, …