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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicWork culture

Topic: Work culture

Workers today don’t want to be managed. They want to be partners in co-creation

Often, when management gurus talk about co-operation, what they really mean is managing subordinates into passivity.

How McKinsey & Co. created ‘The War for Talent’ in 1998 to propagate a ‘myth of brilliance’

In 'Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time', anthropologist James Suzman traces a new history of humankind through the prism of work.

Is quitting your job contagious? Depends on who leaves and who’s in charge

When strong performers quit, employees are more likely to re-evaluate their relationship with the company.

Who do we blame for today’s intense corporate workplace culture? A Soviet miner

Alexei Stakhanov even made the cover of Time magazine in 1935 as the figurehead of a new workers’ movement dedicated to increasing production.

What would HR really look like if we invented it today? Lessons for a post-digital economy

Companies across the world need to stop looking at talent purely through the lens of acquisition; people should be seen as more than just human resources.

People are increasingly interrupted at work, but it’s not all bad

Frequent interruptions can lead to stressful feelings of overload, irritation and a sense of 'time famine' – having too much to do and not enough time.

Why the modern workplace needs punch clocks

Tracking employees' work hours will not only help them achieve a healthy work-life balance, but also help employers improve efficiency.

Thinking of working at Amnesty International? Think again

Amnesty International has apologised for the work culture after it was pointed out in a review following two employees' suicide.

Time to switch to a four-day work week, it increases productivity, say two Davos experts

Figures show that countries with a culture of long working hours often score poorly for productivity and GDP per hour worked.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?