11th September 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
I responded to an event organizer’s request for an unconventional biodata about myself by sending something like29th August 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
How do you deal with a high performing CEO, who is arrogant, in-your-face and cocky? Watch very carefully for prodromal signals and act on the 5C’s: consider, consult, counsel, coach and, if all fail, then confront02nd August 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
Reading recent books on business—pharma, financial services, technology firms—it appears that we love to hate business. The truth is that we just cannot do without them. So we mock them, criticize them.30th July 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
Although the group had showcased somany examples ofinnovations over thelastcentury, the prevailing perception internally and externally in 2005,...5th July 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
Kibitzer is a Yiddish word for a spectator of bridge or chess, who offers unsolicited advice in chess, bridge, sports or even business.27th June 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
My father arranged a thread ceremony for me when I was eleven years of age. I felt important as I diligently followed the elders’ instructions to follow the priest all the time.7th June 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
Success can make a person rich but can also pose personal and reputational risks. After my book was published recently (Crash, Penguin, 2019), a few readers expressed incredulity about how power could actually “damage” the brain.30th May 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
Many Indian startups, designed on Silicon Valley principles, appear to be aiming to ‘destroy the enemy’ and to grab the prize of ‘winner takes all’. In the process, they are drowning in a dangerous ocean of swirling losses.10th May 2019 BUSINESS STANDARD
A superb CEO retires from executive position and becomes the non-executive chairman (NEC) of the same company. Is it a good idea or a bad one? Opinions are probably loaded on both sides of the argument, and there is no yes or no answer.