
How to be a super salesman
The art of selling, driving systemic change through open-source knowledge, bitcoins and the limits of AI

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The art of selling, driving systemic change through open-source knowledge, bitcoins and the limits of AI

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Harvard professor Tsedal Neeley draws on her research and ICICI Lombard’s Bhargav Dasgupta on his firm’s experiments. They discuss why leaders must prepare for hybrid workplaces
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Insights from Indra Nooyi’s memoir ‘My Life in Full’, on leadership in a world “where authority and brilliance, to many people, still look like an older gentleman”
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From the Antarctic to the Moon, and Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Ernest Shackleton to Muhammad Yunus, there is much to catch up on

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This Week: Mental models, insights from Arnold Palmer’s memoir, business lessons from Jeff Bezos, coaching and working with talent, and more

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Should venture capitalists be worried about a bubble? It's not relevant
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Unlike some of his peers, Azim Premji has shown the ability to walk away from the company that he built and not portray himself as indispensable

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Think long term, plan for success based on real facts, and have clear goals, says Brian Tracy in his book ‘Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field’
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White goods maker Haier is trying out ideas from manufacturing and internet technologies to egg production. Result: Efficiency at China's egg farms has improved tremendously
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Korn Ferry International CEO Gary Burnison talks about the traits that successful leaders share in his book - Lead
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In “digital transformation”, transformation comes before technology. And the process begins with looking inside at your strengths and aligning them to the transformation process

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India’s ecommerce sales are only about 2.5% of China’s. There are many compelling reasons for ensuring that ecommerce diffuses fast and widely. A policy push can hasten the pace

S. Ramakrishna (Rama) Velamuri
Strategic Growth & Innovation Expert, Visiting Professor

In this conversation, the head of Godrej India Culture Lab talks about the secret behind his creative genius and his almost superhuman ability to reach out and forge relationships with a wide range of people, and curate distinctive experiences and conversations
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The West needs to radically rethink its strategic goals for the Asian century, argues Kishore Mahbubani, senior advisor and professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore

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The Indian cricket team’s brilliant run at South Africa holds lessons for how to build the foundation for lasting success

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel