Over the last two decades, the most significant innovation in the sphere of business has been that of the business models. That’s how the Goliaths have been upended by the Davids. Not necessarily by inventing better technologies or devising more clever exaptation of existing technologies, but by giving a whole…

I was driving by the Old Airport Road near HAL in Bangalore and spotted this signage. It reads — “Defence Land Tress Passers Will be Shot”. Now, I am sure most of you would have seen such disclaimers at prominent defense outfits warning passersby and the more adventures types to…

Have you ever wondered why your ground-breaking idea hasn’t got any audience? That nobody is interested in your ‘genius’ idea and people can’t see how wonderful it would be for them. You feel left out, almost like a sitting genius (sitting-in-the-corner genius). …

The most enduring skill in the world is ‘Problem Solving’. It remained relevant in the dark ages and keeps us busy in the computer age and would be of bearing in the inter-galactic space age. While the tools of problem solving might augment our skills, but the core skill would be lasting. So, if you wish to future proof your career, be an expert problem solver. What characterizes a ‘creative’ problem solving’ as against problem solving in general is the origin of a novel solution.

What happens when you have 20 of the most acclaimed Chief Marketing and Chief Sales Officers from some of India’s largest companies congregating at a resort in Goa? Of the several other possibilities, sparks fly, quite literally. As a part of Coalesce 2022, hosted by Deloitte in Goa in September…

Last month, I had an opportunity to engage with the leadership team of Royal Enfield and Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle during the Leadership Development Program at ISB Hyderabad. This was after a gap of two years that I visited the sprawling campus of ISB and it was a refreshing experience…

Last week, I was at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Delhi Government. The company provider power, non-stop, to almost 7 million in the NCR and adjacent areas. It was the plush, government style Guest House of Tata Power where I was housed…

Design has come a long way from being a noun to a verb. Thanks to the efforts of IDEO and Stanford d.School, and the work and lectures of Tom Kelley, David Kelley, Roger Martin, and Tim Brown, among others pioneers, that design thinking has become a part of popular folklore…

Listening is the 21st century’s most important skill and yet it remains largely overlooked. While we have courses galore on good writing, effective speaking and even how to read well, but not very many on how to listen intently. It is even more alarming when one is bombarded with incessant…