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Janani Janarthanan

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The author was working as a Correspondent with BW CFO World in Businessworld .

Latest Articles By Janani Janarthanan

Practising Mindfulness At Your Remote Workstation

When initiated by the upper echelons in the organisation, mindfulness as a technique can cascade through the ranks and demonstrate better and mindful productivity.

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Indian Homes Are Not Designed For WFH, This Affects Well-being: Suchismitha Burman

The virtual edition of BW People CEO and CHRO Conclave discussed the digital realm and juggling a paradoxical praxis of employee centrism and catering to business continuity while faced with the mortality of human life

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"Frame Your Business Journey As An Expedition": Paul Kessler

In a three-person conversation that decoded Leadership in the VUCA world, Paul Kessler, Rajiv Verma and Dr Annurag Batra delved into the makings of a leader and what it means to practice optimism in tough times

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HR Leaders Prescribe Self-Discipline And Flexibility For Work-Life Balance

Maneesh Menda, Head of HR India, NatWest Group, explains, “I think that when you are ‘Working From Home’ you are Working from home and Working for home, on both sides and therefore it becomes challenging to define the boundaries.”

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Surviving Round 2: Human resources mitigating the impact of the pandemic

This pandemic, unlike the last global recession over a decade ago, is primarily a human crisis. And the reaction to it, therefore must be people-first

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HR Day Exclusive: Tips to Goal Setting and Performance Management during a Pandemic

From Virtual Open Doors to collaborative setting, this International HR Day, HR leaders answered how they view goal setting and what they do to efficiently monitor performance

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What is Corporate India doing to offer all-rounded care packages?

CNH Industrial, Social media messenger app Hike, payment gateway Cashfree, hardware giant IBM, Capgemini and banker ICICI are among the many companies who've stepped up to care for their employees and their dependants' needs

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Skilling initiative turns Inmates into RJs

The effects of the initiative are best recorded by the Chief Medical Officer of the prison who states that a huge psychological shift in belief, attitude, hope and optimism levels was observed. It is now marked as a case study at the correction centre

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Are “Double Shifts” for Working Women a Reason for High Attrition?

Women tend to “lean back” in their careers after becoming mothers, with 43 per cent of highly qualified mothers either taking a break from work or not pursuing promotions after having kids.

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The Future of Work will be Human-Centric and Machine-Driven: Cognizant survey

The survey reveals that 49% of executives surveyed felt human-machine connection will be of utmost significance in the future workplace. And on average, companies plan to spend 13.5% of their revenue on building and managing intelligent machines in the next three years.

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