Articles

June 15, 2026

To list, or not to list, that is our question

30th May 2026

Tata Sons has behaved like a listed company even though it was not bound to do so. Its accounts are published
June 29, 2026

Tata’s Thucydides Trap

30th May 2026

TATA faces the Thucydides trap, whereby the very acquisition of power by two parties increases their chances of conflict.
July 27, 2026

Transforming Bharat through enterprise

According to government data, India has 65 million enterprises, of which only 200 hog the media reportage.
August 10, 2026

India needs an MMS moment

We enjoyed professional careers and retired from formal careers sometime in the last 20 years.
August 23, 2026

Top-level differences are natural; their resolution must not destabilise.

24th August 2026

Are recent TATA developments signs of flaws in governance and transparency? Or do they reflect the reality that views can differ
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. 
July 19, 2021

Who said competitors cannot collaborate?

Unfortunately, the public and motivational narrative these days suggests that while winning is an all-important end, crushing the ‘other’ is equally important.
July 19, 2021

High time that PSUs become board-yukt and sarkar-mukt

SEBI introduces new regulations for listed companies to reduce the influence of promoters and to empower independent directors. Several promoter-driven companies do deserve such regulations.
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