Thought Leadership

06 May 2020

Post-COVID-19: When an Infodemic threatens to do more damage than the Pandemic

In his address at the Munich Security Conference this year, DrTedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO noted, “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous” Billions of people around the world are turning to the internet to find...

13 April 2020

Businesses with Higher Positive Psychological Capital (PPC) to Emerge Winners from COVID-19

Since the start of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed the entire world Most of us have not experienced a health scare of this magnitude in our lifetime It has brought the world to a halt – in terms of economic and business activities and even societal, quotidian practices where social distancing has become the key instead of...

06 March 2020

Leading from the front: How organizations can combat the coronavirus crisis

On 31st December 2019, the world prepared to bid farewell to the past year with much enthusiasm But the mood in hospitals across the Chinese city of Wuhan was far from celebratory The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission had issued an urgent notice on the ‘treatment of a pneumonia of unknown cause' In response, the city hospitals held an emergency...

07 February 2020

Davos 2020: Building a Case for Collective Stakeholder Progress

Last month, the 50th edition of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meet saw an eclectic gathering of global leaders, industry titans, thinkers and academicians The discussions persisted around ways to bring together ‘stakeholders for a more cohesive and sustainable world’ Through the meeting, the WEF “aimed to give concrete meaning...

13 January 2020

Three skills to ensure employees thrive in their careers in the coming decade.

One of the ironies of the 21st century is the juxtaposition of digitalization and skilling As our workplaces advance technologically, the requirements for employee success are becoming increasingly human-focused Success in the new world is about the ability to employ ingenuities to adapt and move forward in a constantly changing world As a...

09 December 2019

5 things 2020 holds in store for the Indian startup ecosystem

“The years teach much which the days never know” Ralph Waldo Emerson Ah, what a year it has been! From high highs to low lows, 2019 was an exciting roller-coaster ride for the start-up space While several Indian start-ups paved their way towards a global footprint, some that built castles in the air came crashing down To cap it all,...

05 November 2019

Three founder-mentor combos that are helping the Indian start-up ecosystem gain scale

Doing great things is difficult Doing them alone, more often than not, is a near-impossible feat Exemplary leaders and start-up founders have mentors Bill Gates learnt from Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs’ invaluable advice influenced Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for Facebook Founders bring an idea to a table that is disrupting, however, scaling up...

09 October 2019

Heralding the era of start-ups: How entrepreneurs can cruise through the highs and lows of start-up voyages

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it" -Thomas Edison, Co-founder, General Electric It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, it is the epoch of belief, it is the epoch of incredulity, it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair If you have ever founded a start-up or been a part of an exhilarating start-up...

13 September 2019

Three Key Lessons Chandrayaan 2 can Teach to the Corporate World

September 7 2019 was India’s date with history Vikaram Lander was scheduled to make the historic landing on the South Pole of the moon The lander was part of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) second lunar exploration mission - Chandrayaan 2 The ambitious orbiter-lander-rover mission is a culmination of over a decade of...

06 August 2019

Is the ability to stay ‘positive’ the key to India Inc. coming out of its current troubles?

If we read recent reports, India Inc is facing tough times across sectors And the reasons are many - weak consumer demand, regulatory policy upheavals, drying up of credit and last, many businesses reeling under stress due to bad decision making The situation is worrying, but what we need to ask ourselves is that should be keep on mulling...

16 July 2019

How positive psychology engenders a flourishing workplace

In today's economy of ever-tightening job markets and increased workplace stress, focusing on the positive has become imperative Creating a positive morale at the workplace is the key to boost employee performance and productivity In fact, the benefits have a broader reach than simply the bottom line ‘Flourishing’ is not an...

04 July 2019

Why Kindness is the Key to Leadership Success

When was the last time you showed kindness towards a colleague at work Kindness may seem unimportant or inconsequential at the workplace After all, it is an emotion typically associated with response to others’ woes or suffering Kindness plays a very important role in the workplace, especially for leaders When I first began practising and...