In this issue

The May issue talks in detail about the leadership mantras which will help you sail through the epidemic – from workforce alignment to retaining top employees to complying with the legal aspects of retrenchments to carving out new ways of compensation rewards.

Keeping Cost In Check And Employees On The Payroll Amid Covid-19

To enable their employees to sail through the tough times brought about by COVID-19, companies across the globe have come up with a slew of measures to keep costs in check and employees on the payroll

9 mins

Finding simplicity in chaos: Beyond VUCA

The concept of VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) is no longer adequate as a framework for evaluating the world: perhaps it never was. Let us instead set it aside, and look at a more constructive, useful alternative: human systems dynamics

10 mins

Organizations must take conscious steps for inclusive leadership: UN Women's Naciri

We are not living up to our own commitments to promote women's rights, and we are also harming the prospects for sustainable, inclusive, economic growth that research shows is within reach if we succeed in creating a more gender equal economy and society, says Mohammad Naciri

6 mins

Leading Through The Covid-19 Crisis

The leadership moment of one of the worst crises of our times

5 mins

It's time for governments, businesses to work together: WEF's Adrian Monck

Battling the Covid-19 crisis necessitates public-private cooperation more than ever, says Adrian Monck of World Economic Forum, in an exclusive interaction with People Matters

4 mins

Respond quickly and keep adapting amid COVID-19: Amy C. Edmondson

The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School amy c. Edmondson talks about how businesses should adapt through this crisis, in an interaction with People Matters

5 mins

COVID-19 is also an opportunity to transform the workforce: EY's Samir Bedi

Leaders should look at the situation as an opportunity to transform the workforce by teaching new skills and transforming the workplace through meaningful digital experiences, says Samir Bedi, People Advisory Services Partner, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd., Singapore and EY Asean Workforce Advisory Leader

5 mins

It's your leadership moment

Ample research shows that leadership makes the greatest difference when the world around us is uncertain, and we are unsure about what lies ahead

5 mins

Battling Corona Crisis Warrants Effective Communication Across Levels

The leaders of today need empathy and agility to guide their organizations through a crisis, says leadership development expert Suresh Nathan, the managing director of DDI Singapore. And moving into the future, they must accept the concept of collective leadership and creating new commonalities

5 mins

Leadership in the time of pandemic

Asking for help is a powerful interpersonal tool that leaders and individuals can use effectively, leveraging on existing inter-personal equations

4 mins

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People Matters is India’s leading magazine in the Human Resources space for the HR community that aims to foster the amalgamation of new ideas between HR Leaders, HR Service Providers and CXOs, leading to growth and development of their most important asset – PEOPLE.