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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicWork culture

Topic: Work culture

59% Indian employees show burnout symptoms, says new mental health report

Businesses can drive up revenue by investing in their employees’ mental health. The report shows that the productivity gains can be estimated at $21-151 billion annually.

Do you have an insecure CEO? Ask yourself these 10 questions

In 'The CEO Mindset', Shiv Shivakumar discusses leadership values and offers lessons from his own career journey.

Toyota workers are empowered to be hands-on problem solvers. It comes from management’s trust

In 'Atypical', Prateek Raj provides a forward-looking blueprint for leaders who envision a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future.

Not 90 hours a week, India needs 4-day work like France. Happy workforce is good for CEOs

Supporters of longer workweeks argue that relentless labour is crucial for India to remain globally competitive. However, productivity is not directly proportional to working hours.

‘What are you doing sitting at home?’ L&T chairman calls for ‘work on Sundays, 90-hour work weeks’

L&T chairperson Subrahmanyan said in annual address that he ‘regrets being unable to make employees work on Sundays’. One employee says what Subrahmanyan expects is ‘inhumane’.

Spending long hours in office is seen as hard work. Never mind the results

Many of us hesitate to leave the office if the boss is still there, even if they are using the time to pay bills online or make personal calls.

Indians have a toxic relationship with overwork culture. They are taught ‘work is worship’

The annual Rs 3.5 lakh package offered to engineering graduates by multinational companies implies that work may be considered worship, the ‘prasadam’ will remain insufficient.

Out on short leaves, tours? ‘Work from anywhere’ is new mantra for health ministry officials

Senior officials will have to access e-mails & e-files even when on leave, tour or training. Union health ministry issues order dispensing with system of link officers.

The great Indian jugaad is not a skill. It is how we work with impractical corporate policies

In 'The Company We Keep' Divya Khanna gives her insights on the corporate culture of India through her experiences, which are doubled down by expert comments and responses from other corporate employees.

Here’s a list of reasons why people stay at a company. No, salary isn’t at the top

Creating the right conditions for people to feel their best and to bring their best is essential for organisations that want to attract and retain employee

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.