Food Buddies: Bengaluru companies turn to cookouts for team-building exercise

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Food Buddies: Bengaluru companies turn to cookouts for team-building exercise Unconventional, memorable and inspiring, these cookouts help employees connect over conversations.

India Inc innovates with learning The objective of the two-hour programme organised by the company in August was clear – to use the power of words and the gift of weaving them into conversation to better relate with others.

On the grapevine: Success is stock market's only flavour As per a new tradition at a stock exchange, a delectable cake is presented post the listing of a company.

Bosses, take note: Keep your employees close, the angry ones closer While anger and guilt are both negative feelings, they have very different effects on behaviour.

Want to be a successful employee? You'll have to balance between fitting in & standing out In order to succeed you will need to fit into your organization structurally by being part of everything.

Snapdeal moves to a smaller office in Andheri, denies cost-cutting rumours The e-commerce major recently moved from its 200-seat capacity office in Malad to a 90-seat office in a co-working hub.

On the grapevine: Appealing to a short-tempered boss's softer skills A new role requires professional development.

'Women need to build networks to get to the corner office' Whether in India or the UK, the issue of diversity at the workplace seems to have a universal refrain.

Women in tech jobs get paid much less than their male counterparts, says study Women starting their careers ask for roughly the same amount as men do, but get about 7 per cent less, the report said.

Working in shifts? It may lead to sleep disorder, fatigue However, some people are better able to handle constant disruptions to their daily rhythm caused by shift work.

For the bosses: Regular meetings boosts workplace transparency  Here's how to encourage an open book policy amongst your co-workers.

On the grapevine: The power of seat at workplace Uneasy is the head that wears the crown. Uneasy too is the head that has a bad back.

Are you stressed out at work? Regular exercise could help Stress also raises the likelihood of cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure and an unfavourable blood lipid profile.

On the grapevine: Little perks of being the 'boss' Even the most professionally managed conglomerates bend the rules and company contacts are used freely to help further the agenda of a relation of the boss. Planning to start a business? Here are 10 tips to help you out You can get some great results by doing little things that barely take much time.

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