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<ul><li>Popular YouTuber <keyword id="4077853" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ranveer-Allahbadia" source="Orion">Ranveer Allahbadia</keyword>’s YouTube accounts were recently hacked.</li><li>The name of his accounts was changed and all his videos were deleted.</li><li>Here’s what you can do to prevent your account from getting hacked or recover your account if it has already been hacked.</li></ul>The YouTube channels of Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps were recently hacked, resulting in all his videos getting deleted and channels renamed. YouTube then took down those accounts and they were restored today. All the videos on the account have been restored, taking back the accounts to their original state. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113724764" title="Samsung Galaxy S24 FE announced with seven years of updates, Exynos 2400e" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> While Allahbadia, being a huge YouTuber managed to easily get his accounts restored, not everyone might have the same access or connections. This makes it necessary to know what steps you need to take to protect your account and what you need to do in case your account does get compromised. <h2>How to know if your YouTube account is compromised</h2>The first thing that you need to know is how to identify if your account is compromised. Here’s how you can identify if your YouTube account has been hacked: Access: If you are not able to log in to your YouTube account. Changed profile information: If your channel name, profile picture, or banner image has been altered, it is a sign that someone unauthorized has access to your account. Unauthorized videos: If any video has been uploaded or deleted on your account without you knowing. Suspicious activity alerts: If YouTube sends you notifications about unusual login attempts or changes to your account. <h2>How to protect your YouTube account</h2>Use strong and unique passwords: Use a strong and unique password. Never reuse passwords across different services. Review Account Permissions: Check which apps and services have access to your Google Account and revoke permissions for anything you don't recognize or no longer use. Enable two-factor authentication: Another step you can take to prevent unathorised access to your account is enabling two-factor authentication on your YouTube account. Use Passkeys: For improved security, consider using passkeys which rely on biometric or device-bound authentication methods. <h2>How to recover your YouTube account</h2>If your YouTube account has been hacked, here are some of the steps you can follow to try to recover your account: Log Out of All Devices: If you still have access to your Google account, log out of all devices. Go to the “Manage Devices” section in your account and log out all unfamiliar devices. Change Your Password: Update your password immediately. Ensure that the new password is unique, strong, and not used elsewhere. <h2>Contact <keyword id="23341513" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouTube-support" source="keywords">YouTube Support</keyword></h2>If you've lost access, follow the below steps: <ul><li>Go to the Google Account Recovery page by clicking<a href="https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/recoveryidentifier?flowName=GlifWebSignIn"> here</a>. </li><li>Follow the verification process which might require you to verify your identity through multiple methods like phone number, recovery email, or alternative questions. </li><li>Once you have completed the process, reset your password. </li></ul>Once you have regained access, follow the below steps to secure your account, <ul><li>Remove unknown users from your channel. </li><li>If you don’t already have 2FA enabled, now is the time to activate it. </li><li>If any video has been uploaded without your knowledge, immediately delete them. </li></ul> If the account recovery process doesn’t work, you’ll need to contact YouTube support. Visit the YouTube Help Center and search for “Hacked Account.” You’ll find a form to report your hacked account and request help. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/amazon-great-indian-festival-sale-2024-best-deals-on-smartphones/articleshow/113731105.cms">Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024 – best deals on smartphones</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/the-amazon-great-indian-festival-2024-best-deals-and-offers/articleshow/113701988.cms">The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 – Best deals and offers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/it-is-cheaper-to-watch-coldplay-perform-in-abu-dhabi-than-to-pay-scalpers-for-mumbai-tickets/articleshow/113665893.cms">It is cheaper to watch Coldplay perform in Abu Dhabi than to pay scalpers for Mumbai tickets</a>

Ranveer Allahbadia YouTube channel hack – What steps should you take to protect and recover your account?

Ranveer Allahbadia on finding his true calling, journey so far and goal to collaborate with Virat Kohli

<ul><li>It has been more than a year since we have been stuck inside our homes, which has been a mix of boon for a few and curse for many.</li><li>So for our sixth episode of Influencer Adda, we decided to get someone to inspire us.</li><li>In today’s episode, we will be talking to <keyword id="4077853" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ranveer-Allahbadia">Ranveer Allahbadia</keyword>, aka BeerBiceps about his content creation journey so far, the future of social media and his goals ahead.</li><li>Ranveer recently became the first independent creator from India to be associated with Spotify through its Exclusive podcasts.</li></ul>Content Creator, podcaster, investor and Co-founder of <keyword id="9491005" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="monk-entertainment">Monk Entertainment</keyword>, Ranveer Allahbadia has more than six million YouTube subscribers across three channels and over 1.4 million Instagram followers. He started creating content back in 2015, when becoming a YouTuber wasn’t recognised as a serious ‘career option.’ Popularly known as ‘BeerBiceps,’ he was fresh out of engineering college when he thought of inspiring others with his fitness journey through YouTube. Interestingly, he is the third engineer we have spoken to, who has quit the field to pursue a career in entertainment and content creation. “I think engineering teaches you how to learn anything because we don’t understand any of our subjects. We go in with zero knowledge and you figure things out yourself. Then you can apply it to the media world or to content creation and do an alright job,” says Ranveer, chuckling. <div type="Video" msid="83405511" hostid="261" title="Ranveer Allahbadia on finding his true calling, journey so far and goal to collaborate with Virat Kohli" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=83405511"></div> To evolve with changing times, stay relevant and connect with his fans, Ranveer gradually diversified his content from fitness to career guidance, mental health, lifestyle choices and mystery around parallel universes. According to him, “Versatility is a weapon in the world of content creation.” Sharing with us a little piece of advice he received before starting out, which shaped his career to a great extent, he elaborates, “Indians like masala. That’s why Om Shanti Om would do better than Guzarish because the latter is niche and the former has everything. Indians inherently love masala. And that’s all that I have been playing towards. People tend to get bored with one kind of content piece. So, we do horror, poetry, romance, fitness, fashion, etc. You also have to tweak it for different mediums, keeping in mind that you can’t fake it. Social media is a very intelligent collection of people and they spot out bullsh*t. So, you can’t fake it (versatility).” In 2019, India had over 1,200 channels with one million <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/youtube-in-india-has-over-265-mn-monthly-active-users-1200-channels-with-1-mn-subs/articleshow/72456212.cms?from=mdr">YouTube </a>subscribers. At that time, two creators on an average were crossing one-million subscribers and 2,500 creators were touching their first 1,000 subscriber milestone every day. Due to the lockdown, many Indians have turned to content for entertainment, which has led to exponential growth of content creators as well. And this number is only going up by 2025 as the number of internet users is expected to grow to more than 974 million, says data platform Statista. So, to stand out in this highly cluttered, ever-growing market of content creation, Ranveer suggests, “Offer very fast-paced content which is original, created with consistency and is ideally a value-add to a user's life. Value-add can be humour as well but it has to be fresh and new -- something that hasn’t been done before. And it is not that difficult when you religiously get down to it because every human being has a different personality and an inherent sense of humour. So, it is just about putting your most raw-self out there with consistency at a fast pace. People are using TikTok and Reels and that’s why their attention span is reducing. So, you need to play according to what the demand is right now.” Ranveer’s social media handle, BeerBiceps, is quite creative and ironic at the same time for a fitness channel, which is why it stays with you. He has been using this name even when investing in other businesses because it has become a brand name now, that precedes him. For example, he invested in an LA beauty brand Ready Set Jet under the alias BeerBiceps. “If you want to grow in any business, you have to run in the opposite direction. Fitness channels back in the day were only about hardcore discipline and fitness and I wanted this element of taking it a little easy: you can party and stay fit. So, BeerBiceps worked for me and it stuck around.” Today, many creators have simply used their real name on social media channels to avoid any confusion. However, Ranveer suggests it is important to come up with a creative handle to clearly establish your content offering for your audience. “It is important now to stand out with your name than it was earlier and I am glad I took that decision in 2015. There are so many people who are going by their names that it becomes difficult to remember them. If you go by a gimmick or a brand name, it does better. For example, you remember MissMalini rather than Malini Agarwal or The Rock more than you remember Dwayne Johnson. So in today’s modern world, having a gimmick is great because it stays in people’s heads,” adds Ranveer. Ranveer recently became the first independent creator from India to be associated with Spotify through its exclusive podcasts, which is a stepping stone for thousands of budding podcasters in the country too. Taking us to the very beginning of it all, Ranveer shares, “Content creation for me was just an aggressive learning process. I wanted to learn how to use a camera, put a video on YouTube and build brands -- in this process of self study, my learning capability increased and I kept applying it to my career. Today, we talk about modern skills like coding and communication, etc., -- videography is another important modern skill today, which is the key in my overall arsenal and probably more important than my entrepreneurship.” Ranveer’s first brand deal was with an energy drink for Rs 7000 and he shared a small part of his first income with Monk-E’s Co-founder and his manager Viraj Sheth. “Viraj earned Rs 1,400 from it and I earned about Rs 5,600 and it was a huge deal for us back then. We were getting around 500-1000 likes on Instagram and we were monetising those likes,” he recalls. Until 2-3 years ago, Ranveer was still getting pressured into changing his career by people around him. While he said that it is important to ignore those who pull you down, you should heed to constructive criticism to grow. “In your first three years, you have to listen to what the society is saying because criticism can hold lessons. I started out by doing motivational content and people said, “What else do you have to offer?” That gave me the motivation to start my own business. When we started Monk-E, they said media business is easy to run but can you do a ‘real-world thing?’ That’s my next motivation now -- that I am creating consumer-first products and selling directly to the audiences. So, you need to hear the criticism because it can often help shape your content. This is also what goes with a lot of content creators. They switch off to criticism therefore, switching off their own growth. Go through the things you do wrong, you experiment -- that’s when you grow,” says he. If he gets a chance to start all over again, Ranveer says (with a small twinkle in his eyes), “I would shave my eyebrows, my head and become a monk. I would go to the mountains and I wouldn’t do this (content creation). I am doing it now because there’s momentum with it and in this journey, I have discovered Yoga, meditation.” “And from a content perspective, I would go really strong with my Instagram Reels strategy. That’s the key to growth. We are seeing it with one of our Monk-E talents Niharika NM, who started 5 years ago but has popped as a talent now. We always knew she would have this explosion but we didn’t expect this magnitude of the explosion and that’s only due to Instagram Reels,” adds he. With vaccination drive in full swing, Ranveer is now hoping that the country would slowly get back to normal and he would get to meet a few of his dream podcast guests in person, including Virat Kohli.

Ranveer Allahbadia on finding his true calling, learning from his mistakes and goal to collaborate with Virat Kohli

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<ul><li>After CarryMinati's roast video was removed by Google recently, the audience started calling for a ban on TikTok and questioning <keyword id="2540701" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Influencer-marketing">influencer marketing</keyword>'s authenticity.</li><li>We, therefore, reached out to a few well-known influencers like <keyword id="3288876" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sejal-Kumar">Sejal Kumar</keyword>, YouTuber, Actor and Singer, Ranveer Allahbadia aka Beer Biceps, YouTuber and Entrepreneur, Ashish Chanchlani, Comedian and YouTuber, Malini Agarwal, aka MissMalini, Digital Influencer and Entrepreneur, Madan Gowri, YouTuber and Nikunj Lotia aka Be YouNick, YouTuber and Influencer to take a peek inside their content strategy. </li><li>They shared some tips on what to keep in mind while creating your content and talking to your audiences.</li></ul>The recent removal of content on social media platforms started a conversation on how misogynistic and homophobic content is still widely shared on various public forums. Very soon, the debate escalated and the audience started questioning influencer marketing’s authenticity and calling for a ban on TikTok. Being a social media influencer has its own benefits and gives them a huge stardom. However, the reality may not be as glamorous as it seems because the road to building a large audience base takes a lot of patience, talent, consistency, and determination. However, even the largest celebrities of our country have seen their entire reputation going down in a day on social media for one single mistake. So, we compiled some best tips on how to talk to your audiences while creating content. We reached out to a few well-known social media influencers of our country like Sejal Kumar, YouTuber, Actor and Singer, Ranveer Allahbadia aka Beer Biceps, YouTuber and Entrepreneur, Ashish Chanchlani, Comedian and YouTuber, Malini Agarwal, aka MissMalini, Digital Influencer and Entrepreneur, Madan Gowri, YouTuber and Nikunj Lotia aka Be YouNick, YouTuber and Influencer. They highlighted the importance of being your own critic, using your influence for the right reasons because it does have a ripple effect, spreading positivity in the times of a crisis, why you should never stop making content, and a lot more. Here is what they had to say: <div type="Video" msid="76379517" hostid="261" title="Six well-known social media influencers share tips on content creation" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=76379517"></div>

Six well-known social media influencers share tips on content creation

Former actress <keyword id="6410389" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="simi-garewal" source="Orion">Simi Garewal</keyword>, who is best known for hosting 'Rendezvous with <keyword id="6387914" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="simi" source="Orion">Simi</keyword> Garewal', recently returned to TV after 16 years and that too with '<keyword id="26022" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bigg-boss" source="Orion">Bigg Boss</keyword> 16'. In today's episode, viewers will not only witness the entry of family members of the housemates but also a special guest who is known for inspiring candor on her celebrity talk show. Simi Garewal will be hosting a unique talk show. She poses some interesting questions to contestants. She asks Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Shiv Thakare what they will choose between love and success. The suspense escalates when Simi asks Shalin Bhanot to choose between Tina Datta and a plate of chicken. It seems that Shalin has a change of heart because he declares that he will choose anything but Tina. A clever repartee comes from Simi who quips, "Don't be hard on her." In tonight's episode, the first family member to step inside the house after the freeze announcement is contestant <keyword id="18544" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="soundarya" source="Orion">Soundarya</keyword> Sharma's mother, Usha Sharma, who hugs her frozen daughter. Soundarya's mother happily declares that she watches everyone in the show every day and she's very proud that she's known as Soundarya's mother. After watching her daughter play the game for 100 days, it will be interesting to see what advice she gives her to come out stronger than the other contestants. Just like every mother who graced this season, Soundarya's mother brought light into the house and that's when <keyword id="3160316" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sumbul" source="Orion">Sumbul</keyword> Touqeer Khan's uncle, Iqbal Khan entered the house. His entry is well timed when Sumbul, in a unique garb, is playing a game in the garden area. Sumbul's reaction to his entry leaves him confused about whether she's crying or laughing. He reminds her that the cry-baby version of Sumbul doesn't exist anymore and offers her chicken cooked by her father. Sumbul breaks down at the mention of her father. To cheer her up, her uncle sings 'Chehra Hain Ya Chaand Khila Hain' dedicating it to her. Sumbul's journey has been a rollercoaster ride and it remains to be seen what her uncle has to say about it in this episode. Following the entry of Sumbul's uncle, the housemates expect <keyword id="1741028" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sreejita" source="Orion">Sreejita</keyword> De's fiance <keyword id="23520" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="michael" source="Orion">Michael</keyword> Blohm-Pape, who is deemed as the 'daamaad of the house' to make an appearance on the show. The contestants begin preparing for his griha pravesh with a vessel of water placed at the entrance for him to kick and make a solemn entrance into the house. Archana Gautam rushes to replace the water vessel with rice, 'Bigg Boss' commands freeze. Michael enters beaming, kicks the water vessel and hugs a frozen Sreejita. While everyone is released, Sreejita remains frozen until Michael greets all the contestants. When 'Bigg Boss' finally releases her, she jumps with joy and hops on her fiance making everyone smile and blush. 'Bigg Boss 16' premiered on Colors TV on October 1. Shalin Bhanot, Tina Datta, Abdu Rozik, MC Stan, Gautam Vig, Shiv Thakare, Ankit Gupta, Nimrit Kaur and Priyanka Choudhary are also a part of the ongoing season. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/a-startup-that-could-either-be-a-hero-or-zero-in-2-years-get-no-funds-on-shark-tank-india-s2/articleshow/96935490.cms">A startup that could ‘either be a hero or zero in 2 years’ get no funds on Shark Tank India S2</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/supercluster-pi-raises-2-million-from-bhuvan-bam-ranveer-allahbadia-praful-billore-more/articleshow/96938481.cms">Bhuvan Bam, MBA Chaiwala’s Praful Billore, Ranveer Allahbadia &amp; others invest $2 million in SuperCluster Pi</a>

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<ul><li>With the increasing number of <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19">Covid-19</keyword> cases every day and job layoffs, it is becoming extremely difficult to stay calm and keep working for a lot of people.</li><li>A lot of agencies have upgraded their policies to help their employees navigate through this tough period and to push them to take care of their <keyword id="6354774" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mental-health">mental health</keyword>. </li><li>From sharing their chai time to appreciating their personnel’s cooking skills to playing online games, agencies have put their best foot forward to fight together, despite being miles apart. </li></ul>As of April 29, there are 29,435 positive COVID-19 cases in India. To top that, an air of despondency is looming around because of the fear of the unknown, blues of working in isolation, pressure to overperform in a dismal atmosphere, lack of job assurance and security, and salary cuts. And those who were already battling with mental illness such as OCD, anxiety, depression, or autism—have found their stress levels kicking through the roof and struggles intensified. In such a challenging scenario, it is quite normal to feel dejected and lost. Therefore, there is an urgent need for better HR policies, counselling sessions and human contact today more than ever before. It is critical to check on their mental well-being rather than seeking updates on their daily tasks. Agencies are coming up with creative solutions to help their employees to cope and stay upbeat. From digital Antakshari to making sure they see each other virtually every day during their chai time to one-on-one sessions with medical professionals, experts have left no stone unturned to ease out their employees’ struggles. They claim that they feel closer to their employees today than ever before. We reached out to a few digital, media and creative agencies to find out what measures they have taken to help their employees look after their mental health and asked to share a few tips on what we need to do as an industry to make sure we don't forget our teams' mental health amidst a crisis, and here is what they said: Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia: <div type="image" title="Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia_" msid="75427669" hostid="261"></div> Talent has always been our top priority and focus and we have consistently engaged with employees on health and wellness through various modules on yoga, meditation, fitness routines etc. Furthermore, we are launching an Employee Assistance Program that will offer 24X7 counselling and wellness solutions. This will help employees deal with various work-life challenges.The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated our efforts in this direction. In order to address the isolation and uncertainty that employees may feel in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is our effort to create a safe space for them… Where people are free to express their fears and anxieties and to give them the courage to carry on against all odds. We have facilitated a lot of remote learning and engagement programs so as to keep people stimulated and connected and to not feel the sense of being alone, remote. This includes fun and play, fitness, meditation and music sessions along with a lot of knowledge-sharing and interactive webinars. We frequently check in on each other and are in fact more connected than ever through virtual meet-ups. We are also, at local levels, doing one-on-one connects via listening posts to help employees with their grievances, queries, and are taking suggestions on making this new normal way of working, both productive and comfortable. Rohit Ohri, Group Chairman &amp; CEO, FCB India: <div type="image" title="Rohit Ohri, Group Chairman &amp;amp; CEO, FCB India" msid="75427774" hostid="261"></div> Isolation, the fear of contagion and the uncertainty can be nerve-wracking for anyone. And everything that we are doing through these times for our people is towards their emotional and mental well-being. Our focus is on ensuring that our teams stay connected and bonded and have multiple outlets for stress relief, even as they work remotely <ul><li>We are constantly emphasising self-care. Both physical and mental. Every day we send out a tip on self-care #lockdownbreakout with easy to access resources, whether it is exercise, meditation, self-reflection or other techniques in positive psychology.</li><li>We provide opportunities for people to virtually connect over recreation activities right from group yoga to Bollywood dancing to a weekly My Happy Hour which is a platform for talented employees to stage an hour soiree on Instagram Live of their talent whether it be singing, dancing or stand-up etc. This engagement encourages all employees to take time from their busy work schedules to come together to support and be entertained each week through the love of creativity.</li><li>We put out a curated list of things to do every week in the space of learning and entertainment Cool Sh*t To Do. One thing the lockdown, globally, has created is opportunities for all of us to enjoy artists across the world and nationally online. There is so much happening every week, other than streaming your favourite shows, that our employees can check out. This gives them the opportunity to discover new things from cooking, engaging seminars or even the opera.</li><li>We have ensured there are processes in place by which our leaders are constantly communicating with their teams through virtual meetings and town halls and addressing their issues and concerns. Open channels of communication are critical at times like these.</li><li>Most importantly, we have made sure that our teams have access to any sort of medical help from home through an app Doctor 24x7. This is an app-based service which provides our employees the opportunity to speak with doctors and health specialists across the country at any time. We understand the challenges faced with physically seeking help medically right now, so we wanted to open a channel for employees to feel like they can be looked after through this partnership. The app also has a section dedicated to mental health with qualified therapists readily available.</li></ul>I think mental illness in times like these is an outcome of fear and insecurity. And while it is important to be open, honest and transparent, we as an industry have to be cautious of the messaging that we put out, especially through the period of lockdown. Constant negative coverage spreads anxiety and apprehension. This is the time for us to be supportive, show empathy and inspire with positivity. Anand Chakravarthy, Managing Director, Essence India: <div type="image" title="Essence - Anand Chakravarthy" msid="75427857" hostid="261"></div> Most businesses require a close collaboration of different functions, and years of working together out of an office cannot be completely replaced overnight with remote working. One of the key challenges of entire teams working remotely from home is the dip in energy and engagement, which can be easily sensed by one another in an office but not in a remote working environment. This can lead to reduced productivity in uncertain times. To help mitigate such situations and ensure that we are able to positively impact the mental health of our teams, we introduced initiatives in three areas of focus: <ul><li>Driving engagement</li></ul>At Essence, we have always had our voluntary affinity group, Pirates, who are the culture champions within the agency. During this remote working period, they have been constantly innovating to create a new initiative each week to keep our teams in good spirits. These include online quiz sessions, an online music concert, sharing of pictures of our home workspaces and pets, and even online Zumba classes! There is also our global ‘Essence Olympics’ which takes place throughout April 2020. Employees can take part in the four categories of distance, daily workout, nutrition and mental power. They thus have something fun to do and look forward to on a weekly basis, keeping spirits and energy high while working from home. Additionally, we have a series of town halls conducted online, where both our India and global leadership address entire teams, give prompt updates and answer questions. This process of continuous communication in a very dynamic environment has been instrumental in keeping all employees informed and engaged. <ul><li>Ensuring mindfulness and empathy</li></ul>Extended weeks of working remotely does take its toll on everyone. It is certainly not easy to be working like before while being at home, especially with our varying personal and household responsibilities. We encourage everyone to maintain a daily schedule, just like working from the office, by starting and ending the day on time and avoiding late calls or working on the weekend. Globally, we have weekly ‘Mindfulness Moments’ live streams, which are designed to help employees take time out to pause, breathe and find a centred place. Our global ‘Connect’ newsletter serves as a guide to staying connected during times of social distancing. It is updated weekly to provide the latest information on policies, remote working tips and tools to bolster employees’ physical, emotional and mental health. To support employees and their line managers, we also put together a series of workshops called BRIDGE and TRAVERSE to provide practical tips on how to approach remote working and manage work, while still recognising challenges people face. The aim is to help employees thrive in the face of this new status quo, stay connected no matter the distance, and continue to deliver on our mission to our clients, all while taking care of their own well-being.Access to counselling is available to all employees as well, should they want to speak to a professional counsellor about how they are feeling. <ul><li>Enhancing productivity </li></ul>Technology has played a key role in enabling remote working, and fortunately at Essence, we have always been using Google Hangouts for internal meetings across our India offices and with teams in other countries. Using technology effectively has contributed really well to staying connected and productive. The second space is in the area of upskilling and training. We have devised and launched a series of training programmes across different disciplines that employees can opt in for. -Organisations should have existing systems and processes in place to ensure the holistic wellness of their employees. Essence has an established employee well-being ecosystem that supports staff through both professional and personal challenges. Encouraging more open dialogue around mental well-being is an important first step, as it impacts the productivity, physical and social well-being, as well as the quality of life of employees. There is more that can be said and done about workplace mental health, and organisations need to take it upon themselves to make it a strategic imperative. Gautam Reghunath, CEO, Dentsu Webchutney: <div type="image" title="Gautam DAN - horizontal" msid="75428075" hostid="261"></div> Our industry is such that we frequently delight in the joys of work and life – new pitch wins, awards, celebrations for things big and small and more. We’re inherently celebratory, both for work and life achievements. Our hope for Webchutney has always been that we try to bring our whole selves authentically to work and that includes us not shying away from the hard stuff, such as anxiety, grief, burnout and stress, especially during situations like the one we find ourselves in now. To help us with this, we’ve been partnering with an institution called HNI, a not-for-profit that provides services in mental health, workplace stress management and other individual and organizational needs. They’ve been our partners for nearly a year now, first with a pilot in Bangalore and now for all our offices recently. These are completely confidential one-on-one interactions as would be with any therapist or counsellor, with the advantage that over time we’ve also helped HNI’s team understand the nature of our work and workplace better. Their long-term role will be to help us build an open &amp; progressive work environment where individuals can thrive and perform, and where one needn’t come at the cost of the other. More than anything we need to remind each other that it is okay to not always be okay (my favourite piece of wall art from the Bangalore office is below). Webchutney has been lucky to experience tremendous highs over the past year, and as we try and continue in the same vein despite current limitations, work can often ask a lot of an individual. And dealing with these work pressures, managing personal commitments &amp; relationships especially in this current climate now is guaranteed to be tricky and stressful. We need to encourage everyone to talk openly and show compassion. It may be as small as recognizing when others are going through a tough moment and allowing them the time and space for themselves. It may be listening and about having each other’s backs. It’s an ambitious industry by nature but there’s a lot more that advertising can achieve by slowing down occasionally. <div type="image" title="it&amp;#39;s okay picture" msid="75428203" hostid="261"></div> Rohan Mehta, CEO, Social Kinnect: <div type="image" title="Rohan Mehta, CEO - Kinnect" msid="75428242" hostid="261"></div> During a crisis like this, it is common for everyone to experience increased levels of distress and anxiety, particularly as a result of social isolation. Luckily at Kinnect, it didn't take a crisis for us to understand the importance of our employees' well-being. As part of our #GetALife program that encourages work-life balance, we facilitate one-on-one sessions with a mental health professional on a bi-weekly basis. An external professional conducts these sessions, and we ensure confidentiality. Keeping in mind the current situation, in March and April, the sessions were facilitated through calls/video calls. All leadership is mandated to do team catch-up calls every day, preferably starting the day with a video call. Thus enabling them to stay connected and build better team relationships. We have a designated team that reaches out to all Kinnectors, and discusses at length about their health and work from home scenarios. I make sure to interact with the leadership every week and keep myself updated about each of their team member’s health. We also do virtual engagement activities and training. We encourage our employees to take up activities or learn a new skill, to grow personally as well as professionally in a time where they might feel stagnant. #KinnectFridays are a mainstay as part of the #KinnectCulture. Keeping with our tradition of a monthly #KinnectFriday, we recently did a virtual #KinnectFriday BYOB version where we had our team members across Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore strum instruments and sing along to uplift spirits. <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Agencies have young employees, specifically millennials, and they are not used to being around family for extended periods, making the situation unique to them. At a time like this, it is imperative to integrate and streamline digital infrastructure. Interaction is the key. Communicating regular updates to your staff, keeps everyone calm and creates trust among employees. Consider including a daily update on their health and well-being in your on-call meetings. Communicate clearly, and be always available to listen. Understand their current work settings, and acknowledge that working around family, and a combination of working and supervising children can get tedious. Hence, maintain some semblance of a structure while allowing that this is an unprecedented situation. Help them plan their work schedules around their homes, and most importantly show kindness and patience toward others as well as ourselves. <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Harshil Karia, Founder and Managing Director, Schbang: <div type="image" title="_Harshil Karia, Founder and Managing Director, Schbang" msid="75428310" hostid="261"></div> <ul><li>We have collaborated with <a href="https://www.mindhouse.com/">MindHouse</a> to give our Schbangers a 3 Month Subscription of their Application which gives them unlimited Access to Yoga and Meditation. This allows our Schbangers to relax and recharge and stay mentally healthy. Preventive Mental Health is the need of the hour.</li><li>In addition to that, we have initiated lots of Clubs: We have a Cooking Club called Schefs of Schbang. From Schefs - some of the recipes have already started seeing the light of day. </li></ul> <div type="image" title="Schefs of Schbang 2." msid="75428328" hostid="261"></div> We have a band called Schband and we're working on something very cool and musical to release. We have 2 Fitness and Meditation Tracks - 1 for the Morning and 1 for the evening Below is also a screenshot of our Internal Portal which has them easy for all to access: <div type="image" title="schbang website" msid="75428368" hostid="261"></div> <ul><li>We also recently collaborated with Humans of Bombay where we took shots from our Schbangers and included them in a video.</li></ul> <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Now we are collaborating with Humans of Bombay to come up with a version of the #DontRushChallenge. See it here: <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> <ul><li>We have catch ups with the team via Hangout and then we have some extra special catch ups. We recently had Ranveer Allahbadia popularly known as BeerBiceps catch up with our Top Managers on a Video Hangout where we discussed everything from Meditation to the state of Influencers to how he's staying positive in these times.</li></ul> <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> You can see how our Schbangers are staying conected come 5 PM over Chai: <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div>

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