·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
I am so bored at work; should I become an entrepreneur instead?
Do you really want to start out on your own or is it your midlife crisis talking?
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Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
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·Leadership & Organisation
So why is politics a bad word in organizations?
The ability to influence is a critical skill for achieving objectives in an increasingly complex and results-driven environment
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Sanjay Handu
Corporate Consultant
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The imperatives of a family office
Just as a strategic plan provides a compass for an operating business, it is necessary to have one for personal assets
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Harsh Mariwala
Chairman | Marico
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech—December 16, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, gene-editing, and alternative energy.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Speed with stability: How to embed agility in your firm
How to be agile while maintaining long-term direction, just like a flock of birds can dynamically swoop and turn, while staying on course
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Baba Prasad
President and CEO | Vivékin Group
·Leadership & Organisation
The nonsense that is gut instinct
Conventional wisdom demands our instinct is always right. But all evidence suggests this we ignore instinct and rely on data
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
If not tax breaks to seed innovation, then what?
What the government ought to focus on is, encouraging Indian science to set up businesses and increasing the competitive intensity of the marketplace
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Sachin Joneja
Independent Consultant
·Business & Strategy
The ROI of business storytelling
Storytelling has a 28.06 times return on investment!
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Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
·Economy, Policy & Society
The rise of the big spenders of China
The Chinese buy more and travel more, and brands are going out of their way to woo Chinese shoppers, both at home and abroad
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Neelima Mahajan
Editor in Chief of Think: Act Magazine, Roland Berger
·Leadership & Organisation
Conventional training and classrooms are archaic. How do you then learn?
K Ramkumar, Executive Director of ICICI Bank and D Shivakumar, Chairman and CEO of Pepsi India talk about learning, unlearning and staying relevant in a rapidly changing world
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Author
·Business & Strategy
Revisiting innovation at the bottom of the pyramid
How do you come up with the disruptive differentiators that will serve the unique needs of the millions of Indians with limited purchasing power, and who are difficult to access? Co-create and build ground-up
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech—November 29, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: driverless cars, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and 3D printing.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Am I too old for my company?
The average age in companies is getting younger and these employees are wired differently. How do you deal with the organizational consequences of that altered reality?
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Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
·Business & Strategy
How Alibaba pulled off its Singles Day shopping fest
Alibaba broke all records with sales of $14.3 billion on Singles Day this year. How did it manage this amazing feat?
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CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
·Leadership & Organisation
How to build a strong board
Bring in the right mix of competencies, facilitate constant involvement, encourage critique and your board can be a source of competitive advantage
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Harsh Mariwala
Chairman | Marico