I still remember a leadership meeting a few years ago where we debated whether automation would make certain roles redundant. The conversation was intense, data-heavy, and efficiency-driven. Yet, when the meeting ended, what stayed with me wasnât the technology roadmap, it was a quieter question that: âWhen automation takes over execution, what work will give
Weâve all felt it. You pour hours into an application. You hit send. Then⌠silence. Days become weeks. You start doubting yourself. Recruiters feel it too. They open their inbox to hundreds of resumes. Most donât fit. They click ârejectâ again and again until their eyes hurt and their hearts grow numb. Iâm a global
Note on the Author The author Seepika Singhal is a senior global Total Rewards practitioner with extensive experience in designing and implementing compensation, benefits, and social security frameworks across multi-country organisations. Her work spans wage architecture, variable pay, recognition, benefits harmonisation, and labour law-linked reward transformation, with a strong focus on balancing compliance, cost stewardship,
In late 2025, I caught up with two of my favourite business leaders, Rahul and Kiran, over one of our quarterly lunch sessions. I have known both for years. They are the kind of leaders others gravitate toward: vibrant, deeply invested in their work and their people, ambitious yet grounded, full of curiosity and life.