29th November 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
It is silly to think that past entrepreneurs did not have a solid business plan or that a Rambo business idea alone matters, that there is no need to have a detailed plan.29th October 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
The writer is a corporate advisor and Distinguished Professor of IIT Kharagpur. His new book, co-authored with Ranjan Banerjee, and titled “THE MADE-IN-INDIA MANAGER”, has been published by Hachette India in October, 2018.19th October 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
In my 3rd August column, I explored the challenge faced by independent directors when an iconic leader in the company is accused of an ethical misdemeanor.27th September 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
(*The writer is a corporate advisor and Distinguished Professor of IIT Kharagpur. His new book, co-authored with Ranjan Banerjee, and titled “THE MADE-IN-INDIA MANAGER”, will be published by Hachette India in November, 2018.27th November 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
Directors need to be alert about behavioural changes in a powerful leader - a situation that could require quiet intervention13th June, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
Because of testing protocols, promising food innovations sometimes fail to make it to the market. There needs to be an international protocol for testing innovations that impact Mother Gaia.18th July, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
Last week, the Royal Air Force celebrated its century in grand style all over UK. Nobody celebrated the fact that it was the RAF that gave a fillip to ball pens.13th June, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
Because of testing protocols, promising food innovations sometimes fail to make it to the market. There needs to be an international protocol for testing innovations that impact Mother Gaia.6th April, 2018 BUSINESS STANDARD
When I started my HUL career (incidentally, in data processing), some data work was already being undertaken in Tata under US-returned