·Business & Strategy
Design and business: The substance of style
No longer seen as window dressing, today design is being seen as a key source of competitive advantage in business—as well as other parts of life
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·Economy, Policy & Society
Solving India’s problem of jobless growth
Jobless growth is a multi-cause, systemic problem. Tackling each cause individually will backfire. A more effective solution is to develop a synergistic policy-matrix
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Leadership & Organisation
Are you persuadable?
An ability to change decisions is not about inconsistency, it is about flexibility. Insights from Al Pittampalli’s book ‘Persuadable: How Great Leaders Change Their Mind to Change the World’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
So you want to join a startup, eh?
What makes you think you’re cut out for one? Do you have it in you? How will you measure yourself?
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Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Emma Seppälä on building positive priorities
Emma Seppälä, author of ‘The Happiness Track’, on the benefits of wellbeing
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CKGSB Knowledge
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·Business & Strategy
Designing a sharply positioned platform
All digital platforms have similar products or similar content. How is the consumer to distinguish between this glut of providers?
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Amrita Chowdhury
Director | Gaia Smart Cities
·Business & Strategy
7 lessons from the Daiichi - Ranbaxy deal, and understanding the Donald Trump phenomena
Business strategist Rajesh Srivastava draws insights on building an enduring business, the power of persuasion and countering divisive leaders
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Rajesh Srivastava
Corporate Veteran, Thought Leader | Educator & Bestselling Author
·Business & Strategy
The Chinese innovation machine
China has evolved into a leading geography for innovation. How has it done that? George Yip and Bruce McKern explore that question in their book ‘China’s Next Strategic Advantage’
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Business & Strategy
Something’s cooking in Apple’s India business
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent learning mission to India may open up new possibilities for the world’s most valuable company. But here’s the nub: it may not quite follow the script drawn up by the Indian government
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
The fundamental, smart and surprising reasons to be data-genic
Gains range from discovering new revenue opportunities to a sharper customer focus
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Nitin Srivastava
CEO | Toqfactor Technologies
·Leadership & Organisation
Maze runner: Negotiating and thriving in the matrix organization
Yes it’s ambiguous, diffracted and confusing, but the matrix structure also provides great opportunities for adaptable and agile leaders
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Sanjay Handu
Corporate Consultant
·Economy, Policy & Society
Lessons from fighting a drought
Droughts can be managed to take the sting out of the phenomena. Here are seven learnings from Amit Chandra, managing director of Bain Capital in India, social entrepreneur Nimesh Sumati and Sundeep Waslekar, president of Strategic Foresight Group & Cauvery delta farmer Ravichandran Vanchinathan
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
What we need to do to make design thinking strategic
For design thinking to be truly effective, it must be guided by strategic vision
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Baba Prasad
President and CEO | Vivékin Group
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
With patient capital to fix basic problems, India too can think big
Having bijli-sadak-pani allows entrepreneurs to think big by dreaming up models that are built on platforms and marketplaces. To fix that, the quantum of capital and the timescale of investment are equally important.
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Tom Hyland
Co-Founder and Partner | Aspada Investment Advisors
·Leadership & Organisation
What makes a winner
Insights from Larry Weidel’s book ‘Serial Winner: 5 Actions to Create Your Cycle of Success’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International