In workaholic Japan, 'job leaving agents' help people escape the awkwardness of quittingThe rise of "taishoku daiko," or "job-leaving agents," in Japan reflects a cultural shift in a nation known for loyalty to companies and li...
03 Jul, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Is WFH here to stay? With network issues, wrecked employee morale & security threats, the answer is not that simpleDue to coronavirus, office workers around the world were forced to participate in world’s biggest telecommuting experiment.
24 Jun, 2020, 06.59 PM IST
Natarajan Chandrasekaran will need to contend with core business challengesOne of Chandra’s bigger preoccupations may be with institutional shareholders, especially the more active foreign investors, who were worri...
13 Jan, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Four years under Cyrus Mistry’s watch, Tatas march to a new drumbeatCyrus Mistry, nearly four years into his tenure as Tata boss, is slowly steering the group in a new direction and growing out of the shadow...
19 Oct, 2016, 01.36 PM IST
How large corporations go about picking CXO-level honchosMNCs come with their own culture nuances. which are apparent in the way they vet, hire and manage their senior management executives.
19 Jun, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
Workaholic young leaders find innovative ways to switch offAccepting that running a startup isn’t easy and moments of relaxation can be few and far between, they prefer to incorporate them into dail...
25 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Hard-working young leaders find innovative ways to relax at workCompletely accepting that running a startup isn’t a piece of cake and moments of relaxation can be few and far between, they prefer to inco...
24 Mar, 2016, 06.25 AM IST
Parental leave: Why Indian bosses rarely pull a Mark ZuckerbergUnlike the Facebook CEO, who plans to take a two-month paternity leave after his daughter's birth, top honchos in India juggle work and par...
24 Nov, 2015, 09.36 AM IST
20 questions to find out if you're a workaholicDo you get more excited about your work than you do about anything else? To figure out if you're a workaholic, ask yourself these 20 questi...
07 Jul, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
Can’t stand Lalit Modi having fun on the run? Too bad. It’s not a crime"While we, upright citizens with lower back pain, were suffering the heat and humidity, this fugitive was holed up in Montenegro."
28 Jun, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
- Questions rise about temps, overwork at Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. has long boasted a stellar reputation for super-efficient production that has become the lore of countless business succ...
10 Sep, 2008, 10.49 AM IST
- Japan logs out of PCs
Masaya Igarashi wants $200 headphones for his new iPod Touch, and he's torn between Nintendo Co's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3 game console...
04 Nov, 2007, 03.43 PM IST