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A Road to Dignity

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Kulbir (name changed) is a manual scavenger by profession. His job entails diving into sewer tanks to flush out stagnant filth inside. In the name of protective gear, all he has is a belt tied around his torso and attached to a rope. In the act of cleaning, carrying, and disposing untreated human excreta, he faces a risk of death from asphyxiation due to poisonous gases or the risk of contracting a fatal disease. At times to unblock sewage drain, he must hold his breath and go entirely inside the sewage water without a mask or proper safety gear. Last week three of his brethren engaged as manual scavenger in the neighboring municipality died inside the cesspool when they inhaled poisonous gases and sewage water entered their mouth.

The agility to adapt and respond

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It was at a hallway chat that a colleague of mine sprung an opinion that set my thought process thinking. ‘Elephants can dance’ he said- referring to the adaptability of a large organization to respond to market changes.

Gamification using Digital Twin for Leadership Management

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This quote captures the essence of gamification as learning by doing is the best way to learn new things.

HR Tech-Options to evaluate

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Technological advances in every sphere of life today have brought us to Industry 4.0, the Industrial Revolution driven by technology. To achieve our corporate vision to be a Globally Admired Energy Company, we at Indian Oil are adopting the latest and most impactful technological interventions in every business vertical.

Green HRM in Post Pandemic World: Opportunities and Threats

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Green Human Resource Management (HRM) is fast emerging as a topic of research among academic circles. This is because it has been adopted by organizations from across the world at an extremely fast rate. The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the fore the utility of this initiative. However, there are fears that as companies aim to recover from the recent downturn, these initiatives may no longer be supported. In this short paper, I try to dispel these fears and argue that on the contrary, the pandemic may inspire firms to use GHRM in revitalizing their organizations.

The Perils of Green Washing and Woke Washing

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Green washing and woke washing are two deceptive marketing strategies undertaken by some organizations to exploit the public concern on environmental and social issues. Specifically, organizations may make symbolic contributions to environmental or social causes for enhancing reputation; at other times, they may behave exactly the opposite. There is a rising media focus on such “hypocritical” activities that only do lip service to the cause without sincerely implementing environment protection or social equality programs.

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