Navigating shades of grey
This Week: A framework for making tough calls, the Patanjali phenomenon, artificial intelligence, LEGO’s platform strategy, and more
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Two idiots and three pigs
How do generals win a war? By pacing themselves right even as they use idiots and pigs to protect their soldiers
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Making tough calls in business and life
In his book ‘Managing in the Gray’, HBS ethics professor Joseph L Badaracco presents a framework to arrive at the best possible decisions in a hard situation
Nuance, diversity and dialogue
This Week: Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, reflection and dialogue, challenging stereotypes, and more
Jeff Bezos and the power of leadership to drive change
This Week: How incumbents innovate, Flipkart’s fightback, why Aadhaar matters—and more
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When growth leads to a slowdown, how do you tackle the paradox?
In their book ‘The Founder’s Mentality’, Chris Zook and James Allen, partners in Bain & Company, talk about what leaders can do for sustainable and profitable growth
Looking for breakthrough ideas? Look outside your own context
A roundup of the stories we wrote and the books we’re following
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Ask these questions to make your coaching and leadership effective
Coaching is an essential leadership skill. And questions are a good way to open doors, says Michael Bungay Stanier in his book ‘The Coaching Habit’
Virtuoso
Think and design in India. Why make in India?
In this podcast, Kiran Karnik talks about the kind of innovation India needs to leapfrog. He says Make in India is a dated idea. Instead, the focus ought to be on Think in India. The final in a three-part series
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The secret of power: Not ruthlessness, but empathy
American psychologist Dacher Keltner says, those who gain power are the ones who work for the good of others. But paradoxically, power can lead to selfishness—and loss of power
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