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Employees in India open fewer than two in five emails and reply to just 16% of those they click on, shows a study by email collaborations company Hiver. At the root of this behaviour is massive inbox clutter: The average employee receives a whopping 180 emails a day. The survey – which collated data from nearly 1,000 inboxes – blames the communication deluge on group emails, unnecessary cc-ing and forwards. But there are ways to set boundaries: use your autoresponder generously, tell people your typical response times and deploy email schedulers. Join the conversation.

Karnataka has topped the NITI Aayog’s first-ever India Innovation Index. The southern state, home to India’s IT capital Bengaluru, topped six of the seven parameters used to arrive at the rankings including infrastructure, knowledge workers, knowledge output and business environment. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Telangana took the next three spots, while Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh brought up the rear. Delhi took the top spot among Union Territories. Earlier, a global survey ranked Bengaluru as the 11th best city for startups. Join the conversation.

More than one in two commuters in India’s top 10 cities are likely to resort to road rage, often triggered by stressful situations such as getting late to work, finds a new survey. About 20% respondents said traffic was their biggest source of anger while one in six acknowledged they were likely to disobey traffic rules and misbehave with cops and other drivers. A key reason for this is the long commute: A MoveInSync study says most Indian professionals spend 2 hours or more on the road. Join the conversation.

For marketers, online videos are the new go-to promotional tool. Food aggregator Zomato last month announced plans to launch 18 original shows over the next three months, covering recipes and restaurant stories. Myntra, Nykaa and Amazon already have video blogs to help product discovery and, most recently, Flipkart forayed into original videos. What’s driving this? Affordable mobile data plans. A recent survey by Brightcove said that over 53% of consumers engage with a brand after viewing its videos on social media. Join the conversation.

Hiring people with dyslexia will help companies prepare for a future dominated by automation, according to a new report by consultancy EY. This is because they possess “specific strengths” that will become increasingly in demand. Skills such as reading, mathematics and active listening are on the decline, according to the report, but a slew of capabilities and skills typically seen in people with dyslexia — including leadership, social influence, creativity, initiative and idea generation — will be vital to all industries by the year 2022. Join the conversation.

Idea of the Day: Companies that do not invest in the professional growth of their employees will be set up for failure, says Anant Agarwal, professor at MIT.

“No star employee wants to stay at a company that doesn’t appear to value them. And even if an employee does eventually leave, they will speak highly of their positive experience, potentially serving as a referral for future job candidates.”

Nirajita Banerjee, Dipti Jain and Mandar M Bakre

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