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I spent the recent Pongal holidays doing exactly what I am most passionate about: reclaiming time for...
I was sitting in a wood-panelled boardroom in South Mumbai in early December, the kind of room where...
Every few months, our professional society discovers a new “minimum requirement” for success.
In every economic cycle, India sees the same paradox! Some enterprises stumble even when armed with enviable...
By the time the elevator opened above the shop floor, Hema Sriram (Hema) had rehearsed the day’s choreography:...
Global payments and trade settlement are being reshaped at high speed. What once ran through a relatively...
Every morning in a quiet Bangalore lane, sixty‑eight‑year‑old Raghavan would lift the shutters of his...
As I reflect on a lifetime spent in the company of leaders – across boardrooms, industries, and continents,...
Each day, senior executives across industries are entrusted with decisions that quietly but profoundly...
In the real world of work, every place hums with a relentless energy. Each day is a balancing act – teams...
In recent times, the professional climate has been bleak with algorithm-based layoffs and age bias. Amid...
In the high-stakes world of executive search, confidentiality is more than a professional courtesy—it...
Leadership is about adapting, evolving, and maximising impact. In today’s fast-paced world, traditional...
It's been fascinating to watch social media's response to this debate. LinkedIn and X erupted with memes...
Moonlighting has become more common now, often presented as consulting gigs for various reasons. The...
A fat-tailed statistical distribution represents the likelihood of outlier events—rare but impactful...
Navigating the Future of Mentorship: Insights on Leadership, AI and the Evolving Business Landscape.
In this engaging interview, Hastha Krishnan catches up with Mustafa Moochhala, a seasoned HR professional...
Over my years in senior leadership search, mentors have played a vital role in nurturing and developing...
Sure, failure can be a leader's best friend. But befriending failure as a wise guru and allowing it to...
Being a part of the executive search industry, I am often asked if robots and AI will take away our jobs....
As humans, we are hard-wired through Biology to understand what there is, what to do about it, and the...
As we move into the last part of this series, we uncover valuable insights and actionable strategies...
Like unwelcome guests, disputes often arise when family members do business together. This is when the...
In the latter half of 2018, India emerged as a powerhouse of family-owned enterprises, securing the third...
In the heart of India’s economic landscape lies a tapestry woven with the threads of great family-run...
In the dynamic world of executive leadership, a transformative shift is underway — one that perceives...
Beyond tech advances, our business has undergone a paradigm shift on several fronts. Longer-term vision...
An unforgettable comment to the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) President...
Once upon a time, CEOs were judged by how happy they kept the board of directors, how appeased the shareholders...
Transformational leadership, ethical leadership, spiritual leadership, authentic leadership, servant...
A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned… ‘ – Oprah Winfrey The inspiration...
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s...
“The future won’t wait for you to catch up. It needs some of your time right now.” – Graeme Codrington...
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.” ~ Charles Lamb A colleague...
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower...
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis Nobody welcomes...
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped...
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” ― George Carlin People do not get...
We have all heard stories being traded by the HR folk, about the ‘offer hoppers’, specially in the IT...
“Never cut what you can untie.” – Joseph Joubert When I first read this quote by Joseph...
Gratitude is the pillow on which success rests its head.” – Anon Have you come across people, confident...
I distinctly remember the morning. Nothing came out of the toothpaste tube, despite squeezing it as hard...
o begin, let’s get the definitions of the terms clear and out of the way. The online Merriam-Webster...
Storytelling has been a natural form of human communication from time immemorial. However, it is only...
“Of course we all would like to foretell the future and make contact with the gods.” – Carl...
The research is out. Its findings are troubling. The era of working from home or living in the office...
For starters, let me clarify where I stand. I’m not a technophobe, nor tech challenged, nor a late adopter,...
What’s the difference between a capable and an excellent leader? Apart from education, acumen and...
Much has been said about people being the most important aspect of an organization. And we are well aware...
Mid-August ET reported that there were 960 CXO movements, a mix of internal elevation and lateral hiring,...
CXOs are most wanted executives, within as well as outside their companies. As dominant influencers they...
In the pre-pandemic period, work from home (WFH) was an option available to most organizational workers...
Bill Gates reads about 50 books every year, Mark Cuban reads three hours every day, Mark Zuckerberg resolved...
“You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don’t...
You have a new talent management leader joining your organization this week. You have hired him to transform...
Chetna worked in a state of flurry that Monday morning. Her research for suitable candidates for a technology...
‘We are all faced with a series of great opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.’...
During and after the pandemic there is the certainty that many organizations will allow or ask employees...
“Business as usual” used to be a common phrase….yes it used to be. The lock-downs are easing and businesses...
[blockquote text=”The more we prepare today, the less we’ll have to repair tomorrow. ~ John Maxwell”...
Ok, now is it as easy as it sounds, well may be not! Gen-Z is just beginning to enter the workforce…...
It took me to wondering if open offices, offices where cubicles have become invisible and people more...
[blockquote text=”It’s ok to feel fear. It’s not ok to make your people carry it. ~ Mark Cole”...
Communication technologies have developed so rapidly over the decade that the boundary between home and...
The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will...
Interestingly, this quote is attributed to Cliff Gladwin, an English bowler. On 20th of December, 1948,...
In his fascinating and insightful book, The FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS of a TEAM, (Jossey-Bass), Patrick Lencioni...
Arun, who held a leadership position in Cups and Saucers Inc. announced his resignation one not so fine...
It is said that `Old ways will not open new doors’; nothing can be closer to truth than this. The only...
Cathy Fyock, in her book `The Truth about Background and Reference Checks When Hiring’ says a candidate...
I have asked these three questions several times to several audiences. My first question is “how often...
‘In any organization, an empty seat is like an open wound’, according to Scott Wintrip, President...
“Learning is discovering what you already know . . .” This is a statement made by Richard Bach in his...