“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.” – Douglas MacArthur The above statement completely resonates with me. Most managers may be confident, speak well, have a drive to succeed and emulate an energy that is unlike others. …

Hurdles faced and how to overcome them. India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. The finance ministry projects a GDP growth rate of almost 7% and India is likely to become the third largest economy behind USA and China by 2030. Despite all this growth and development, the percentage of women …

Adapting to Changing Times! Times are changing and so is education and skilling. It is no longer about learning one skill. Traditional skills and subjects learnt, though important from a functional perspective, are no longer enough in this uncertain, interconnected, technology driven world that we are living in! Functional skills while important, the intangible skills …

Is India going to survive this? After two years of being consumed by Covid 19, its fears, lockdowns and the economic downturn it brought about, 2022 was an interesting year. While the early part of the year saw the arrival of the Omicron wave and the fears around it, thankfully it left as quickly as …

‘Moonlighting’ is something that we have been hearing a lot about lately and of course, while it has nothing to do with “moon” or “light”, it certainly has everyone talking about it and has led to some strong arguments from both sides. I have been meaning to share my views on this subject for some …

One small step for us becomes a giant leap for the planet I remember a time when there were more glass bottles than plastic when most homes had knit bags or cloth bags that they took for shopping and reused, where glass bottles were bought from shops for a deposit and returned after use, and …

How we got here and what lies ahead India will hit a century in 25 years! We have been hearing the number ‘75’ for a year now and I have been thinking to myself that this would be the best time to look back and think about India’s story since 1947. Borrowing the well-known historian …

I must confess, that throughout my career as an entrepreneur, I was only focused on building my businesses and have been quite oblivious to the concept of climate change. When I was invited to moderate a session on sustainable solutions for urban growth last year at the TIA summit, I forayed into the world of …

Empathy is a word that has been overused, I know. I often wonder how many of us truly understand its meaning. Alfred Adler says, ‘Empathy is Seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, And Feeling with the heart of another!’ The Oxford dictionary defines empathy as the ability to understand …

Digital transformation is something we have been talking about for close to a decade, ever since it was first coined in 2012. Digital transformation is the method of using digital technologies to create new or modify existing business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet the ever-changing business and market requirements. This just got accelerated, …