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Why the real risk in the return-to-office debate isn’t resistance, but the quiet erosion of judgement and capability
Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
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
Inspired by Brisbane’s “Vibrantly Vacant” windows—on how renewal begins in life’s pauses
Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
India’s youngest workers live at the intersection of abundance and anxiety, ambition and restraint. To engage with them, leaders must learn to work with paradox, not against it
Abhijoy Gandhi
CEO | Glue Inc
An extract from Barack Obama’s speechwriter Terry Szuplat’s new book, ‘Say It Well’
Founding Fuel
Insights from the book ‘Say It Well’ by Terry Szuplat, Barack Obama’s speechwriter
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Insights from sportswriter Sally Jenkins’ book ‘The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life’
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
A conversation with Dr D Subbarao, Dr Dana Sinclair and Harit Nagpal, and D Shivakumar
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Insights on high-performance, distilled from Dr Dana Sinclair’s latest book
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
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 23, 2022: To moonlight or not, The IRCTC data brouhaha, Do not dance Basanti
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August 22, 2022: Nitish Kumar & Tejashwi Yadav vs. BJP, Killing Dehradun, The Zuckerberg Effect
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August 18, 2022: Who reads fake news?, The developer-influencer economy, Perspective matters
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August 11, 2022: The case for diversity, The problems with Bitcoin, Change explained
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August 8, 2022: The man who couldn’t save himself, Facial recognition in the UK, A brief history of time
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August 5, 2022: Why writing matters, The translation revolution, Accept friend requests from your boss?, Generations apart
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FF Life: Mental health at work is a team sport. Here’s how to create a positive environment that prevents stress and anxiety from accumulating to a breaking point
Aparna Piramal Raje
Writer, speaker, and educator
“Telling your boss that you’re bipolar is not the easiest conversation,” says Aparna Piramal Raje. But “It is wonderful to be so comfortable in your skin that you reach the stage when it doesn’t matter.” An extract from her latest book, ‘Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health’
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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 4, 2022: Video night in Kathmandu; ‘The Terminal’: European edition; Escape routes
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July 1, 2022: India’s first diplomat; Random trials; Wishful thinking
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June 13, 2022: Killer humidity; Einstein’s character; Monday motivation
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May 25, 2022: Be kinder to yourself; Harvard in India?; Parental review
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May 24, 2022: Are wind farms just wind?; Sustainable nonprofits; Hope keeps us alive
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May 19, 2022: Heatwaves and monsoons; Operating system for the world; Language lessons
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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 12, 2022: The importance of Rahul Gandhi; Moral injuries and soul care; Don’t drink and work
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May 2, 2022: One nation, one language; The face of success; Environmental theology
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April 29, 2022: Mission Gati Shakti: A status report; Are teams outdated?; Indian relatives
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April 25, 2022: Preventing the next pandemic; A start-up is a romance; Hakuna Matata!
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April 5, 2022: TikTok and dopamine; Imagine the future; The Tower of Pisa
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March 31, 2022: The 10-minute delivery economy; Coffee gathers steam; Proving the point
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March 10, 2022: The Ukraine crisis as seen from India; Cybersecurity is not just a technical problem; Expensive crude
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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 14, 2022: Fighting ableism; The limits of life; Facing truth
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January 24, 2022: The art of timing; How the best managers work; Talent is overrated
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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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January 4, 2022: Convenience culture; The best business books of 2021; How Shein beat Amazon; Incredible India
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January 3, 2021: Opportunity in a crisis; Why Tim Urban changed his mind on religion; Making sense of 2022
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Viswanathan Anand offers a view from the commentary box at the World Chess Championship 2021
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December 15, 2021: What makes Elon Musk Elon Musk; Charlie Munger on human behaviour; Conflicting issues
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