·Leadership Practice and Development
From Cubs to Leaders
What the tiger’s journey through the wild teaches us about leadership growth
SP
Satish Pradhan
Independent Consultant
Leadership And Organisation
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·Leadership Practice and Development
They Don't Make Them Like Tino Anymore
McKinsey’s first Indian hire. Mentor to generations. Architect of an enduring legacy
IG
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Leadership Practice and Development
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
DS
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Leadership Practice and Development
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
KA
Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
·Leadership Practice and Development
Founding Fuel Live | The Best Business Books of 2024
A Founding Fuel Live conversation between D Shivakumar and Ramesh Srinivasan, co-author, ‘The Journey of Leadership’
FF
Founding Fuel
·Leadership Practice and Development
Building a Premier Leadership Cadre: The TAS Story
Lessons from India Inc’s replica of the IAS
FF
Founding Fuel
·Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
FF Insights #628: Taking people along
April 11, 2022: The Great Transition; The difficulty of being good; Role reversal
FF
Founding Fuel
·Leadership Practice and Development
When is a consultant’s job done?
The fees they earn is not a measure of how well a consultant has served the client. These three stories of change—of BP’s turnaround, Mexico City’s municipal workers, and of young consultants who want to make a real difference—show what a consultant's job really is. Extracted from Arun Maira’s latest book, ‘The Solutions Factory: A Consultant’s Handbook for Problem-solving’
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Leadership Practice and Development
FF Recommends: Learnings from sports
August 7, 2021 | FF Daily #444: Sports puts human beings in tough situations, and millions watch how they respond. There is much to learn
FF
Founding Fuel
·Leadership Practice and Development
FF Daily #307: The inner sense of captaincy
February 24, 2021: Facebook vs. Australian regulatory authorities; Lessons from a burnout; Keep it simple, stupid!
FF
Founding Fuel
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