Let me take you back to the early nineties when I embarked on a thrilling journey as a consultant, venturing through the captivating landscapes of Europe. In those days, being labelled a ‘Consultant’ wasn’t as common as it is today. As a young individual, I found myself perched atop the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, […]

With the rapid pace of change in today’s business environment, the attitudes and preparedness your talent needs are changing. And the secret sauce of talent development lies in strengthening people to evolve, enable change and find fulfillment in their professional pursuits. Talent development, then, must become self-sustaining as the Agile minds team up with emerging business models. […]

Organizations commit to transformation and some also claim they have an “employee-first” policy. Yet, the real development to transform the workforce is a far cry. Why?Most organizations map their headcount to a number of future skills for re-training and certifications and conveniently view it as employee development. The emphasis usually is on tools for transformation […]

Research consistently shows a gap between what students learn in college and what employers seek in their employees for today’s global economy. Whatever the reasons for this lacuna, graduates should be sufficiently prepared to enter the workplace with appropriate knowledge and adapt to an ever-evolving marketplace. Filling this gap between college and career will not come […]

The pandemic is changing the trajectory of every business and every walk of life! It is changing business models that fail to pivot toward a new normal – driven by remote work, social distancing, shorter value chains, and use of emerging technologies. Many companies still remain groping and vulnerable to being myopic with their strategic […]

The Carona virus pandemic has changed our lives in multiple ways. Initially, it was anxiety, then fear, and adjustment followed by adherence to guidelines, and so on. But along the way, it is also disrupting to create a ‘new normal’. Yes. New normal. But little do we know yet what and how’s that going to […]

Strategy! We hear this word multiple times in our daily professional lives and pretty much everywhere. We also hear experts say that strategy suffers largely owing to faulty or suboptimal ways of execution – the usual “strategy vs execution” complaint. But, I have always been surprised by how strategy suffers in so many other ways […]

Cloud – the opportunity and the challenge! A short and fun read … There is a new type of car in the market – call it CLOUD, modern with state-of-the-art technology capabilities. It is designed as a racing car too. And businesses have been told that they need to get in the car for their […]

Leaders must have three qualities to lead: unwavering integrity, ability to inspire, and a profound sense of insight. I’ve seen quite a few leaders lead with the first two, yet few pursued the third and perhaps the most relevant “I” of the three ‘I’s to help their own transformation: insight. Even if some did, their narrative stopped at […]

A few years ago, I read this profound saying “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men and women to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry This advice made me think how boat building isn’t […]