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Crisis Sensitive Policies for Education: Learnings from Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has drastically affected our global outlook on the world. One of the many things that this invasion has affected is education. According to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report, the invasion is a stark reminder that the education systems of countries need to be prepared with crisis sensitive policies for […]

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Boss vs Leader – What Is The Difference?

At a glance, being a boss and being a leader seems like the same job position. But the qualities that make you a boss don’t necessarily make you a leader. Even though both individuals are trusted to lead a group and the terms boss and leader are often interchanged, they carry different meanings. This difference […]

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A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence

The concept of machines functioning and thinking like humans isn’t new. The roots of our fascination with artificial intelligence (AI) can be noticed in ancient history, with myths, stories, and rumours of mechanical men being bestowed with human-like intelligence or consciousness.  Eventually, myths turned into inspiration and the seeds of modern AI were planted by […]

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The 5 Stages of Team Development

Productive teamwork can’t just be magically turned on when it’s needed. It requires the team to develop as a whole unit. Team development is a rapport-building exercise for a new team to bond, understand each other’s social and working styles and work to its full potential. When your team is full of high performers and […]

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The Trust-Communication Trade-Off

There are three factors that influence the efficiency of a team. Teamwork, open communication, and collaborative problem-solving, all play a role in success. A leader should ensure that his team has the right tools to address these instances. Trust plays a vital role in how member’s of a team communicate with each other. When trust […]

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The Importance of Delegation for Effective Leadership

Delegation as a term has been widely used in various spectrums from philosophies to modern leadership books. While everyone who has ever talked about delegation has had different approaches towards it, everyone seems to agree on one main point: that delegation is important for an organization and its workforce to thrive. It’s the fruit of […]

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The 4 Social Styles And Effective Workplace Communication

When we look at a typical workplace, we can effortlessly notice the diversity present among its workforce. Diversity can exist in various forms such as the location where the people come from, their ethnicity, their emotional well-being; but also in terms of how they function with other people, their working styles, and most importantly their […]

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Digital Twins: How do they work and why are they so important?

Since the Industrial Age, the journey of how a product comes into existence has been the same – conceptualization, research and development, manufacturing, and then its distribution. This process is filled with numerous trial and error attempts, which often result in the requirement for a higher budget, as well as takes up months, and in […]

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Will the AI revolution be more disruptive than we anticipated?

With the sudden increase in businesses incorporating Artificial Intelligence in their models, it’s natural to think of AI as this bright new technology that’s suddenly changing the way humans function. But, Artificial Intelligence is not a recent innovation.  The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ or ‘AI’—referring to the use of computer systems to perform tasks that would […]