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Survive, revive, thrive: Pathway to business recovery
·Business & Strategy

Survive, revive, thrive: Pathway to business recovery

How can businesses claw their way back, past survival and into growth? They’ll need to conserve cash, clean up their governance so that banks will not hesitate to lend, and embrace digital transformation. Highlights from a panel discussion organised by Ficci Flo

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WFH Daily #172: Can you see the next two-three steps ahead?
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #172: Can you see the next two-three steps ahead?

September 11, 2020: Michael Lewis on spotting the next big opportunity; How to make your home sound like your office; Why business leaders should learn to love employee activism; Mask up

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WFH Daily #170: To achieve mastery you need tough love
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #170: To achieve mastery you need tough love

September 9, 2020: Robert Greene on mastery through tough love; The haves and have-nots of the future; Indian TV: Bread & butter vs. decency & ethics; Sleep well

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A chip in the head
·Technology & the Future

A chip in the head

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink demoed a chip-sized brain implant that could help humans do much more. Here’s why I want one

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

WFH Daily #169: Nassim Taleb on tinkering
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #169: Nassim Taleb on tinkering

September 08, 2020: Black Swan opportunities; Working together as a family; How to find a good mentor—remotely; The trouble with questions

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Family as colleagues
·Leadership & Organisation

Family as colleagues

Episode 7, Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: Deepa Soman and her daughter Rhea take a frank, introspective look at what it’s like to work with family and what they’ve learned as they ‘grew up’ together

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WFH Daily #168: The ovarian lottery
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #168: The ovarian lottery

September 07, 2020: The ovarian lottery; The ingredients of innovation; Naval Ravikant on education; How to lose weight

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WFH Daily #166: Let’s talk about money
·Economy, Policy & Society

WFH Daily #166: Let’s talk about money

September 05, 2020: Personal finance; The future of platforms; What about the white-collar worker; Food and beverage bars

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WFH Daily #165: Indian men and their parents
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #165: Indian men and their parents

September 04, 2020: FF Exclusive: Family as colleagues; How many people actually finish books; Indian men and their parents; Failed successfully

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WFH Daily #164: David Ogilvy on writing clearly
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #164: David Ogilvy on writing clearly

September 03, 2020: AMA with Haresh Chawla on #DesiSuperApps; The power of solitude in a noisy and hasty world; Ideas that changed the world

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Finding my place in the family business
·Leadership & Organisation

Finding my place in the family business

Rhea Soman never thought that working at Lumiere, the research firm her mother Deepa founded, would be automatic. Rhea talks about how she began to see a place for herself, and is now playing a role in the firm's evolution. Deepa talks about what she and the firm are learning from the experience

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Deepa Soman
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Rhea Soman

Deepa Soman & Rhea Soman

WFH Daily #163: Enter the jungle unarmed and with an open heart
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

WFH Daily #163: Enter the jungle unarmed and with an open heart

September 2, 2020: Tamara Levitt on how to approach a challenging situation; Parents, teachers and exploration of frontier science; Swanand Kelkar on the art of writing; Cutting-edge innovation

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WFH Daily #162: How stories bring society together
·Economy, Policy & Society

WFH Daily #162: How stories bring society together

September 1, 2020: Grand narratives vs. polarising ones; Pranab Mukherjee’s key role in the launch of Aadhaar; Ashish Dhawan on why the social sector and government can work together; What you see is who you are

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