A lot of countries can benefit from spending time with India’s CEOs, VPs, and representatives of senior management

China’s 9-9-6 work culture that an Indian businessman suggested that India adopt, refers to a rule where tech company staff are expected to work from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week, amounting to a 72-hour work week. Representation pic/istock

A woman from South Korea recently reminded me of how lucky I was to spend many years of my working life in India, after she lost her job for requesting eight days of leave. This happened in her country, and she shared the news on social media to highlight the difficult work environment she functioned in. She mentioned low pay, long hours, and constant supervision, all of which only served to fill me with gratitude for how I had spent my formative years.

As anyone familiar with corporate life in India can confirm, Indian bosses are arguably among the best in the world. The quality they all share in abundance—which makes them such great human beings—is their infinite capacity for empathy. They know what kindness means and treat every member of their organisations as human beings with........

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