Thought Leadership

My Friday Post #17 : Melting the pyramid structure

The events of 2020 catalysed considerable thinking around making organisations “future-ready”. In the context of certain inevitable trends around increased connectivity, unprecedented automation and perhaps most important, transitioning generations and societal shifts, the realm of opportunity has shifted. Different career aspirations have emerged that demand different things – one such […]

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My Friday Post #16 : Diversity for real

An old colleague and friend connected with me recently to talk about International Men’s Day that falls on November 19th. She is currently the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Leader of one of the large global accounting/consulting firms in India. Coming from her, a lady, seeking ideas to do something on […]

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My Friday Post #15 Accountability and “Atma Nirbhar”

The fact that the 21st century should belong to India is, as the Hon’ble PM said in his speech in May 2020, “not just our dream but our responsibility”. He went on to say that the only road to realise this dream was the Atma Nirbhar (Self Reliant) Bharat program. […]

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My Friday Post #14 Leaders are role models

You can love and hate Donald Trump. Today, he is one of the leading figures of the free world and therefore attracts eyeballs and mind space of millions. To me, he comes across as a die-hard, action-oriented optimist, arrogant and brash. My focus here is to look at Donald Trump […]

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My Friday Post #12 Education is Beyond Policies

A few days ago, I posted a letter I had written in May 1986 to the editor that was published in the Times of India, Bombay edition. It was written as a passionate reaction

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My Friday Post # 11 The changing leadership paradigm

The subject of the changing paradigm is both dynamic and complex and it will be foolhardy in even trying to attempt a simple Friday Post. I am compelled to do so only because it is time to change tracks from traditional leadership thinking established by earlier generations to emerging concepts […]

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My Friday Post #10: The Essence of Delegation

Giving up and giving away is the hardest thing for mankind. Holding and hoarding gives us a sense of power and control and few want to give up. That is why so much is made

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My Friday Post #9 : Purpose Fires Energy!

This entire week went pondering about today’s post – I felt I lost inspiration. I started on a couple of topics that I have strong convictions about, but the fire was missing.

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My Friday Post #8: Success is about self worth

“Nothing succeeds like success” are famous words that imply that success follows success. SUCCESS has been defined by many in different ways. Missy Yost gave

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My Friday Post #7: Leadership in the mountains

Last week, I wrote about why treks in the mountains creates unity of purpose and how it could do us well to replicated that in the corporate world. Volatility in the landscape

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