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An eight-week teaching programme unsettles long-held assumptions about rigour, expertise, and what it truly means to help students learn
Uma Narain
Former Founding Dean | School of Liberal Arts, NMIMS University
Ten essential reads on money, leadership, and navigating a changing world
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
An extract from Barack Obama’s speechwriter Terry Szuplat’s new book, ‘Say It Well’
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Insights from the book ‘Say It Well’ by Terry Szuplat, Barack Obama’s speechwriter
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
The best books of the year so far, on being better, power of rituals, bad leaders, thriving, and being super communicators
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
We are hardwired to think of money in multiple categories based on its purpose or context. At the same time, we are naturally afraid of losses of any type. These biases greatly influence our purchasing and investment decisions
Krishna Jha
Independent investor
It is the intersection of what you say about yourself and what others say about you
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
FF Life: The power of social media has lulled leaders into believing that a carefully curated digital identity is the sure-fire passport to success. They are entirely off-the-mark
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Strategies and practices to enhance productivity and happiness at the workplace
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August 24, 2022: Are Indians phone addicts?, How to change, Functions of a potato
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On noticing, living meaningfully, fulfilment, antifragility, womanising in India, wellness, birding, and a lot more
R Sriram
Co-Founder | Next Practice Retail
August 5, 2022: Why writing matters, The translation revolution, Accept friend requests from your boss?, Generations apart
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July 13, 2022: On umpiring; Yuval Harari a scam?; Just do it, now!
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July 8, 2022: The Art of Humility; Short-term vs long-term status; Staying motivated
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July 7, 2022: The Oreo fascination; Talking clearly; Be natural
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July 1, 2022: India’s first diplomat; Random trials; Wishful thinking
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June 22, 2022: Transparent AI; What parents must know; The year ahead
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June 10, 2022: Older is better; Mall walking; New jobs
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May 17, 2022: You as business and proprietor; To get rich, own an unsexy business; What a heat wave does
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These three stories illustrate the power of keeping options open, cultivating a learner's mindset, and putting up your hand to go a little out of your comfort zone. Extracted from Radhika Gupta’s book, ‘Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential’
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You can reset your assumptions and beliefs. And when you do, you change your reality. An excerpt from Ravi Venkatesan’s book ‘What the Heck Do I Do with My Life?’
Ravi Venkatesan
Unicef's Special Representative for Young People | Founder, Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship
May 5, 2022: Timeless wisdom; Should we take a booster dose?; Happiness
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March 31, 2022: The 10-minute delivery economy; Coffee gathers steam; Proving the point
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March 30, 2022: Mindsets that stifle change; Blinded by success; Anticipating the future
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March 9, 2022: The Road to 2024; Why bugs matter; The face of reality
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February 18, 2022: The importance of Priya Ramani’s victory; How to build a startup; Small problems
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February 15, 2022: Finding beauty; Skills vs degrees; Minimalism
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January 21, 2022: What happened to attention?; The 5G Snafu; Life goes on
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January 20, 2022: India’s water crisis; The ideal practice hours; Negotiations
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January 13, 2022: How to conduct better meetings; When do you stop working?; What do you need?
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January 5, 2022: The Halo Effect; Remembering Christopher Hitchens; Boys will be boys
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December 14, 2021: Everything changes everyday; How to make creative leaps; When calendars conflict
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December 8, 2021: Are you a victim of thinkism? Does Twitter have a business? Knowledge versus googling
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November 26, 2021: What the world in 2022 portends; The doors the new data analysis and visualisation tools are opening; Compromises
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November 13, 2021 | FF Daily #522: FF Recommends, keep learning; be curious; explore new ideas; listen to more people “not like yourself”
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
November 2, 2021: Before pay hike, comes the homework; The immediate concerns of climate change; What’s in a name?
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October 30, 2021 | FF Daily #511: How to choose the right options
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
October 25, 2021: Pick a team; Hedonic treadmill; Open-mindedness
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Why women (and men) should negotiate to be paid what they think they deserve (the right way)
Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Product Strategy & Monetization | Microsoft Azure, Seattle
October 23, 2021 | FF Daily #505: A changing work-life; gig-mindset; Infosys’ income tax project; politics and the India Story; China Vs Big Tech
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October 13, 2021: Deep Listening; The Great Supply Chain Disruption; Attrition or Attraction?; Cheap Talk
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Three ways that parents can help daughters open their minds to STEM paths
Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Product Strategy & Monetization | Microsoft Azure, Seattle
August 28, 2021 | FF Daily #461: A toolkit for making better decisions
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
July 15, 2021: Preparing yourself for the future; Reading the tea leaves on the third wave; When you are not in the ring
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June 25, 2021: The cost of meetings; What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School (as much as they should); On work
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June 23, 2021: James Clear on atomic habits; How to make governments smart; Is WEF dead; When AI is your accompanist
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What are the best options for students, parents and schools now? Meeta Sengupta and Piyul Mukherjee have some advice on this Founding Fuel Clubhouse chat
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June 9, 2021: Atul Gawande on why simple changes are hard to follow and what really works; Has the pandemic changed economics; Burnout; [Video] Reflections on peace: Michael Caine
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Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's work on gene editing; the courage to stand up for what's right; which habits will stay, which will change; adaptive leadership; and giving your career a different direction
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
June 1, 2021: Ian Leslie on asking questions; A beauty upstart; Oslo and the art of negotiation; It’s Alright Ma
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Much of the conversation around AI focuses on tools and productivity. This series looks deeper: at how AI is reshaping organisational architecture—how decisions are made, how knowledge flows, and how work itself is organised.
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