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People respond to negative stimuli in their own way. What does it take to ignore the negativity and find a workaround for the stress?
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Many continue to congratulate state governments for being bold in withdrawing constitutional protections of Indian workers, apparently to attract foreign investors. They’re missing the facts on the ground. What will convince them to open their hearts to the plight of millions of citizens?
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Stability in the storm: Reflections in challenging times
Finding the right path when all is murky is a special challenge today. Deep listening and deep conversations can throw some light. This facilitated conversation does just that
Suspending labour laws means paving a road to nowhere
Far from bringing in new business, the wholescale suspension of labour laws by some states poses a real danger of unleashing mistrust among factory workers. For the move is fair neither to workers nor to employers
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Platforms in a Post-COVID World: Masterclass with Sangeet Paul Choudary
The pandemic is leading to fundamental shifts in behaviours. What does that mean for platform businesses? Are there opportunities for incumbents to reimagine business models? And how can country-level platforms help countries gain an advantage in the global arena?
Labour migration, jobs and society in the Age of the Pandemic
The lockdown is taking its toll. What will it take workers in the informal sectors and small businesses to survive?
Lockdown notes on working, living and loving from the Far East
As the national lockdown gradually ends across China and the Far East, many professionals are starting to pick up the pieces of their lives and getting back to work. But it isn’t quite the same again.
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The lives of small business owners and migrant labour have been turned completely upside down. But the crisis may have also brought the community closer
How to build Agra-cities
While essential services are in place, people in government managing cities are in limbo. A vast majority of state employees are in ineffective mode because they are working from home and cannot access their systems remotely. It’s time to plan digital transformation in the government.
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