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6 Reasons Why You Need the Hybrid Work Environment Policy

6 Reasons Why You Need the Hybrid Work Environment Policy

As vaccinations are expected to slowly make life limp back to normal, it seems like hybrid work models are evolving – which allow employees the option of choosing their place of work – at a physical office, or work from home or a combination of both. The reality is the “normal” we were used to is never going to come back, and this “normal” will vary from company to company. If you’re not among those who are already acting on it, here are 6 reasons why it’s important to prepare a hybrid work environment policy.

5 Steps to Create the Perfect Team Work Schedule

5 Steps to Create the Perfect Team Work Schedule

Even under normal circumstances, a perfect work schedule is something managers strive for. It’s even more relevant currently with the ongoing pandemic – when everybody is juggling not only with multiple responsibilities but also switching between home responsibilities and work and struggling to achieve a good work-life balance. The following steps will help create an effective workflow suited to your organisation and your teams.

6 Ways to Infuse Your Company Culture With Kindness

6 Ways to Infuse Your Company Culture With Kindness

Managers and leaders often fear that being kind will hamper their functioning and decision-making abilities and make them vulnerable. However, agile leaders don’t see it that way. They know that solutions to the current unknown problems cannot come from them alone. They can see that powerful transformation comes only through kindness and vulnerability. Here are 6 ways to infuse kindness in your work culture:

5 Effective Strategies to Handle Office Conflict

5 Effective Strategies to Handle Office Conflict

Conflicts rarely resolve themselves. Third-party interventions are sometimes necessary, and this responsibility mainly falls on the managers, HR folks and leaders. Through conflict resolution, and when resolved properly, conflicts can lead to better ideas, better understanding, and better working relationships. To address conflict resolution, it’s important to first understand defence mechanisms before coming up with any strategies to overcome them. Let’s look at 5 very common defensive behaviours of employees:

3 Listening Styles That Are Cornerstones of Modern Leadership

3 Listening Styles That Are Cornerstones of Modern Leadership

Traditionally, workplace communication flow has been from the top to the bottom. However, things are changing now. Successful organisations understand that communication flows not just from top to bottom but also sideways and even from the bottom to the top. And that’s where listening skills come into perspective. Let’s explore 3 types of listening skills that are essential for successful leaders, managers and the organisation at large.

6 Key Aspects Of Posh Every Employee Must Know

6 Key Aspects Of Posh Every Employee Must Know

During almost all our Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace training, we observe that there is a lot of anxiety that there could be serious misuse as only women are afforded protection under the PoSH Act. What is important to note is that the law is put in place to offer a mechanism to give redressal to one gender but in itself does not favour only one gender. Let’s understand 7 key aspects of the POSH law and PoSH policy which are important for every employee.