The Musk-Alexander syndrome
Leaders like Elon Musk defy the normative leadership framework. They have strong critics, but also build institutions. How do we decode their success?
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FF Life: Best leadership books—7 essential reads
On the myths of leadership and developing a questioning mind on the norms that are handed down to us
The TAS experiment
The Tata Administrative Service was created by JRD Tata to find officers who would provide leadership for Tata companies. In this extract from their new book, ‘Tata’s Leadership Experiment’, Bharat Wakhlu, Mukund Rajan and Sonu Bhasin talk about the mixed success of that experiment
The power of Option B
These three stories illustrate the power of keeping options open, cultivating a learner's mindset, and putting up your hand to go a little out of your comfort zone. Extracted from Radhika Gupta’s book, ‘Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential’
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FF Insights #587: It’s okay not to be okay
February 10, 2022: The rise of the creator economy; Becoming a better leader; A self-help book for introverts
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FF Insights #583: Convictions
February 4, 2022: Where is the Indian media?; Coffee and climate change; Catastrophe
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Changing times, enduring lessons
December 18, 2021 | FF Daily #552: FF Recommends 6 leadership lessons for all times
The Gist
‘A leader’s role is to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present’
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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An edtech entrepreneur’s learning journey
Parul Gupta, co-founder and president of Springboard, talks about how to build a trusted education brand, cultivate a growth mindset and unlock the big opportunities that lie ahead in edtech
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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