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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
Towns and even countries are offering incentives to attract remote workers—and their tax dollars and local spending. For managers this adds yet another level of flexibility for their remote talent. An extract from Prithwiraj Choudhury’s new book, ‘The World Is Your Office’
Prithwiraj Choudhury
Professor | London School of Economics
Work-from-anywhere isn’t just a perk—it’s a competitive edge. It’s time India paid serious attention
Prithwiraj Choudhury
Professor | London School of Economics
July 22, 2022: Roots of the Sri Lankan crisis; The Japanese gig economy; The best laid plans
Founding Fuel
There’s simmering tension over moonlighting, hybrid work and a breakdown of old workplace norms. Will this erupt into a full-fledged crisis? Or will better sense eventually prevail?
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
In this Founding Fuel Masterclass, Satish Pradhan, TN Hari, Surabhi Sanchita and Kavi Arasu unpack the undercurrents and how leaders are thinking about it
Founding Fuel
Employment contracts are often unfair—and they thwart the creativity of individuals and firms. Like Swiggy, which is allowing employees to take up side gigs, others need to take a fresh look at what is right
TN Hari
Co-Founder | Artha School of Entrepreneurship
April 1, 2022: It pays to go remote; A good sleep checklist; Smith on call
Founding Fuel
March 25, 2022: The debate around WFA; Booster shots; When all else fails
Founding Fuel
March 10, 2022: The Ukraine crisis as seen from India; Cybersecurity is not just a technical problem; Expensive crude
Founding Fuel
March 3, 2022: Collaborating with critics; A war foretold; How kids solve problems
Founding Fuel
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
Founding Fuel
August 21, 2021 | FF Daily #455: FF Recommends tools, resources and playlists
Founding Fuel
These two working moms wanted holistic development for their kids. Now they are struggling to create an at-home learning experience. Meanwhile, two nine-year-olds talk about what they miss about “real school”
Piyul Mukherjee
Co-Founder | Quipper Research Private Limited
August 4, 2021: Dealing with hybrid work; How to fix kids’ addiction to smartphones; The Senility Prayer
Founding Fuel
August 2, 2021: Michael Johnson’s golden shoes; Managing the hybrid workplace; Incentives vs. Imitation; How to make excuses
Founding Fuel
July 21, 2021: On gratitude; The underbelly of perfectionism; How old are you?
Founding Fuel
July 20, 2021: Ruchir Sharma on Chinese tech crackdown; Leisure time is not a hack; If you love someone
Founding Fuel
July 7, 2021: Tina Seelig on changing our vision for the stage we are playing on; Reimagining work; The case against perfection; What Mark Zuckerberg feels
Founding Fuel
May 26, 2021: Atul Gawande on how patients benefit from teaching resident doctors; Brad Stone on the invention of the Amazon empire; Satya Nadella on the hybrid work paradox; Justice explained
Founding Fuel
April 23, 2021: The most powerful tool in your arsenal; Future of the office; The ethics of creating vaccines; What are humans thinking?
Founding Fuel
April 9, 2021: Going agile, virtually; Learnings from Covid-19; The problem with social distancing
Founding Fuel
March 31, 2021: Will the posh Manhattan offices turn into low income housing?; The Marlboro Canal theory; The emotions ice creams evoke
Founding Fuel
March 25, 2021: Why startups need to set up processes yesterday; Patrick Collison on the future; The Indian vaccine
Founding Fuel
FF Daily #310 | February 27, 2021: As a working professional, how do you get things done now that the pandemic has upended so much? Three leaders tell us how they’ve adapted and their new rituals for productivity
Founding Fuel
February 23, 2021: Why back to office is not just a change of place; Bill Gates on getting things done; Who wants to be a fillionaire?
Founding Fuel
FF Daily #292 | February 6, 2021: The best webcam setup for your online engagements
Founding Fuel
January 30: Vijay Bhat, Ashish Vidyarthi and Kavi Arasu share their secrets
Founding Fuel
November 09, 2020: Product-market fit; Why the next Trumpist won’t be a one-time president; Solving the knowledge problem when you work remotely; Non-verbal communication 2020
Founding Fuel
November 02, 2020: Women at work; A brainstorming hack inspired by comedians; What’s your excuse?
Founding Fuel
October 31, 2020: Tools to help you schedule meetings, create automatic notes, and archive the notes
Founding Fuel
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation, Season 2 Episode 4: A daughter-in-law and mother-in-law duo talk about the challenges and opportunities for working women post-Covid
Founding Fuel
October 24, 2020: How to save money; Out and about: Bicycle, car, or rental?; Indian English
Founding Fuel
As home and office merge, the stress of the double-duty has become widespread. Many corporations are aware of women’s challenges and are attempting a fix. And like millennial men who expect to share the load of maintaining a home, the older generation too is getting used to the idea. A daughter-in-law and mom-in-law duo examine this post-Covid road to equality
Sakshi Katiyar & Sangeeta Mall
October 17, 2020: Once an email address you use to login and the password patterns are exposed, it leaves you vulnerable. Here’s how to minimise the risk
Founding Fuel
October 15, 2020: The Elephant in the Brain; The art of the start; How to prevent burnouts; An Indian twist
Founding Fuel
October 9, 2020: Are you a stadium person or a TV person; Why Twitter is not just about Twitter; Have you finished your novel yet?
Founding Fuel
October 6, 2020: When to change your mind; Working in the flow; How the mind works
Founding Fuel
October 1, 2020: Why you should wear multiple hats; Why flexibility matters; WFH myths busted
Founding Fuel
September 27, 2020: FF Recommends: 7 lessons from conversations; Remembering Isher Judge Ahluwalia; Why smiling is good
Founding Fuel
September 25, 2020: Tony Schwartz & Catherine McCarthy on working long hours; Forecasting fallacy; Telling stories, communicating vision; Rise & fall of Zoom backgrounds
Founding Fuel
September 21, 2020: Rolf Dobelli on thinking clearly; Should you wear a mask if you’ve developed Covid-19 antibodies; Four steps to making rational decisions; WFH days
Founding Fuel
September 17, 2020: Productivity & morale in WFH; Singapore’s LumiHealth plan to keep citizens healthy; The reading habit
Founding Fuel
September 16, 2020: Life for people over 60; Akio Toyoda on being a perpetual student; Cricketing metaphors
Founding Fuel
September 14, 2020: Gary Hamel & Michele Zanini on building humanocracy; David Foster Wallace on life; the Queen’s English
Founding Fuel
September 11, 2020: Michael Lewis on spotting the next big opportunity; How to make your home sound like your office; Why business leaders should learn to love employee activism; Mask up
Founding Fuel
September 10, 2020: Robert Ponzen knowing were to spend time; Why Netflix’ boss is not a big fan of WFH; Science is about what works; The problem with archaeologists
Founding Fuel
September 04, 2020: FF Exclusive: Family as colleagues; How many people actually finish books; Indian men and their parents; Failed successfully
Founding Fuel
August 27, 2020: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on how we consume news; Why we need a better understanding of coronavirus; Listen with your eyes; What floppy disks can say about your age
Founding Fuel
Shoumik is building a career in deep tech. He shares what prompted him to jump into quantum computing, a hot space in frontier science. And whether the big bets by the tech giants and cutting-edge startups in the Valley will pay off. Resilience is often an underrated, yet critical aspect of any career in tech, says his mom and deep tech entrepreneur, Amrita Chowdhury, drawing on her Valley experience in the 90s
Shoumik Chowdhury & Amrita Chowdhury
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