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Lee turned Singapore into a prosperous, developed nation in one generation. On his first death anniversary, a glimpse into his thoughts on leadership and governance
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
A matrix organization is more flexible and better able to respond to dynamic situations. But working in a matrix requires a different set of skills than in hierarchical structures. Insights from Kevan Hall’s book ‘Making the Matrix Work’
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Insights from the book ‘Leading’ by Alex Ferguson, former manager of Manchester United with Michael Moritz, chairman of Sequoia Capital.
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Insights from Al Pittampalli’s book ‘Read This Before Our Next Meeting’ on how to get more done
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
In his book ‘Move Your Bus’, Ron Clark talks about the different kinds of people companies typically have—high performers, the dependables, average workers and deadweights—and what leaders can do to get the best out of their teams
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Seeing things as they are, without letting our biases distort things, is key to taking the right actions, says Elizabeth Thornton in her book, 'The Objective Leader'
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
In his book 'Are You Fully Charged?' Tom Rath says, pursue meaningfulness, not money to find joy in work and life
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
The onus of motivation is on the individual, says Susan Fowler in her book 'Why Motivating People Doesn't Work'. It also tells leaders what they can do, but not control, to motivate people
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Every industry thinks it is unique and has little to learn from someone else. Ramon Vullings and Marc Heleven’s book, 'Not Invented Here: Cross-Industry Innovation', shows how you can learn from other industries
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Founding Fuel invited How India Lives, a Delhi-based data start up to analyse public data and present the state of entrepreneurship in India.
How India Lives
Start-up
The success of any change is linked to human dynamics—the culture. Yet cultures have a way of maintaining the status quo. Senn Delaney's Larry Senn and Jim Hart tackle that dilemma in their book 'Winning Teams, Winning Cultures'
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
The best approach depends on the problem at hand, says the book—Your Strategy Needs a Strategy by Martin Reeves, Knut Haanaes and Janmejaya Sinha
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Flipkart and Myntra see mobile phones as a disruptive force in retail
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Insights on leadership, the character of leaders and executive teams from Fred Kiel's book - Return on Character.
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Insights into adaptive leadership from Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves’s book, Leadership 2.0: The secrets of adaptive leadership
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
