Category Archives: Leadership & Strategy
What is executive coaching? Why should I consider it?
Myth: Executive coaching is something very exotic and it costs a lot. Only Fortune 500 company CEOs can afford it. The truth: Executive coaching is not an executive jet or a perk meant for only Fortune 500 CEOs. It is … Continue reading
For a new year , a new way of building an agile organization…..
Assumption: You agree that you need ‘capable’ leaders at various levels in your organisation for agility in framing the need for change, for framing a strategy, and for implementing a strategy. But before I discuss the new, let me deal … Continue reading
What and how of communications…
Great leadership conjures up images of charismatic personality and great oratory. Indeed, these can be assets to anyone. However, leadership goes beyond charisma. Great leaders capture the essence of their vision or mission in simple language and inspire their people … Continue reading
After initial success, Ajit faces pangs of growth
Ajit runs a technology company. Ajit’s is one of those few companies that are started by technologists with passion for creating new products or new ways of doing things. Ajit and his small band of people have tasted initial commercial … Continue reading
A new thinking in leadership and management….(overwhelmed)
You must be coming across this phrase often, particularly if you are a business leader who tries to keep in touch with the current research and thinking in the fields of leadership and management. There is always some new thinking. … Continue reading
and you thought branding is for the big companies!
Amazingly, many start ups are asking for branding & design services. The big companies seem to be secure in the knowledge that they have big brands. But leaders of start ups are very careful and are willing to invest in … Continue reading
Change is in the air..(2)
Yesterday I met a bright young man. He is remarkable in many ways. An NID (National Institute of Design) alumnus, he runs a small outfit for conducting research in customer experiences. He has as his mentor (sort of) a senior … Continue reading
Leadership, innovation, and design -the Tata Swach
Leadership is not just about vision, values, and communication. Important though these are, great leaders do much more -create brands, create great products, and achieve process breakthroughs. Here is an example. The Tata Swach. Design Directions, our associates, provided industrial … Continue reading
Horror on hand…for you
The chances are that you never come back to it. That’s your fear, so you try to attend to every mail and every call in real time. You stay late and carry your blackberry and your laptop around. (Why do … Continue reading
My prize catch Ajit does not stack up anymore..
“When Ajit joined our team there was a great hope. After all, he not only had top rated education but he had also worked at the market leader in our industry. I was very proud to net him. But six … Continue reading