The Bossman #116

Strategic pivot from an office lunch catering business to an event catering business: Muhammed Asif Khan, CEO of Alpha Catering

Workplace safety is a responsibility shared by both the employers and employees.

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Organisations have come a long way today in ensuring congenial workplaces for women. However, there’s still a lot of gaps that need filling. With a goal to learn and advance by leveraging competencies, 7 organisations (Unilever, Grameenphone, BAT, Nestle, Robi, SCB and HSBC) have formed a cross-industry council and started an initiative called “Inspirit”. We sat with three representatives to explore the inspirations that paved the way for the initiative.

Workspaces are often designed with functionality as the primary objective; gender considerations are yet to be integrated into office design for a large number of organisations in Bangladesh. What follows is a set of extremely simple things that organisations can do to make the office a safe, women-friendly place.

More and more companies are seeing the increase of women in the workforce. Women are rising to the top levels of companies. An increasing number of companies are seeing the value of having more women in leadership roles, and they’re proving that they can make progress on gender diversity. This is an important step in the right direction.

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Each human being, as adventurous as they are, is tweaked in different ways and responds differently.

In your diverse career, what are your biggest achievements and setbacks?

In a professional setting, it’s very important to correct others in a proper manner so that you don’t come across as a rude co-worker or a condescending know-it-all.

Rather than just focusing on first-class results and valuable experiences, organisations are now testing candidates on their analytical skills. They want candidates who are capable of solving their problems effectively and efficiently.

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The Bossman #114

4 Ways To Foster Belongingness At Work

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The three-day long “Bangladesh Economics Summit” organised by Economics Study Center on the theme of “Inclusive growth and sustainable livelihood: In Bangladesh Perspective” began with the opening ceremony on 31st October 2019 at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium, Social Science Building, University of Dhaka.

Every year brings in unique and sometimes unusual trends in the workplace. These emerging workplace trends impact the business strategies and can bring about changes in the organisational culture. The dynamic clock speed of technology, demographic shifts, increasing mobility, etc. affect the business and subsequently the larger industries. Businesses today are adapting to these changes and trends.

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Performance appraisals are regular reviews of an employee’s job performance and overall contribution to a company with the aim of evaluating their skills, achievements and growth. Companies use these appraisals to understand employees’ strengths and weaknesses, provide feedback and development plans, and justify any promotion or termination decisions. Company policy decides how often they are conducted but they tend to be annual, semi-annual or quarterly. Here are a few steps to ace your next one.