By Arifa Syed, Consultant An uproar and a collective sigh rolled through the nation when in November of 2022 a prominent Royal Household member – Lady Susan H. – insistently asked a Black guest – Charity founder Ngozi Fulani – “where are you really from”
By Manasi Bharati, Senior Psychology Consultant “Merry Christmas!” “Happy Diwali!” “Navroz Mubarak!” “Eid Mubarak!” We all have heard these and other such festival greetings at some point in our lives depending on where we are based. Now, try to recall how many times you have heard
By Manasi Bharati, Content/Psychology Consultant What do you think of when you think of the E word – ‘empathy’? Putting on others’ shoes, listening to others, feeling their feelings, understanding, curiosity, respect, strength, being conscious, etc. These are some ideas that most people think
By Jai Thade, Head of Content Assumptions, like many tools, can be incredibly damaging in certain contexts, but incredibly helpful in others. It all depends on the nature of those presumptions. Unhealthy assumptions might lead you to be prejudiced, jaded, or dismissive. Healthy presumptions, however,
By Saloni Bhatia, Psychology/Research Consultant The pandemic forced millions of employees globally into working from home. Of course, not everyone had this opportunity, with front-line workers having to physically go into their job sites. As the pandemic progressed, organisational strategies around employee working patterns evolved
By Jai Thade, Head of Content When we hear the word “meditation”, we tend to think of behaviours like sitting alone with one’s eyes closed, taking deep breaths, and chanting mantras. While all these behaviours can be a part of meditation, it is useful if
By Caitlin Bethell, Head of Psychology Over the last few years, the world has gone through an immense amount of change. The shared experience of going through a global pandemic and the world being put on pause was difficult for most. Not being able to
By Ora Rammala, ED&I Consultant Inclusive recruitment means providing equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Recruitment has been at the heart of the ED&I conversation since its inception. However, so many organisations seem reluctant to implement inclusion throughout their recruitment lifecycle. Creating
By Saloni Bhatia, Psychology Researcher What is the broken rung? The ‘’broken rung’’ describes the phenomenon where women in entry level positions are promoted to managerial positions at much lower rates than men (a). This was Identified in research by McKinsey and LeanIn.Org (2021), where
By Manasi Bharati, Psychology/Content Consultant What is soft work? Till this date we have heard of hard work and hardworking people, but recently I came across an article that spoke about something called as soft work. Soft work as a concept has been earlier used