All stories by Shyamal Majumdar
How Dharavi beat back COVID-19
Rediff.com15 Jan 2021Dharavi's success underlines the importance of community participation in any public health crisis.
Why ED is the best bet for Kochars to get out of mess
Rediff.com23 Sep 2020The agency's poor track record in convictions is the only light at the end of a rather long tunnel for the couple, observes Shyamal Majumdar.
The curious case of the SBI chairman
Rediff.com27 Aug 2020What makes the SBI case even more curious is that the government didn't insist on a similar procedure when it extended the tenure of another public sector bank head just last month, observes Shyamal Majumdar.
Hinduja squabble: Lessons for business khandaans
Rediff.com27 Jul 2020'India is home to the third-largest number of family-owned businesses in the world.' 'While everyone pays lip service to succession planning being entrenched in the functional DNA of family-owned business enterprises, it's still not an area of focus for a lot of family businesses', points out Shyamal Majumdar.
How your workplace will change forever
Rediff.com15 May 2020From properly spaced desks to visual signals, office life is expected to change beyond recognition, predicts Shyamal Majumdar.
COVID-19: Job loss, salary cuts are BIGGEST worries
Rediff.com11 Apr 2020'A large number of people are suddenly waking up to the fear of losing jobs,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
The ugly truth of dying in a sewer
Rediff.com16 Feb 2020It's impossible to get the actual number of people dying and not getting compensation but the number is obviously much more than stingy official estimates. In any case, nowhere in the world are people sent inside gas chambers without oxygen cylinders and masks. Unofficial estimates suggest that on an average, one sanitation worker dies every five days all over the country, writes Shyamal Majumdar.
Job losses are inevitable in IT
Rediff.com7 Jan 2020'The focus for IT companies will shift from adding scale to building a smaller, more specialised, talent pool with specific domain expertise,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
Why is India Inc so scared all the time?
Rediff.com13 Dec 2019'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
Work: The 888 vs 996 debate
Rediff.com3 May 2019Mumbai is the most hard working city in the world. Mumbaikars work for an average of 3,315 hours annually. In comparison, a full-time employee in Beijing works for an average of 2,096 hours a year, says Shyamal Majumdar.
The BIG threat facing the fund houses
Rediff.com17 Aug 2018New technologies such as block chain are throwing up new opportunities; so the axe is bound to fall on those who are still stuck in the past and not reskilling themselves, says Shyamal Majumdar.
The 'naughty boy' who runs a hotel empire
Rediff.com24 Jul 2018'A heavy tanker takes time to move, but when it starts rolling, it's difficult to stop it,' Indian Hotels CEO Puneet Chhatwal tells Shyamal Majumdar.
Why company auditors are suddenly showing some spine
Rediff.com19 Jun 2018While auditors have come in for a lot of praise for their proactive stand against what they perceive to be dodgy practices followed by companies, there is still a long way to go, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Would you say 'open your kimono' at work?
Rediff.com13 Jun 2018Jargon-heavy management bluster is taking over everyday office chat.
Why Aditya Ghosh had to quit IndiGo
Rediff.com14 May 2018The founders of IndiGo may have thought it's time to go for a rejig of the top leadership team which can take care of the growing demands of an airline that has grown much bigger than they could have ever imagined, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Mid-career burnout: Don't let office blues ruin your life
Rediff.com3 Apr 2018A common mistake people make is to believe there is nothing they can do about it
How best to restore India's toxic banks to health
Rediff.com24 Mar 2018The government must set up a Bank Investment Company to shrink its role in PSBs, if we are serious about tackling the two persistent issues - lax corporate governance practices and discretionary decision-making, says Shyamal Majumdar.
How 'forex specialist' Shetty retired as deputy manager at PNB
Rediff.com6 Mar 2018A large number of public sector bank employees, as a matter of routine, do not "take" promotions so that they are not transferred out of their hometowns. The eastern region is famous for this, but it is a common practice everywhere, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Gujarat's won, now Mr PM, please fix our biggest problem
Rediff.com18 Dec 201743 months after Modi's election promise that his government would create 10 million jobs, the reality does not paint a pretty picture, warns Shyamal Majumdar.
What IndiGo needs to do to restore its image
Rediff.com25 Nov 2017IndiGo clearly needs to refresh its HR and training manual, says Shyamal Majumdar.