Home is where the work is
Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer may think working from home hampers productivity, but those lucky enough to be able to do it in India say they have the best of two worlds, says Varuna Verma. Priya Rao took a six-month break...
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What does Yahoo’s work from home ban mean for Indian cos
Soon after internet giant Yahoo took away employee freedom to work from home, Indian companies are slowly voicing hitherto unexpressed concerns about productivity losses such flexibility may cause. “Flexitime is a utopian concept that is not going to help anyone,”...
What I Gained From Mentoring
Women in India running their own businesses find thatmentoring helps them address new challenges. A woman entrepreneur shares her story. By Ruche M Mittal Before I moved to Bangalore (after my marriage), I had been running my business for a year...
Managing An IT Career Transition
Tips for managing a career transition (especially for IT professionals, but also relevant to others): Assess your strengths. While this is easier said than done, working on this objectively may pave the way for a long term roadmap for you....
2nd Innings – The Ecosystem’s Getting Ready
“To love what you do and feel that it matters-how could anything be more fun?” -Katharine Graham, the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 enterprise (The Washington Post Company) It is indeed the fun of doing what you love...
After the break
Corporate and urban India is home to nearly 100 million working women. Out of these, almost 70% take a career break due to various reasons. According to some estimates, there are almost 30 million women in urban India who wish...
Making Flex Work For You
“Flex” careers are becoming popular world over, but the responsibility for creating them does not lie just with employers. Whether it is taking care of babies, pets, homes or the elderly – worldwide, the majority of that responsibility lies with...