“If you think wellness is expensive, try illness”. The drastic evolution of work from home has impacted employee well-being across the globe and is now a vital area of concern for both employees and employers across the globe. Constantly, juggling between work and life has become even tougher, as there are no distinctive boundaries between work and life. Did you …
The workplace is changing dramatically. Workers today are more likely to be sitting behind a desk staring at a computer screen than they are to be engaging in physical labor. As a result, the way we work and interact with one another is rapidly evolving. From the way that people communicate to how they do their jobs, companies are finding …
Workplaces are becoming more globalized, which means that employers may need to be more conscious of cross-cultural issues. Due to the increasingly diverse nature of the workforce, it would be more successful for teams to provide standards that are representative of local practices rather than enforcing a set of organizational standards across multinational organizations. By employing people from diverse cultural …
Assertiveness is a life skill that involves being able to express your thoughts and feelings in a confident, polite, and reasonable way. It is important for people to be assertive because it helps them create healthy relationships with other people. It also helps people to take care of themselves the best way they can. It is the opposite of being …
Several studies show that cognitive flexibility has numerous benefits for employees in the workplace. In today’s workplace, the ability to juggle between tasks, being able to adapt quickly to changes without getting stressed, and being able to come up with creative and innovative ideas are crucial. Sung, et. al., in 2018, conducted a study on Korean Air Force pilots. The …
Empowering leadership is a process whereby leaders create a supportive environment and delegate subordinates’ power and autonomy in their work and decision-making (Zhu et al., 2019). There are various ways to do this. Empowering leaders delegate responsibility and authority to make decisions to the employees. It encourages the employees to come up with and try new ideas. Sharing information and …
Psychometric testing refers to the science of measurement of cognitive abilities and behavioral processes. It is an amalgamation of psychology and statistics and is a quantitative way of assessment and evaluation, with emphasis on administration and analysis of results. Psychometric tests have made their way into the world in such a manner that they are now irreplaceable. It is used …
“Pride in office without competence is as much a sin as competence without confidence.” Peter Tremayne The global average staff turnover rate was 27.9% (Catalyst, 2020) and in India too it had touched as high as 18.5% in certain industries (SRD, 2020). The research elucidates that over 77% of voluntary turnover could be prevented. As the major factor cited for …
Modern day testing is in the direction of constant progress and to understand this process, it is important to study the antecedents of it. The roots of testing are lost in antiquity. In the Chinese empire, the system of civil service examinations prevailed for some 2,000 years (Bowman, 1989). Talking about the ancient Greeks, there have been accounts of testing …
Entrepreneurship today is booming at a fast pace. As we see nowadays that the trend of traditional 9-5 jobs is being overtaken by more small business ownership and entrepreneurship. With the change in the psychology of professionals becoming more open to creative thinking, opting for flexible working hours, love for freedom, passion, etc., the society is now embracing Entrepreneurship. These …
