(Published in “Charted Secretary” journal of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India) The corporate world is in a state ferment and transition. There is at present a growing group of management thinkers and leaders who are seeking for something greater than the bottomline. Among them there are some who are talking about spirituality in…
In our modern world, especially in the corporate world, there is a constant clamour for “change.” Corporate pundits proclaim, “Change is the only constant” and therefore to survive or prosper we have to adapt or move with this change. The other psychological factor behind this clamour for change is that our human vital, seeks for…
(Published in VILAKSHAN, Journal of the Xavier Institute if Management, Bhubaneshwar, March-September, 2014) “Execution is the great unaddressed issue in the business world today. Its absence is the single biggest obstacle to success and the cause of most of the disappointments that are mistakenly attributed to other causes”. – Larry Bossidy and Ramcharan in “Execution:…
Recently I was reading an article on teamwork in a management journal. The author of the article was telling that a wolf-pack hunting its prey contains many features of an effective team. Later, I saw in a wild-life movie, a group of forest dogs hunting its prey. It was truly amazing. They have all the…
(Published in “Chartered Secretary”) Synopsis (The CEO of a company has to be evaluated as rigorously and comprehensively as its other executives. And this system of evaluation must include not only the CEO’s performance but also his or her character. In this task, independent directors can play an important and fruitful role.) An Honest CEO…
[Published in Souvenir, Institute of Company Secretaries of India.] (The prevalence of acute stress and stress-related problems in the corporate world has forced corporate management to the need for a greater attention to employee wellbeing. But most of the wellness practices of the corporate world are peripheral. The concept of “Stress-management” is a limited approach…
What is the purpose of having the Board of Directors for a company? Not many companies ask this fundamental question. In most companies, the board has become passive, formal and ceremonial. How to make the board more active and creative, which means making it into an important organ of the company that contributes positively to…
(A brief review of new thinking in change-management strategies.) The old world is relatively placid and static in comparison to the new world which is hyper-dynamic, changing and competitive. In such a fast changing environment, effective coping with change requires three qualities: first is flexibility which means the ability to adapt quickly to the changing…
(An integral perspective on the meaning of change.) In our modern world especially in the corporate world there is a constant clamour for “change.” Corporate pundits proclaim, “Change is the only constant” and therefore to survive or prosper we have to adapt or move with this change. The other psychological factor behind this clamour for…
Making thing or what is now called as manufacturing is one of the oldest of human activities. This activity has evolved over the year and has built around it a complex and sophisticated paraphernalia of science, technology and management. However, sometimes we have to get back to the basics of an activity and ask what…
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