Introduction: Organisations have to run with goals in the short term as well as in the long term. They need managers to own up to these goals and get their teams to deliver upon the goals. And there is a spirit of the organisation which defines its way of doing business and thus, makes it […]

Wealth is created from creating value. Organisations are respected when they create value for all their stakeholders at the same time. Customers must be seeing the value offered by the product or the service delivered by the company; employees must find it attractive, rewarding and fulfilling to work in the organisation. Similarly, suppliers must see […]

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” More often than not, we are faced with surprises and bewilderment in our journey of life. We miss our goals despite the best of intentions and efforts; sometimes, we lose our way […]

Someone said, “Even a dead fish can go with the flow.” Very often, groups are formed because the thinking among the members broadly aligns. It creates camaraderie and meeting of minds; creates alignment and the journey towards the shared goal becomes easier if the group thinking is haphazard. They start swimming together. However, this tendency […]

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands. Businesses and people face challenges when things unfurl the way they expected. That is the point on their journey when they have to look for new […]

Alvin Toffler said, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Businesses are faced with extremely dynamic and volatile scenarios. Technology has been changing rapidly and we see socioeconomic changes happening continually. Companies have to revamp their products and services […]

If you hang out with chickens, you are going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you’re going to fly. Businesses have been transforming faster than ever before and moving at a pace greater than ever before. At the same time, their challenges have been incredibly high on all fronts. They have to […]

Someone has said this so well, “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” Nokia decided to stay committed to feature phones while Samsung and Apple were focused on smart phones. Kodak stayed committed to its film cameras while Nokia was taking the market away with its phones on mobile phones. […]

All of us have tough days when things do not go our way, unpleasant surprises spring up and we end up picking up the tasks which we hate handling. Yet one has to deal with them. We know that we must learn and adapt always. Do we do this when we are faced with a […]

Over the last couple of years, through the years of the pandemic, all of us have been reminded sternly that material possessions and wealth cannot substitute the value of human life. We learnt again that we must collaborate among people and focus on the goodness of human values. The world of work underwent several changes. […]

All of us know that managers need a combination of hard skills and soft skills to win in the marketplace. How is 2023 different? In the dynamic landscape of 2023, the role of a manager is more crucial than ever before. The ability to navigate uncertainties, lead diverse teams, and drive results demands a unique […]

Growth is great for everybody. How does it take place? As the adage goes, “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance”. Every leader has certain habits; what a leader does every day and doesn’t do as a matter of habit determines the contours of the path the unit traverses. Personal leanings Each […]