Recently Goldman Sachs said that they would not do IPOs for companies whose boards do not have at least one diverse member. Many more banks and investors could follow suit. How deeply they care about it? Do we believe that a company with men and women on its board is more likely to deliver outstanding […]

Every organisation needs customers to buy its products, services or the purpose repeatedly over time. This loyalty leads to advocacy and hence, is critical for the growth of the organisation. We know, some organisations have done this well and thus, have stayed relevant for hundreds of years. There are about three dozen such listed companies […]

Ratan Tata said, “None can destroy iron, but its own rust can. Likewise, none can destroy a man, but its own mindset can.” Our actions are guided by our way of thinking and opinions. It is interesting to see people in the same circumstances behave differently. Boss throws a tantrum at the team for missing […]

Every year, India adds 12 million youth to its labour pool. We do not see creation of a comparable number of jobs to absorb these new minds. So, many remain unemployed or under-employed. Nearly 20% of our people who have the minimum qualification of being a graduate do not have a job. Scarcity of employment […]

It was a leisurely lunch meeting with an old colleague who is on an entrepreneurial journey. We chatted about multiple things, market opportunities to organisation design. The discussions were invigorating to say the least. We realised, these on-the-job learnings were contrary to what we learnt in management schools. Strategy and Structure: what comes first? In […]

Ups and downs are a part of life. They say, if you have none, you’re not alive. Right from the waves in the sea to seasons of the year and experiences in life have crests and troughs. One has to embrace them and make the most of them. Organisations have their own lives and their […]

Each day we leave our workplace, yet keep on thinking about the events of the day, the  conversations we had, the unfinished agenda, the reactions of people and various such scenarios.  After work hours, we do check our emails, answer messages, make work-related phone calls. Do we really check out of work? Most of us […]

We have seen leaders, performers and speakers who captivate their audience as they deliver a speech. Everyone says ‘wow’ after listening to those words of wisdom, inspiration and imagination.  The members in the audience feel emotionally charged, get transported to a world they relate with and feel influenced deeply. They forget the presence of the […]

In 1999, none of us imagined, we would book taxis on Uber and Ola, hotel rooms on Makemytrip, Oyo and Trivago, plan holidays looking at TripAdvisor, decide to watch movies based on reviews on Rotten tomatoes, self-drive cars on Zoomcars, decide on job offers based on Glassdoor ratings and openly air our opinions on social […]

Some companies are strong talent magnets while many are not. The attractiveness of a company is a function of multiple parameters. However, there are a few critical components in the organisations’ strategy that help them stand out. More often than not, they have a strong reputation built over the years for the practices they follow […]

Companies want their employees to deliver desired levels of productivity on a consistent basis. We see innovative products and services coming up every now and then challenging the existing players. So, this becomes all the more important for companies to stay flexible in their approach towards all their resources including talent. Cities are facing historically […]

The ability to tide over a crisis is the mark of a robust organisation. And the HR can play a seminal role in turning threats into opportunities. The last major slowdown was a decade ago during the global financial crisis. We learnt several lessons then. All stakeholders of a business, right from the owners, management […]