Learn It The Hard Way

B-schools and students can no longer afford to let softskills take a back seat. It could cost them dear.

Keep The Pace

Technological advancements require leaders to develop new softskills in negotiating teams and hone existing ones.

The Next Mile

For managers, there is no better way to be effective than to strengthen their core skills and seize new challenges.

Not Just By Accident

High performers do not rely on motivation. They build systems and follow rituals to reach their goals.

A Comprehensive Approach

The hiring process has to be holistic rather than on as-needed basis, in order to attract and retain talent.

Is CSR Effective?

Has CSR guidelines led to a paradigm shift in approach?

Beyond Compliance

Meaningful CSR entails bringing in a social development focus to business operations and leveraging core competencies to achieve the goals.

Unequal Balance

Does high CSR spend alone make a responsible business?

Culture Matters

If your organisation’s culture is vague, take time to make it clear.

Not An Afterthought

Author Jim Rohn said, “A good service leads to multiple sales.

Perfect Fit

Industrial organisational psychology is nearing 100 years of existence; it is interesting to follow its evolution in response to changing work environments.

A thirst for innovation

“The world is changing, and it is changing fast. If you can change before others, you will be the leader.”

Pre-Empt Your Inner Judge

Normally, my judgments based on intuition/sixth sense have paid off.

Change is Easy and That's Why It Fails

Steering change is an uphill task for a leader, more if you do not support your team through their transition.

Tour de force

Technopreneurs—entrepreneurs who translate technology into workable business models.

Communicate Strategically

Conversations, discussions, meetings, messages, and presentations have long-term consequences.

Winds Of Change

How robust is your succession planning strategy?

Building Resilience

A structured approach that merely complies with regulations is not enough to manage risks. Unconventional thinking is the need of the hour.

Perfect Alignment

A reward strategy that leads to positive outcomes is one that provides equal weight age to both employee and employer perceptions, and is close to the organisational reality.

Thinking Inside The Box

Managers have to look beyond traditional processes and engage with multiple social networks for making better decisions.

People Factor

Taking care of employee well-being is as important as protecting your bottom line, in an M&A deal.

Resist The Temptation To Seize Control

What makes a great manager?

Rethinking Recruitment

“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” – Lawrence Bossidy, GE.

Jack Trout : In Search Of The Obvious

Jack Trout, perpetrator of leading marketing strategies such as positioning, does an in-depth analysis of the problems ailing marketing today in his latest book, “In Search of the Obvious”.

Right Prescription

Keeping pace with the changing demands may prove to be the lifeline for healthcare KPOs.

Less Is More

The government’s keenness in addressing the defaults in corporate borrowing may change the face of Indian businesses.

Third Eye

How can you turn customer insights into growth?

Learning Curve

Democratising access to education is a must for empowerment, and technology has been a major game-changer in this regard.

Healthcare 2.0

From doctor interactions and diagnostics to hospice and insurance, nothing is what it used to be. For, disruptive technologies are giving India a smarter healthcare industry.

Nip it in the bud

Companies should provide long-term solutions, not quick fixes, to conflicts arising at the workplace.