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Rainmaking: Layoffs
Hua Hin drought preparations begin as reservoir level falls - Hua Hin Today
Source: huahintoday.com
The leadership read
Reductions rarely fall evenly, and the read is in the pattern. For Rainmaking in the sector, cuts like this tend to protect — and sometimes deepen — leadership where the company is betting, while thinning the rest. Across Asia, watch which functions keep or add leadership; that is the strategy stated plainly.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows Asia signal flow steady (+0.5pts).
Rainmaking: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the other median of 1 across 3 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 3 days.
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Strategic Hiring · EMEA
The Times →The Times appointed Graham Ruddick as deputy business editor, a returning hire with extensive UK media leadership experience (previously at Business Leader as editor-in-chief, Guardian, Telegraph) to strengthen business coverage.
Ma Activity · Americas
N/A →Political opinion piece on European social democratic parties - not relevant to executive search
Layoffs · Asia
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) →Over 100 experienced scientists have resigned or opted for voluntary retirement from ISRO in recent months. The organization is responding by tightening exit rules for personnel working on key missions including Gaganyaan (human spaceflight program).
Layoffs · Asia
ISRO →ISRO experiencing sharp rise in exits among scientific and technical personnel linked to Gaganyaan and key missions. Department of Space has issued directive restricting acceptance of resignation and voluntary retirement requests.
Layoffs · Asia
GoKwik →GoKwik (ecommerce enabler platform) laid off 100–120 employees as part of restructuring and automation initiative. Layoffs primarily impacted customer onboarding and tech teams. Founded 2020, backed by Z47 and Peak XV, raised $68M to date.
Layoffs · Asia
Activision Blizzard →Activision Blizzard, under Xbox parent company, is cutting jobs across the board, including elimination of a small number of roles in China.
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