Mamta Sharma

Is India Inc hiring or just rewiring the way work works?

India Inc is hiring again but are jobs quietly changing?

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 25, 2026

According to the latest Employment Outlook Report by TeamLease Services, India Inc’s workforce strategy is undergoing a deeper reset from salary redesigns to shifting skill priorities going beyond jus...

Across APAC, the overwhelming majority of new chief executives are first-time CEOs

Why are boardrooms across Asia-Pacific betting on first-time CEOs?

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 18, 2026

Record leadership churn is reshaping succession planning, pushing boards to build deeper leadership benches and promote new CEOs from within, according to the latest Global CEO Turnover Index by Russe...

When choosing their first job, learning opportunities emerge as the strongest driver for Gen Z, with 60–65% of respondents prioritising learning and skill development, far ahead of salary considerations at 11–13%, as per the report.

Where Gen Z wants to work and why in 2026

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 17, 2026

Unstop’s latest survey of over 37,000 students uncovers what young professionals value most in employers and why many are willing to trade higher pay for faster learning and career growth.

The study found that 91% of men have P&L experience, compared with 68% of women, while 90% of men have held sales roles against 45% of women.

Is corporate India blocking women’s path to becoming CEOs?

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 14, 2026

Women are concentrated in enabling functions, roles that support the business but sit removed from revenue ownership and profit responsibility.

India has emerged as a major hub for global technology talent, expanding entry-level opportunities for women in engineering and cybersecurity roles

Cybersecurity's missing half: Why women still struggle to reach the top

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 12, 2026

Cybersecurity is attracting more women than ever, yet leadership remains largely male. What’s causing the mid-career drop-off and how can organisations fix it?

Barely 1 percent of women professionals currently occupy board-level positions

Are GCCs quietly redrawing the leadership map for women in India?

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 8, 2026

Corporate India continues to struggle with the mid-career drop-off among women leaders, even as the country’s booming GCC ecosystem quietly builds a new generation of globally visible women executives...

The most durable retention gains are emerging not from surface-level engagement levers but from structural redesign.

What attrition at 16.2%, lowest in 5 years, signals for India Inc in 2026

by Mamta Sharma |Mar 2, 2026

Overall attrition fell to 16.2% in 2025, down from 17.7% in 2024 and 18.7% in 2023, marking a decisive return to pre-COVID stability, according to an Aon survey.

Is it time to retire the Bell Curve while assessing performance?

by Mamta Sharma |Feb 25, 2026

Built for predictability, the bell curve struggles in today's workplaces. Organisations are now being challenged to redesign performance evaluation systems to reflect how employees generate value.