As the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in on the Indian shores, offices and workstations quickly underwent a marked shift in their physical and dimensional settings. And, now with one-and-a-half-year into the pandemic, our formal, professional lives intermingle with our concealed, domestic ones, and high-office meetings take place in informal settings over video conferencing. We recognise that everything we ever knew of work has changed. But as much as the new work-from-home model opens our eyes to work cultures unexplored in pre-pandemic times, it also presses the question – will we ever be back to work, physically?
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
