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How do I deal with an owner who can’t let go?
·Leadership & Organisation

How do I deal with an owner who can’t let go?

As the group CEO, I’ve grown the firm, but now the owner has started to needlessly get in the way. How do I handle the situation?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Am I too old for my company?
·Leadership & Organisation

Am I too old for my company?

The average age in companies is getting younger and these employees are wired differently. How do you deal with the organizational consequences of that altered reality?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Integrity versus high performance
·Leadership & Organisation

Integrity versus high performance

Should you replace an effective but dishonest guy with an honest but ineffective individual?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Staying motivated when rivals raise a lot more money
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Staying motivated when rivals raise a lot more money

Shift the conversation to two things: what about the rival's business plan enabled it to raise the money? And, how is it at all relevant to you?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

When Does One Say 'No' to Business?
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

When Does One Say 'No' to Business?

Say no if you don't have the particular competence, but the customer's reputation rests on it and there is a deadline

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ignorance and denial are the biggest risks
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Ignorance and denial are the biggest risks

If we can handle these two, it is easier to deal with environmental risks

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Trust is built at Ground Zero
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Trust is built at Ground Zero

How does one build trust among founders in a start up team?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Building Your Company's Infrastructure
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Building Your Company's Infrastructure

Why it is important to create infrastructure - something for others to build on and something to leave behind as a legacy

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Having that sense of wonder
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Having that sense of wonder

What does it take to be a founder of an enterprise? Are they all super humans with many skills?

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

The love versus competence debate
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

The love versus competence debate

Experiment and struggle, make mistakes, take chances, and you may land up in the magic quadrant of high love and high competence

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Subroto Bagchi

Subroto Bagchi

Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist

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