Monday, August 25, 2008

Games bosses play

Today’s corporate and business environment is unforgiving. Consistent results are the only survival guarantee. It is therefore important to learn to spot the games that people play, particularly the bosses, and then deal with them ... more

Monday, August 18, 2008

From Business to Institution

There are businesses and businesses! They make billions of dollars in sales and profits and, therefore, command vast resources and great power. And yet, few of them earn universal respect and admiration. more

Monday, August 11, 2008

Building a resultocracy

Businessmen are learning the hard way — that “doing business” is very different from leading an organisation. The challenge to established practices and the “way things have always been done” is mounting every single ...More

Monday, August 4, 2008

Principles of mentoring

Mentoring has been widely discussed and implemented in the Indian corporate context in recent times. So much so that it is in danger of becoming a fad amongst HR specialists. Virtually every conversation on human resources revolves around the ...More

Monday, July 14, 2008

No limits to excellence

CEOs and organisations can learn important lessons from the history that unfolded on Centre Court at Wimbledon on July 6, 2008. The gentlemen’s final of 2008 was arguably the greatest tennis match of all time...More

Monday, July 7, 2008

Competing without competing

Competing without competing is all about focusing energy and attention inwards to discover and utilise our true capabilities. We must learn to identify our own scale and constantly move up on it. More