Healthy and well rested employees inherently contribute to building a healthy business. A key to put this into practice is by adopting a comprehensive leave structure. Let’s take the case of the renowned ‘Agent 007’. With all the current news about the 007 mantle being passed on to a woman, a historic move to say … Read more
Gordon Ramsay is the enfant terrible of the television culinary world. From the profanity laced ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ to the tough judge of MasterChef, Ramsay has seldom been an audience favourite. Bullying staff, swearing at colleagues, bringing them to the verge of tears; he has done everything that a good manager should not do. And … Read more
There is just no way around it – FRIENDS is an iconic piece of pop culture history. The defining TV show of its time, one that captured the struggles, joys and ethos of being 20-something, living alone(ish) and growing up in a big city with just a handful of friends to call family! FRIENDS went on to redefine not … Read more
Danny Ocean wants to score the biggest heist in history. He combines an eleven-member team, including Frank Catton, Rusty Ryan and Linus Caldwell. Their target? The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All casinos owned by Terry Benedict. It’s not going to be easy, as they plan to get in secretly and out with … Read more
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spiderman has been through several iterations, with each version staying true to the ‘with great power comes great responsibility’ essence. Each version of Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, was involved with MJ while dealing with the bullying of Flash and had to go through the excruciating pain of losing … Read more
Employees are the biggest assets that any organisation has. Their productivity, personalities, overall well-being, all have a direct impact on the company’s bottom line. Hence, managing these assets is of utmost importance for any organisation’s health. To create a productive and efficient workforce, a successful manager needs to deftly tackle both positive and negative aspects … Read more
Eoin Morgan, the England captain, set the world record for most sixes in an ODI innings after hitting 17 sixes in England’s match against Afghanistan. Rashid Khan, one of the best spinners in modern day Cricket, got hit for 110 runs- another world record. It was against the backdrop of England having scored 397 against … Read more
‘Cause baby there ain’t no mountain high enoughAin’t no valley low enoughAin’t no river wide enoughTo keep me from getting to you babe. This evergreen classic composed by Martin Gaye & Tammi Terrella was given further immortality through the movie Remember the Titans. Amidst external turmoil over issues of race and society, the newly integrated T.C Williams … Read more
The ordinary person’s introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shuffled between extremes. Either the technology is so powerful and domineering that it threatens the very existence of humankind (Isaac Asimov’s I Robot being a primary example, or Ava in Ex Machina being a more recent example), or it is borderline docile, like BB8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. From Agent … Read more
Far from the chiselled Greek sculptures that he resembled in his previous outings, Thor had a very different avatar in Avengers: Endgame. Far from battling ancient aliens, he’s reduced to fighting noobmaster69 with plentiful accompaniments of his choice of drinks (ok it was all beer). He’s in a low place, and initially hinders the team’s … Read more
You wouldn’t want to be Philippe Coutinho right now. The Brazilian footballer went through a long struggle with his former club Liverpool to force his way out to F.C. Barcelona, the club he now plays for in the La Liga Santander. He wanted to leave Liverpool because of a desire to win the Champions League, … Read more
Old Town Road, a seemingly nondescript song from a little known 20-something American artist Lil Nas X, recently took the internet by storm. While its musical merits are certainly debatable, no one can deny the cultural impact that the entire story has had. A quick recap for the uninitiated: the song, essentially a mix of … Read more
Yuvraj Singh, the legendary Indian southpaw, recently retired from all international and first-class cricket. It was a fairly quiet exit for the man who famously hit Stuart Broad for 6 sixes in an over; the hero of the 2011 World Cup. A more befitting end would’ve been a farewell on the field, deserving of a … Read more
Directory Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D might just have cracked the code to the most effective employee onboarding processes. From managing contrasting and difficult personalities such as the flamboyant Tony Stark and Thor (who’s literally a god), to ensuring that a new hire who might be facing difficulties adjusting to their new surroundings is taken care of … Read more
Most of us appreciate a smart, and deftly executed character arc. Where the character in focus doesn’t just grow according to the whims and fancies of the writer or the requirements of the plot, but instead goes down a path which is natural and helps them in becoming the best version of themselves. Case in … Read more
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