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The effectiveness of old-style leadership programmes is questionable. One way to reboot the training model is to take a more problem solving approach to learning
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
True business leadership lies in pursuing a higher purpose than merely obtaining a larger monetary valuation of the business
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
Technological progress is changing the nature of work in ways we don’t realize. For India’s push into manufacturing to be successful, we need to prepare for manufacturing as it will be five years from now
Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
How can one be sure of India's future trajectory? This extract from chapter 7 in Arun Maira's book, 'An Upstart in Government', explains three scenarios that sketch out what the condition of the country will be if the forces that affect it play out
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: artificial intelligence, 3D printing, the sharing economy, and drones.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
If the story is in their heads, it is hard to change
Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
Are they the first signs of a bursting bubble or that the start-up ecosystem is robust and can make midcourse corrections?
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Some reflections on a recent trip to China: The Indian growth story is opening some more doors, the impact of the slowdown is showing in wage rates and costs, and there's a concerted move to clean-up
Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
Should you replace an effective but dishonest guy with an honest but ineffective individual?
Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: genomics, Internet of Things, wearables, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
The owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, once the darling of China's fast food sector, has lost substantial ground due to repeated scandals and plain brand fatigue. Post its split from the parent Yum Brands, can Yum China get its mojo back?
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
In his new book, 'Superforecasting’, Philip Tetlock looks at those who get it right and how they do it
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Greed was always omnipresent. What worries me is that it has permeated places that I thought unassailable. Like the middle class which always placed a premium on Goddess Saraswati over all else.
Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
In an interesting new book, ‘The Silo Effect’, financial journalist Gillian Tett points out that how you are structured influences how you look at the world and how you approach problems.
Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
McKinsey's Erik Roth says any company can have one-off wins, but the real challenge is how do you do it on a continual basis?
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
