The world is changing rapidly. Companies such as Uber is changing the way business is conducted. The latest is Uberisation, a process by which companies have a mixture of employees and external experts or professionals who are hired as consultants. This model is very attractive to companies as the transactional costs are low. Talent is hired based on demand-supply. Intense competition has forced companies to be agile. I yet remember…

India is changing today. The government is introducing GST to ease taxation hassles and make it easy for individuals and business to remit their taxes through a single online portal. Even income tax is being made simpler for e-filing and similar steps. One of the major advantages we foresee is a lesser intrusion from governmental agencies as long as they see that you are compliant on all areas. As far…

India is the base to the world’s third largest startups in terms of numbers. About 3 to 4 startups are born every day. Startups are built on the vision of the owner or owners. You have an experience in life. Think of a solution, an idea, and a startup is born. Many startups are extremely successful. It seems to be a well-accepted fact that startups can bring a new technology…

The most common management mindset in India is to do everything in-house. This is a combination of culture and inexpensive labour. ‘I want a tight grip on my finance, and am certainly not going to get someone else to handle that’, is the most often heard thought process spoken aloud. This process is changing. Competition has intensified, both with Indian counterparts and with the easy entry of foreign entrepreneurs and…

The modern workplace is changing at a dramatic pace. Young workers today are no longer ready to accept the 10-5 jobs. They want flexibility in the work hours and ready to work hard to complete their tasks. In addition, many of the modern workforce are looking at the Work From Home concept. After all, what can be done with a computer and an Internet connection, can be done from anywhere.…

More and more services providers are outsourcing their staffing solutions, regardless of the nature of their services or the number of employees their operations involve. Staffing is an operation that demands picture perfect execution. You have to be on your feet to appoint the right person to do the right job at the right time. Naturally, this asks for a lot of time as well as manpower. This is where…