After three decades in leadership, I’ve come to rely on one habit more than any other: the pause. I wasn’t always this way. Early in my journey, I had a need to respond immediately and admired leaders who moved fast, answered instantly, and seemed to operate on pure adrenaline. Speed looked like strength. Decisiveness looked …
I first heard about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning when I went to college in the USA almost 35 years ago. Back then, AI was offered as a course you could take, but it mostly remained a research subject that was fascinating yet far from real-world impact. For several years it remained something we discussed …
On a recent flight to Dubai, I had an encounter that reminded me of the unseen impact leaders can have. As I was putting my bag in the overhead compartment, the gentleman next to me smiled. I assumed it was just a friendly gesture and smiled back. Once seated, he turned and asked, “Aren’t you …
Is entrepreneurship all about making money? This might seem like a no-brainer, right? Of course, entrepreneurship is about making money. Any business needs to turn a profit to survive. But if we think that’s all there is to it, we’re missing a big part of the story. There’s often something much deeper that drives entrepreneurs …
We live in a hyper-connected and fast-evolving business landscape, and one thing that I am sure of is that pure technical expertise, experience, your Ivy League/premium degrees, or even your super impressive resumes can only take you so far. So, what is the differentiator? What truly sets successful leaders apart from the rest is something …
In the early part of my professional career, I was always accustomed to receiving responses from people – they could be positive or negative – that didn’t matter, but people would respond for sure. However, in today’s fast-paced environment, I’ve increasingly noticed that it’s becoming typical not to hear back at all. It is becoming …
A Roundup of Industry Reactions As an entrepreneur and someone who has also been actively involved in exports to the USA from India for several decades, and more recently in manufacturing too, I have seen first-hand how trade policies shape businesses. US President Donald Trump recently announced sweeping tariff changes that has left many in …
Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead I had the privilege of studying in the United States in the early 1990s, and subsequently worked there for a few years. Over the past three decades, I’ve been actively engaged in business with USA, building a strong professional connection. In addition, my longstanding involvement with the Indo-American Chamber …
Navigating the Shift from Relationship-Driven to Transaction-Based Work Culture in a Virtual World There is one word that drives a lot that I do, people that I deal with, choices that I make, businesses that I run: TRUST. Trust is something that I value both in personal relationships and in business. It is something that …