Axtria Culture

The following blog has been written by Shikha Singhal, Axtria’s People Practices leader. Shikha is passionate about building positive workplaces that exude success, happiness, and pride. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has endeavored to ensure Axtrians remain productive, motivated, engaged, and connected.

There is no denying that these are unprecedented times, times of high stress, and uncertainty across the globe. Unemployment rates are at an all-time high. There is vast distress resulting from delayed or deferred decisions and processes – be it in hiring or onboarding or performance appraisals. The pandemic is forcing businesses across the globe to slow down with the consequent impact on employee morale and overall workplace culture.

In today's technology age, many of the world's fastest-growing and lucrative careers stem from STEM – science, technology, engineering, and math. Unfortunately, STEM industries are still amongst some of the most male-dominated workforces.

“We are a flat hierarchy organization!”

Time and again we have heard professionals state this – be it during a sales meeting, a seminar, a casual conversation, or even in a job description. This proclamation is good news! In fact, from the millennials to the most experienced will vouch for the redundancy of a hierarchical structure in its strictest sense.

...And rightly so!

A lot has been said and spoken about the millennial generation but is managing their career expectations really such an uphill task for companies? Shikha Singhal, Head of Axtria Institute, shares her perspective from building that journey on learning at Axtria.