I’m not sure how Jack Welch would react to today’s Gurgaon, considering it was he who gave GE the green signal to set up a facility there back in 1996. A city that has over 30 shopping malls, seven golf
I once met a senior executive with an American software company who had changed his South Indian name to a more western sounding name to start aligning and adapting to the mainstream culture in the US. In the evening over
What is the best way for senior executives, professionals and celebrities to make sure that they perform at their best continually without sacrificing who they are? Go for advance studies? Hire a consultant? Take a sabbatical? What is the best
Years ago, on a flight from Nairobi to Mumbai, a bright management consultant who was traveling with me said, “I want to quit my job because all I am doing is making my client (he mentioned the name of the
I’m in a bit of a dilemma. Should I focus on increasing revenue or building culture? Should I be driving profitability or people development? Should I be articulating the larger purpose of our existence throughout the organization or operational efficiency
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain
Why do we exist, is the question not just every individual needs to ask but also
A couple of months ago I got irritated with a friend whom I love a lot, and the conversation suddenly turned bitter leading to both of us walking away. The atmosphere in the beautiful cafe where we had met to
Prediction is difficult, especially if it’s about the future. But then human beings love to try and peek into the future through a crystal ball, planetary positions, lines of the palm, researching mega-trends and projecting the current available knowledge about
When I ask the question ‘What do you want to be ten years from now’ to senior leaders, I get an interesting variety of answers. Think about it, what is your answer? What do you want to be ten years
When Richard Alpert left Harvard for the Himalayan foothills, he was looking for a guru who could teach him the ancient secrets of attaining self-realisation. A certain Steve Jobs, too, had left for India to look for the guru, Neem
