“If your team hates meetings, it’s not them, it’s the way you’re leading.
Indian managers may be stuck in the old playbook:
👉 Endless alignment meetings, PowerPoint marathons, and treating connection like it’s a waste of time.
India’s workforce engagement dropped to just 19% in 2025, down from 24% the previous year. That’s the steepest decline globally.
But here’s what the best managers figured out:
📍 Alignment gets work done. Energy makes people want to do the work.
The shift isn’t complicated:
Instead of starting meetings with agenda reviews, try a 5-minute energizer.
Ask your team:
“”What’s one challenge you solved this week that you’re quietly proud of?””
Indian professionals excel at jugaad, they solve problems every single day, but rarely get credit for it.
Companies that regularly recognize achievements see 14% higher engagement and productivity. Not grand gestures. Small, consistent acknowledgment.
Here’s the thing about Indian workplace culture:
📢 We value relationships. We thrive on collective success. We want to feel like we belong to something bigger than just hitting targets.
So when you celebrate a team win, even a small one, it resonates deeper than any individual spotlight ever could.
A 30-second shoutout in your team WhatsApp group. A quick celebration when a sprint finishes early. These aren’t distractions from work.
They’re what keep people engaged between the hard parts.
At ExtraMile Play, we build those moments.
Games that don’t waste time but create the kind of connection that makes Monday morning feel less heavy.
Small sparks that remind teams why they chose to work together in the first place.
What’s one thing you could try this week that would shift the energy in your team?”