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September 28, 2023

BOOK REVIEW “INSIDE THE BOARDROOM: HOW BEHAVIOR TRUMPS RATIONALITY 

Unfortunately, the public and motivational narrative these days suggests that while winning is an all-important end, crushing the ‘other’ is equally important.
October 25, 2023

The talented lose touch with reality.

Unfortunately, the public and motivational narrative these days suggests that while winning is an all-important end, crushing the ‘other’ is equally important.
July 27, 2024

A leader is just a comma

Leaders rarely display self-deprecating humor in public. To his credit, Rishi Sunak did so in […]
September 6, 2024

Leading through turbulent times

*The writer is an author. His latest book, JAMSETJI Tata—powerful learnings for corporate success, coauthored […]
October 10, 2024

A LEGACY HAS MOVED ON, LEAVING BEHIND HIS LEGACY

Ratan Tata lived his life as a living legacy. He will continue to be alive […]
November 19, 2024

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax

16-November-2024

Arthur Schopenhauer’s statement in the title is unquestionably appropriate for Ratan Tata. This book is about a great modern Indian business leader, Ratan Tata
November 19, 2024

Is business a ‘Living Machine’?

16th November 2024

For over fifty years, almost every practitioner of business management has probably been a fan of Peter Drucker
September 14, 2021

Transformation around liberalization: Hindustan Lever

Over the last several months, I have commented on two sides of the leadership coin: first, shaping a good company into a business institution, and second, transforming traditional organizations.
August 17, 2021

Why organizations go around in circles

By their nature, the problems that top managers and leaders are required to solve are foggy and unclear very often. In their pursuit of efficiency, managers sometimes lose effectiveness.