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#metoo and a safe workplace, Paul Allen vs Bill Gates, AI and human judgement, interview with India Post's Ashok Pal Singh, and more
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#metoo: It is time for CEOs to lead the way
Women will believe they will get justice when they see leaders champion a harassment-free workplace. For that, a compliance mechanism alone is not enough. Leaders must initiate open conversations that define the norms for a safe workplace
Paul Allen the artist versus Bill Gates the entrepreneur
There are artists and entrepreneurs. Their stories aren’t pretty. But tough calls must be taken. Their stories can be found across the world, India included where the IT Services business is staring at a tough time
Aadhaar and tech entrepreneurs
In listening to the Supreme Court pronounce its verdict on Aadhaar, some pointers emerge to the vagaries of entrepreneurship
Who will robots and elephants vote for: Donald Trump or Xi Jinping?
Data can tell us much and the capabilities of AI are improving exponentially. But how do you get deep insights and how do you know the right things to do? Five books offer some pointers
How large firms and startups are partnering to drive the innovation agenda
What are the models of engagement and the challenges of such a partnership in India? A panel discussion with Qualcomm India’s Larry Paulson, Kellogg School of Management’s Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, True North’s Haresh Chawla, Anunta Tech’s Ananda Mukerji, and SPJIMR dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee
Is your company fostering decline?
Three learnings from the annual conference of the Society of Human Resource Management: Who do you hire, why space for dissent is an important part of dialogue, and knowing what you are not working on
Transforming the soul of the enterprise
Large organisations can infuse the energy and agility that startups bring. Future Group, Nestle and Star TV are good examples of how a large firm can be constantly innovative. At the same time, there is a new breed of startups like TeamIndus that have an audacious goal and seek exponential growth
Walmart’s Flipkart buy will unleash a battle royal with Amazon and Alibaba
As Walmart muscles into Indian e-commerce, the global war for retail dominance has a new battleground
Smart people don’t work for you
The management thinker Prof. Mohanbir Sawhney on why it is important that large businesses partner with startups. And Dean Ranjan Banerjee of SPJMIR on thought leadership that can emerge when industry and academia engage
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