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Tricky Office Romances, POSH and All Things In-between

Thanks to the #MeToo wave in recent times, more and more women have mustered the courage to speak up and get justice. Yet, sexual harassment is a huge grey area in the workplace, leaving employers in a quandary, employees (especially men) with a lot of doubt, resentment and underlying fear. In my experience, consensual relationships in the workplace are especially tricky to handle under POSH for several companies, and here are some of the ways in which you can tackle these types of cases…

Indicators of Stress at Work and How to Reduce It

In order to manage the increasing stress at workplace, you have to be vigilant and observe the various indicators or red flags that could warn you about it. Unlike the common cold, there’s no obvious or direct indicator that shows if someone is stressed or not. However, there are a lot of indirect cues or signs that you may associate stress with. Here are a few indicators that you must not overlook…

6 Ways to Spark Workspace Creativity

Often, the places where you would least expect to find creativity is where it is most needed. Most organisations make sporadic attempts at creative solutions and are unable to live up to their commitment to foster innovation. Here are some ways you can make your work creative in a sustainable way that can foster imagination, and solve problems.

5 Trends That Can’t Be Ignored in 2019

Being updated and learning about HR trends is one of the most crucial necessities of today’s time. You might not be able to jump into changing your workplace but can certainly benefit from knowing what’s new, what’s expected and most importantly, what works. Here are 5 emerging trends that you might want to look out for.

Trainings That Should Be Conducted Once Every Year

Annual training at the beginning of the year often sets the course of the entire year. This would not just help your long-term employees revise and retain better but also ensure that your new employees are well-trained and have one less reason to part ways. It also acts as an excellent opportunity for you to streamline the company culture. Overall, annual training goes beyond productivity boost and highlights skill gaps and potential risks in your work processes. Here are 3 training modules that should be conducted once every year…

5 Resolutions That Every Manager Should Make

Correction is not a one-time process but rather an ongoing activity. Until you ‘resolve’ to ‘lead’ your employees into the result you expect out of them, you may face challenges. This New Year, how about having a set of resolutions that can resolve these for you? Here are 5 Resolutions Every Manager Should Make in the New Year…

Are You A Brand At Your Workplace?

Personal Branding does not mean that you shout your name louder so that people can hear and know you. But it is about proving yourself an expert in your niche by developing your skills and abilities enough. The endgame in creating and maintaining personal branding is about how you engage people around you on the team.

6 Ways to Optimise Recruitment through Data Analytics

In recent times, data has become a buzzword, HR analytics appears in the job descriptions of several HR related roles and we have reached a point where data can no longer be ignored. Data can give invaluable insights if time and resources are spent on analysis. And if (a big if) the management seeks insight to make informed decisions on people related matters.

5 Smart Tips for Achieving Team Goals in the Workplace

Achieving team goals in the workplace isn’t much of a task if you focus on the people rather than the task. As the cycle goes, if you take care of your employees, they take care of your customers who in-turn increase your shareholder’s interest. As a leader of a team, your role transforms from being good at a task to inspiring the same results in your team. Here are 5 tips that could help you drive your team to achieve goals as a team…

How to Assess the Emotional Intelligence of Your Employees?

Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability of individuals to identify and discern between the different emotions of themselves and of others. It also includes the effective management of these emotions and expressing them in an appropriate and effective manner. Identifying the level of emotional intelligence of our employees will not just help you know where your employees stand emotionally but also come in handy when you deal with them on a daily basis. Here’s a quick list that can help you with that.

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When we were launching our floral design studio – we realised that we needed to relook at our entire company in terms of strategy, operations, marketing, HR, etc. And I was pleasantly surprised to … (find Yellow Spark), specialists in their domain and with a macro view of how businesses can be taken to the next level. There is a great comfort level with all 3 of you – which is so important, when one has to share confidential information related to the business. You are very easy to trust and this is coming from someone who doesn’t trust very easily!

Sachin ParekhFounderStemline Floral Design