In my 3 decades of work life, I have seen a significant change in the number of women at work place. Even for jobs , which were considered non-traditional for women when I was growing up, like corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, sports, drivers, conductors, petrol pump assistants, police, armed forces, pilots etc., we are seeing a …
With an apparent slowing down of the Indian IT Majors over the past few years, one wonders where the era of third party outsourcing is headed. The story began in the late 1980s when Texas Instruments (TI) set the stage for outsourcing in the country. It marked the commencement of India’s outstanding journey towards becoming …
Leading with emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman said, ‘Leadership is not domination, but the art of persuading people to work toward a common goal.’ Having built and managed high performing teams over the last 30 Years, I cannot but agree more with this statement! I have often seen in my career that despite the knowledge a …
The India Story! India, a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, is also the world’s largest democracy. In the last several years, India has been emerging as a global player in world. Be it in terms of economics, diplomacy or defense, India saw an upsurge this year. A few months ago, I …
Navigating the Leadership Journey Leadership is a role laden with power, responsibility, and authority. As a leader, you are expected to steer the ship through turbulent waters while keeping your team’s spirits high, even in the face of uncertainty. However, this position often comes with a sense of isolation and overwhelming pressure. The weight of …
Empowering Women politically and socially In a world where women have increasingly shattered barriers and achieved remarkable feats in various domains, India stands at a crossroads. Despite witnessing notable milestones such as having a woman prime minister, chief ministers, and president long before other nations have, our country still grapples with a lack of substantial …
Where are we now and where should we be headed? As a precursor to the recently concluded G20 summit, the business forum B20 provided valuable inputs to the leadership to consider. Financial inclusion has been recognized as an enabler for 7 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The G20 has committed to advance financial inclusion …
As we get set to celebrate yet another Independence Day, a few thoughts come to my mind. Two nations were born, a day apart from each other, August of 1947 after several years of British rule. One has gone on to become an economic powerhouse with a bright future and the other is tottering on …
Achieving a win-win situation Everyone has an agenda; it just need not be the same as yours. Often times “He/She has an agenda”, is a term that is loosely used in a negative connotation. Now the question I want to ask is, “Is it wrong for people to have personal agendas?” In my mind there …
A highly influential Leadership Skill I had recently written an article about the most undervalued leadership skills and something that came up as one of the comments on the post was – “Listening Skills”. Listening, I agree, is often undervalued and I believe that listening is actually a master skill in itself. In this smart …