'Demonstrating respect and compassion during exit meetings are important.' 'After all, how you treat people on their way out of the door does not go unnoticed by the rest of your organisation,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
The Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble fiasco proves that two power centres don't work whether it's Team India or Indian companies, says Shyamal Majumdar.
While 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.
Whether they live away from their families or with them, all CEOs struggle with work-life balance, says Shyamal Majumdar.
The law of diminishing returns catches up as one goes up the ladder.
The employees often look at these meetings as a barometer.
It's unfair to over-emphasise Urjit Patel's shy and reticent image.
NCW data show a noticeable rise in sexual harassment at the workplace.
The 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.
Stories about Pok-trouble at the office have gone viral, but many say the game can also facilitate bonding among employees.
That's what teachers are telling students in many Indian schools.
Mergers are not just about balance sheets or marketing synergies; they are also about those who make the synergies real.
Yadav may have forgotten that leadership of a larger scaled-up venture requires something more than individual brilliance, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Being conservative is good, but not quite in a crisis.
'Willing to spend is different from when to spend and how much to spend'
'I would like to convey the message to your readers that the prime minister himself is directly seized of the situation on the ground. He periodically reviews the situation on the ground and how it is moving forward, taking inputs from economists, business leaders, chambers of commerce.'
The question may sound irrelevant, but several public sector banks seem to have a different view.
43 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.
Companies must have a plan to mentor people close to superannuation.
The inability of the economy to create new jobs faster than jobs are lost to automation leads to unemployment.
At the end, however, Allen finds too much of what he calls positive thinking can boomerang.
Many say N R Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys only because it was floundering. Ironically, that itself can be interpreted as the great man's biggest failure.
The incidence of corruption cases can be checked to a large extent if the suggestions already available with RBI and the government are taken seriously, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Three years after the prime minister's election promise that his government would create 10 million jobs, the emerging picture is not pretty. Employment HAS TO take on a critical status in the government's agenda, says Shyamal Majumdar.
While the CEO of a public sector bank earns an average of Rs 18 lakh per annum, his counterpart in the private sector earns an average of Rs 3.5 crore.
The culture clash isn't the only issue - most of the founders are still wary of risky bets while the new management thinks calculated aggression is necessary in the new world of business, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Bosses have played a stellar role in stifling the voice of their junior colleagues.
Many companies are putting HR's reputation as a back office administrator to rest by either outsourcing or automating most administrative tasks.
There are many who don't mind leaving more than claw marks on people around them in their march to the top.
Factories need freedom from absurdities like seeking permission for working on Sundays and keeping detailed records of when the premises were whitewashed.
Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry.
Nano remains a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on profit.
An exchange which preaches others on governance must start practising it first, says Shyamal Majumdar.
The trust deficit has widened with buyers losing confidence in a developer's ability to construct and deliver a project on time.
The FDA actions eventually led to a $500-million fine for Ranbaxy as well as the effective mothballing of many of its Indian factories.
Indian carmakers will have no option but to manufacture safer cars from October 2017.
For FY16, MTNL's standalone net loss was over Rs 2,000 crore.
SoftBank's Founder-Chairman Masayoshi Son has had strong lieutenants in the past who have faded from view in no time.
The replacement hired for women dropping out is invariably a man
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