While addressing a panel on Change Management last month, I was asked: What does Leadership mean to me? What are the essential characteristics a leader
Feed Back Come appraisal time each year, organizations of all shapes and sizes struggle to reconcile rewards / recognition / merit pay with past performance
A friend called seeking some career advice. He was being considered for a senior role in a large, diversified group, and wanted to know my
Obliquity: The idea that goals are more likely to be achieved when pursued indirectly. John Kay Individuals (or companies) who are most successful at making
Circa early 2020, Covid19 caught the world by surprise, to say the least. The last couple of years have been crazy in many ways. Organizations,
I was talking to a close friend about the need to create connections at work, and also save relevant information about those connects. One thing
It’s been a couple of months since my last blog post, and I’ve been busy settling into a new role at work. As some of
This post first appeared in ETCIO (July 2021) ‘Digital Transformation’ is quite the buzzword these days, and has only gained more traction courtesy of the
A thread on a LinkedIn post got me thinking about how “data” is often confused with “insight”… 99% of the ‘insights’ I encounter are mere
If you are a white-collar worker on a salaried job in India, it is very likely that you are currently experiencing “Appraisal Season” in your
This post first appeared in Outlook Money (March 2021) No, this is not an article on Covid19, or on the importance of planning your finances
When I was growing up, I didn’t have any role models in my circle of family and friends – folks who had achieved the heights
When you start designing a process, what do you aim for? You might think the answer is obvious, but it’s not. A process can try
It is now 100 days since the #Covid19 lockdown first began in India. A lot has happened since then… We learned to #WFH, and to
It’s only been a few months since I took up a new role at Aegon Life. Just a couple of weeks after joining Aegon, India
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