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After 36 years in Human Resources, I’ve heard every version of the joke. “HR is not your friend.” “HR protects the company, not you.” Some days, I understand exactly why these jokes exist. But I also know something that took me years to learn: being unbiased in HR comes with a price, but in the […]
I was in eighth standard when my grandfather was on his deathbed. The house was quiet, filled with family and an odd stillness that only comes when everyone is waiting for the inevitable. He looked at me one last time and said, “Beta, char acche dost rakhna zindagi mein.” Four good friends. That’s all he
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Once upon a time, the Hammer told the Key, “You are small and weak, and I am powerful and loud. I can break anything!” The Key smiled, “True. But I open things.” We have got plenty of Hammers- strong voices in meetings, endless “URGENT” emails, dashboards, and KRA / KPIs. Everyone’s striking harder, thinking pressure
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Someone once said “नौकरी का एक ही नियम है: भूखा सोने नहीं देगी , और अमीर होने नहीं देगी ।” At first, it sounds funny. But the more you think about it, the more truth it carries. A job gives us stability, structure, and security, the comfort of knowing that a salary will drop on
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Two employees at the workplace. Mr. Sunil: Smiling, cracking light jokes, greeting people, even remembering your pet’s name. Mr. Manish: Serious face, walks like he’s carrying the weight of the world, works late, rarely smiles. Now, guess who gets called “hardworking” in the next performance review? If you said Manish, congratulations. You’ve cracked the corporate
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Emperor Akbar once asked Birbal, “How can a kingdom prosper if people only chase wealth and ignore wisdom and ethics?” Birbal replied with a story: There were two farmers. One sowed seed everywhere without caring for soil, water, or timing, his harvest failed. The other planted thoughtfully, nurtured the soil, and managed resources wisely, his
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In a small village, a farmer owned a cow that followed a strict rhythm of life. Each morning it went into the forest to graze, and every evening by five, it returned home. One day, while heading back, a lion spotted the cow and gave chase. Both ran furiously until, in their struggle, they leapt
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“बंद घड़ी भी दिन में दो बार सही समय देती है” The Mahabharata is not just a story of war; it is a treasury of human behaviour. One small but powerful episode gives us a lesson that resonates deeply in today’s corporate life. Before the Kurukshetra war, Arjun and Duryodhan both went to seek Krishna’s
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“Be More Than a Specialist” When you enter the corporate world, your degree will give you the entry ticket. But what will make you grow… is not just knowledge of your subject. It’s how broadly you can think, how wisely you can act. Let me share a story. Four scholars had just completed their education.
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I recently had the privilege of taking a session on Future Readiness with the management students of #JGUniversity. Instead of diving into heavy theories or complex frameworks, I chose a path closer to our roots—learning management through #timelessIndianStories. Why stories? Because they stay with us longer than models or formulas. They are easy to remember,
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