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Character is about who we choose to be
Insights from General Stanley McChrystal’s new book ‘On Character: Choices That Define a Life’. The book is in Shivakumar’s list of best books of summer 2025
Category : leadership
After the Crash: A Test of Leadership and Legacy
In the shadow of the Air India AI171 tragedy, the Tata Group faces a crucible moment—echoing a corporate crisis from four decades ago that still defines leadership under pressure
The checklist trap: How we turned leadership into a lifestyle product
Leadership conversations are increasingly about what can be measured and instant results. Yet, many of the most powerful shifts in leadership show up quietly
FF Live: Managing Corporate Reputation in the Digital Age
18 takeaways on crisis management and trust-building
How L&T completely muffed up a valuable teachable moment
Around the world, CEOs, even the smartest of the lot, are known to occasionally suffer from a foot-in-the-mouth disease. Yet there are playbooks in place on how to deal with such crises–something that L&T has chosen to ignore.
Leaders vs. bosses: What does it take to become a leader?
Fireside chat: Ajay Piramal, Nitin Paranjpe and Dr Anil Khandelwal, in conversation with Indrajit Gupta
Practice making mistakes
An extract from ‘The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out’ by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink and Ramesh Srinivasan
The biggest non-Excelable part of the startup success puzzle
An extract from Rahul Chandra’s book, ‘Tightrope to the Moon: How Mega Founders Win the Startup War’
Strategic Intent
Indian cricket’s moment of truth
BCCI faces a set of crucial decisions ahead that could set the pace for the future
Strategic Intent
Building leaders for and in India
What do we need more of: leaders who dominate global institutions or local leaders with a make-in-India mindset?
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