Insights & Expertise

Given the current multiple controversies surrounding the Indian civil services, this one about questioning the provision of entry to persons with disabilities prompted us to break our silence on the matter of disability inclusion. Let’s examine an officer’s comment recently made on a public forum.

In a landmark judgment in April of 2024, the Supreme Court of India affirmed that childcare leave, in addition to maternity leave, is a constitutional right for women in employment.

Influencing wellbeing, life satisfaction, economic growth and even social cohesion, social mobility is an important measure of development in a society. It refers to the ability of individuals and groups to shift across socio-economic levels (ideally upward).

Feminism is often categorised as ‘waves’ – time periods aimed at elevating women’s status in society and giving them equal rights.

Most organizations report no issues with caste, saying that all their people-decisions are based on merit and merit alone. However, this perspective doesn’t fit well with research that indicates the low representation of disadvantaged castes at higher management levels, and which also sheds light on their day-to-day experiences of marginalization.

The relevance of social intelligence in the workplace

Digital communication in the workplace is a significant task, but the benefits outweigh the challenges. Once an organisation figures how to use technology the correct way, it will increase employee engagement, productivity and efficiency.

Employee Resource Groups, or ERGs, have been embedded into corporate cultures since the 1970s. They are often also referred to as business networks or affinity groups, where people come together around a shared identity such as race, gender, age, or mental health.

During the last several years, we have seen more and more organisations move away from traditional performance management processes. Starting with technology companies, such as Microsoft, large professional services firms, Accenture and Deloitte also followed suit.

Psychological researchers say that a ‘growth’ mindset can be developed. Everyone can change and grow through application and experience in their efforts and through deliberate practice.

In today’s unpredictable business environment, organisations that harness differences are the ones to excel. Ideas are not generated in the air; they are created by people and are more likely to draw inspiration from seemingly unrelated places.

If we were to measure “success” by the metric of endurance over time, then the San People of the Kalahari Desert (also known colloquially as “Bushmen”) are arguably by far the most successful in human history. An unbroken chain of San people has existed in Southern Africa for the last