Work Culture

How employee data can uncover valuable insights ?

In today’s digital age, Human resources department is an outlier. Not in good sense, though. Just look at other departments & observe how data driven they are. Right from sales to products, finance to marketing. Each function has its own set of metrics, surfaced by the data from relevant sources. But HR metrics, in majority of the cases, […]

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Ditch the unlimited leave policy (& why we did it)

Startups are amazing for a number of reasons. Just to name a few – thrill of working on something exciting anticipation of sky-rocketing growth rewarding work culture bean bags, unlimited leaves 🙂 The last bullet point, isn’t one of those ‘real reasons’. But there lies the perception. People think bean bags & unlimited leave policy is the work culture. Clearly,

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What are the cons and pros of open workspaces?

The trend of open workspaces began in the early 21st Century with an aim to increase collaboration among employees and reduce hierarchical barriers in the organization. The idea was to replace closed cabins and cubicles where employees felt the management was unapproachable and inaccessible, with open areas. A large number of Silicon Valley companies specially

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How leave patterns can predict employee engagement?

Greater productivity, lesser attrition rate and higher employee satisfaction levels are just some of the benefits of increasing employee engagement in the workplace. Yet according to a Gallup survey conducted in 2017, globally only 15% employees were said to be actively engaged in their work. These dismal numbers show that companies need to look at other initiatives to

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Importance of Organizational charts in the workplace

What is an Organizational Chart? An organizational chart, informally known as an org chart is a crucial tool that visually depicts the structure of an organization. It’s a graphic illustration of the roles, responsibilities and relationships among the members of an organization. It applies equally to business corporations, government agencies, non-profit organizations or any other

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No Nonsense Ways To Deal With A Workplace Conflict

Whenever individuals work together toward a common goal, differences in opinions and personality clashes are inevitable. It is a challenge to have a consistent policy to manage conflict resolution in the workplace when they become frequent, prolonged or remain unresolved. Employees spend an average of 2.8 hours each week dealing with workplace conflict. That’s not just

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